This is a total rip off. My daughter and I got a call from a person saying " This is Allison, from Pierre Bossier Mall, Your daughter has been chosen from several contestants to compete in a model competition. Her application was very impressive, and our Director is really interested in shooting her for JCPenney type commercials, adds, etc. I need you to be here tomorrow, you can choose between two appts. 6:00 or 7:30." I chose the six o clock. She missed school. We shopped for a "trendy" outfit, spent the whole day preparing, and when we got to the audition, it was pathetic. They had old, fat chicks on stage, embarrassing the heck out of themselves, and this cheesy little girl, representing the "modeling industry". The audition was open to anyone who wanted to enter in the mall. 1st REDFLAG went off. Numerous flags after that. Not letting my daughter know, I was there for her, but could not wait to get home to investigate this so called scout agency. After the runway "audition", my daughter was "Chosen" to advance to the next step. Free T-shirt and 3 payments of 90.00 dollars later for the so called portfolio, I started doing my homework. 500.00 later, after shopping spree, makeup and the 1st payment for the portfolio, I did not sleep all night. I was SCAMMED!!! and my daughter was now going to have to suffer the devastation when she came home from school. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS!!! I called the mall and the BBB and all they told me is services were rendered, report considered, but they are on the line of breaking the law. THE LINE!!!???? WTH. They represented themselves as a mall employee, JCPENNEY representative, took my money, and they are on the line??? I am writing this with hopes to save some of you the time and effort. I will not stop until I see this exposed for what it is...and by the way...Oprah has nothing to do with SCAM...it too is nothing but a bogus video that they edited to appear to be real...
Thank You,
Pam
Louisiana, Shreveport |