Here's my short story.
I've sent my pic in respond to craigslist ad. They were looking for models for Fashion Week. just got a late call from the unknown number so i didnt pick up. they texted me to call them back. i googled the number and read all these reviews so i texted them back "It's ok, thank you". They called right away, i didnt pick up again. After that i received a text saying "and you want to be a model. very bad attitude". I responded "please, don't bother. I know this is scam". In 2 minutes another text "LOOSER PRINCESS!".
some weird unprofessional model agency. you can check their website www.whynotcasting.com.
same deal as the rest here have said, I got a call as some one started rattling something off, and asked my age, whe I asked she repeat what she had just said, she was very dismissive and hung up saying never mind.
The scam artist behind these postings is Judith Delong, however she has most recently gone by the pseudonyms "Morgan Taylor" and "Candy Taylor" and in the past she has been "Amy" and "Suzette." She has dozens of phony modeling websites including castingsnyc.com and whynotcasting.com. She rents office space on an hourly basis and changes location as soon as people find out they're being scammed. She has rented office space from 40 Wall Street, 845 3rd Avenue, 315 Madison Avenue and 575 Lexington Avenue. She promises compensation and bookings. She asks for $360 cash up front, then she will make an appointment for you to have photos taken by her scam partner-in-crime, "Marco," whose real name is Max de Cherci. http://www.maxdecherchi.com/ is his real website. This is his side-hustle where Morgan refers him business and takes a cut of the $360. His studio, Silver Studios, is located at 320 west 37th St. #302. He will send you photographs including a file attachment through an email other than his professional one so that the file cannot be tracked back to him. The file expires a couple of weeks after receiving the e-mail. His website is maxdecherci.com. "Marco" is Morgan's accomplice. After receiving your photos, Morgan will tell you to call her. At this point she will ask for more money upfront, $260 to be exact, to have the images touched up. She tells you to upload your top five favorite images to whynotcasting.com along with your measurements and that the retouchers will get to work on retouching immediately. Your photos will never actually be retouched and she pockets the $260.
"Morgan" frequently changes phone numbers. A couple of her numbers include (917) 297-6616 and (212) 726-2322. Her numbers are often disconnected and she will act like she can't hear you over the phone. She has been scamming naive, prospective models on Craigslist and via her phony business websites for decades. She was prosecuted by the Department of Consumer Affairs in 2004 http://www.nyc.gov/html/dca/html/news/pr_112304.shtml and this is what she looks likehttp://otomayimbdipper.blogspot.com/2011/08/judith-delong-on-soho.html.
If you have been a victim of this woman's scams, please file a complaint with the Department of Consumer Affairs at 311 as well as the District Attorney at (212) 335-8900 or (212) 416-8000.
This one is more impressive: https://www.ripoffreport.com/judith-delong-morgan/modeling-talent-agencies/new-york-new-york-0D035.htm
I saw this warning on craigslist about Judith Delong, but then it was deleted. WTF? Instead I see http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/tfr/3237264016.html ("Seeking scam victims who want justice"). I am suspicious...
I think we should keep posting it over and over again on craigslist, in the jobs section. If it were not for this warning on craigslist, I would have also been scammed...
I hate those people. Why can't they just make their own money, honestly, like everybody else?
I wanna found this [***] and smack her head on a table and put in jail till she die!!!P.s. who s interested in this email me [email protected] l wanna justice !!!!