I can't believe I almost fell for this!!! I was really excited and then realized that I should probably do my homework first before going. Everything that everyone mentioned was the same for me. I was looking into doing some extra work, for a little extra cash, and the ad I read on craigslist seemed legit enough.
The only thing that was different about what was mentioned prior is that when I called someone immediately put me on hold, and said that it was Ford Models. Then, someone else picked up saying it was WMT or whatever.
*Sigh* This is very disappointing. I was actually looking forward to it. Oh well.
Glad everyone is posting about this. I replied to an ad of Craigslist (I PASTED BELOW FOR YOU ALL TO SEE).
Anyway, I replied to the ad, and got a voicemail from them the next morning. The girl said her name was "Sandy" I think, and her voicemail sounded like she was very young, and had a very "getto toned" accent. She spoke so fast on the voicemail that I had to replay the voicemail like 6 or 7 times just to try and make out what she was saying. She sounded like she was purposely slurring the name of the company - something-soemthing-"Entertainment"???, and her message said to call her back, but on a different number - the last two digit of which I could barely make out, but sounded like 212-244-4430
Well, already getting a fishy vibe about it, I decided to google the number she actually called from ( 212-244-4487 ), and got linked to this site.
Thankfully I won't be wasting my time calling her back.
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Real People Needed For Feature Film
Date: 2010-10-12, 1:35PM
*NEW Mr. Popper's Penguins, a comedy based on the 1938 children's book by Richard and Florence Atwater. Directed by Mark Waters. Shooting through Dec. 23. With Jim Carrey.
Real People Needed For Feature Film With Jim Carrey
*NEW Mr. Popper's Penguins, a comedy based on the 1938 children's book by Richard
and Florence Atwater. Directed by Mark Waters. Shooting through Dec. 23. With Jim Carrey.
No Experience Required. Men, Women, Teens and Kids.
Teens under 18 must have parent and guardian during filming.
Types Looking for: Extras
Gender: female, male, teens and Kids. All Ages.
Please/ include /your/ name /and/ number.
Feature/ Film
Non/-Union/ only /reply
Background / Male & Female / All Ethnicity's / Ages 18 thru 99 /
Please / do/ not /respond /if you /have/ already /been contacted to work this project.
Please/ include /your /name/ and number.
OSHA on 224 West 35th Street between 7th and 8th Ave room 2nd floor room 202 is a SCAM!!!!!! They smoke weed in there too! So unprofessional and the receptionist is a Black GHETTO chick with a nasty pink weave! The guy who runs it is a sexy man who looks like Michael Ealy but he is a SCAM ARTIST with some booshie Spanish chick with wayyyyyyy too much make up!
Responded to a post on Craigslist in NYC which said something about some new cooking show about people having cooking disasters. Send a picture and story about cooking disasters and a contact number.
They clearly use this to get a [***] load of responses without any direct trace to their professionalism (website, professional e-mail, etc). Sent my email 2-3 days ago, then received a call from 212-268-9709 and they left a message to call 212-594-8000. Message left was far from professional, and some obviously young ghetto black girl left the message.
Called the number and was asked to hold for a good minute. Maybe doing a call check on my number to see if they scammed me already. Already hip to the type of [***] like this I was skeptical from the start. Told me how they operate stating they find people off CL and other places and work as recruiters to get you in as extras and TV shows.
At that moment I asked SPECIFICALLY if it will cost me any money for headshots or some other nonsense. Ghetto black girl on the phone says nothing at all, NO COST. Told me they are available until 8:30pm and to stop by now if I could. Or make an appt for tomorrow. Made appt for Noon to arrive to 35th Street btw 7&8th Avenue, asked for specific address and was told 224 West 35th street Suite 203. I know this area well and I know for a fact is used heavily by con-artists, [***] houses, sweat shops, and other illegal activities.
Glad I googled the number to save me the effort of going down there!