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5 Investigates: Recruiting Model Wannabes - "Transcontinental Talent claims to be the largest scouting agency in the world, but local authorities want to know if people are getting scouted or skunked." By Barbara Rodgers. [KPIX/KCBS San Francisco]
Actors Equity Alert: Options Talent - "The company says the site is used by many people who would employ actors such as the Australian Film, Television and Radio School and Clemenger BBDO. When Equity contacted some of those named they said that they do not in fact use the site."
Alleged Unethical and Illegal Behavior Practiced by Options Talent Group - In Los Angeles, Options Talent employees do not need to show any identification when recruiting child and adult models, posing a potential threat to other employees and the community. [PR Web]
Better Business Bureau Report: Wilhelmina Scouting Network - "This company has an unsatisfactory record with the Bureau due to a pattern of complaints concerning misrepresentation in selling practices, including that the consumer is being selected to be on the Company's website and the Company's representatives convey a sense of urgency, specifically, a decision must be made immediately or lose the chance to be listed with the company for another year."
Cashing in on Dreams of Glamour - Major modelling agencies touted by eModel as users say they don't use the site. Company refuses to comply with Elite's request to stop using their name. [Virginian-Pilot]
Council Member Questions Pearlman's Dealings - "Orlando city Commissioner Vicki Vargo says new information has caused her to rethink the city's possible partnership with entertainment king Lou Pearlman to revitalize Church Street Station." By Jill Krueger. [Orland Business Journal]
Dream Boat, The - "eModel, OptionsTalent: It promises nothing, guarantees nothing, sells nothing, does nothing except stick your photo on a website." Investigative report including stories of former members. [The Wave]
Embattled Modeling Agency Owner Must Pay Restitution - "After months of investigations touched off by an ABC Action News report, the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation has found Model 2000 guilty of fraud and deception." [ABC Action News Tampa]
EModel Rip Off Inside Report - Scout for modeling agency details her experiences and exposes unethical business practices.
Hidden Cameras Expose Talent Agency Scam - "Hidden cameras exposed the conniving side of the catwalk inside Transcontinental Talent's Ferndale office, Ruth Spencer reported." [NBC 4 Detroit]
High Priced Talent - Family was going to spend $795 and $19.95/month to list 14-year-old, but changed their mind after consulting the Internet about the company. By Michelle Mauch. [KRIS-TV]
Hunting for Models - Investigative report of allegations of bogus model scouting. Interview with former employee, BBB president, general manager. Company president's previous convictions for fraud. [New Times Broward-Palm Beach]
Model Scam, The - "Former talent scouts looking for models claim they weren't selling a dream, they claim they were hired to sell a scam! Fox 61's consumer reporter Shelly Sindland discovers that sometimes pursuing a dream can mean a trip to fantasy land." [Fox 61 Connecticut]
Modeling Aspirations Could Cost You - Investigative report of high-pressure sales allegations by Todd Ulrich. Interviews with consumer, former employee, Options Talent Executive, and Judy Pepper, Central Florida BBB President. [Eyewitness News 9]
Modeling Scouts Run Less-Than-Model Company - Hidden camera investigation. Claimed advisory board members like Don Johnson and claimed clients like Elite Agency deny any connection and want company to stop using their names. Interviews with Labor Commission attorney and head of Mill Valley franchise. [KRON4 San Francisco]
Modeling Scouts: An Action News Special Report - Undercover investigation. Interviews with company spokesman and Deputy Attorney General. Spokesman reveals that all clients make the cut to appear on their website, after a $595 photo shoot and $19.95/month listing fees. [WPVI-TV 6--Philadelphia]
Options Talent Group: An I-Team Investigation - Special report after undercover investigation by I-Team reporter Randy Travis on the modeling scouting company based in Orlando, Florida, called Options Talent, previously known as eModel.com. [Fox 5 Atlanta]
Talent Scout Accused of Sex Abuse Out on Bond - "A talent scout arrested on sex abuse charges is out of jail after posting a $10,000 bond." [NBC 13 Birmingham]
Trans Continental Talent: An I-Team Investigation - Followup report on new name, Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, and protest by former client outside Atlanta office handing out copies of company's unsatisfactory Better Business Bureau record. [Fox 5 Atlanta]
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