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Talent6 Complaints - Fraud and scam

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Talent6

Posted: 2008-06-28 by Clara Madisson [send email]
Fraud and scam
Complaint Rating:  100 % with 2 votes
Company information:
Talent6
5419 Hollywood Blvd. Suite C727
Hollywood, California
United States
www.talent6.com

They claim to be real, they claim that there's jobs in your area, and that 'we guarantee that you will be contacted within 90 DAYS. If you are not contacted, we can refund your registrations fee in full.' There's the trick of it, after two months of joining, I received a offer to be on TV for a reality show in New York which was sent out as a mass email to anyone before there 3 months were up. Living in St.Louis, it's a little hard to go, if it really existed.

So if you join and they contact you for a role in a kid film but you must be 8-12 years old, well they have now contacted you and they don't have to refund squat.

According to the website, the nearest opportunity to St. Louis was in Nashville, TN to be in a few non paying jobs. A quick search online and I found 40 opportunities in St. Louis that the site missed and they were all FREE to look at and to contact the person in charge.
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101 days ago by Kristina [send email]
We've worked with over a million clients in the last two years and have designed our sales and customer support procedures to accommodate every one of them. However, as with any company, problems and mix-ups do occur, and we do our utmost to solve them and prevent similar issues from happening in the future.

We are not hiding anything. Members of Talent6 have the ability to cancel online and send questions through the site directly to Customer Support. If a client prefers to speak to the Customer Support Department by phone, our toll free phone number is provided during the initial sale and on the website. By calling 1-800-710-4210, you will be directly routed through to a real person who can answer questions, provide refunds and help you with any problems you may have. There are no phone prompts or mazes to go through and wait time typically does not exceed three to five minutes.

Talent6 is constantly working to improve our Customer Support Department, Sales Department and our website as a whole. We post thousands of new casting calls every week for people working to break into the entertainment industry. Search for Talent has also signed up hundreds of Casting Directors and Photographers who contact our members every day with upcoming opportunities. We are consistently growing and expanding, but it's not because we're a scam, it's because Search for Talent works.

In addition, while I do take great pride in www.Talent6.com and the thousands of people who have successfully used our online services.
Thank you
101 days ago by Kristina [send email]
Dear Clara,

Upon reading your concern, I attempted to locate you on our Talent6 website, but was unsuccessful. I would like to take the time to offer some proven techniques that have helped many members. I highly recommend you be proactive and submit to as many casting calls as you can. Remember to include as much information about yourself as possible. This technique will distinguish you from other talent. Utilize the Entertainment Resource link if you can. This link offers so many tools that will definitely put you ahead of the game. If you have any other concerns, please feel free to contact our support team. We are here to help.

Sincerely,
Kristina
81 days ago by Ariele [send email]
A year ago, I decided to join Talent6. After the trial period, I wanted out because I decided that it wasnt worth the money. The site where you sign up does say that they will refund the entire registration fee. So I called their toll-free customer service number, yes it does work, and yes I recieved prompt service, but the representative tried to deny my refund. She said that she couldn't refund my money. But I knew I had seen on the website that you can, so I found the site again, stated the terms word for word, and only THEN did she refunded my money.

I guess the company didn't want any legal trouble. But that is just sketchy.
75 days ago by Scamstopper [send email]
Talent6 is a scam for the most part
Talent6 posts 100's-1000's of casting calls a day/week but they are found by employees in Lativa (Eastern Europe near Russia)
Talent6 takes casting calls from Craigslist (Free!) and posts them as their own or from sites such as Mandy etc...
Talent6 notifies people that have posted casting calls on Craigslist that they essentially "stole" their casting calls and are letting them know they've reposted on Talent6.
Most people ask that their casting call be removed if they ever get the email saying their casting calls was posted on Talent6.
Talent6 works for a very few clients
Talent6 is most in communication with casting directors for some of the shows they brad about.
Talent6 does not work for most professional casting directors and small time producers because Talent6 will take anyones money and let them have a profile and apply for casting calls.
Sorry to be blunt but the entertainment industry isn't looking for not attractive and un professional people.
Talent6 gets away with all of this because of the wording of their small print
Talent6 will batch message members on behalf of a casting director with or without their permission thus your led to believe the casting director chose you...

Basically PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR TALENT6 you will NOT get your moneys worth in return.
52 days ago by Kristina [send email]
This is my attempt to rectify any unresolved issues. We provide a service that has been proven successful by many of our members. These members have continually worked hard and are proactive in their acting careers. The 90 day guarantee is steadfast and holds true to this day. Anyone may visit us at our website and turn your attention to the links "About Us", and "Terms and Conditions". Any other concerns I will try to address as soon an I possibly can. Thank you for your time, KristinaG
17 days ago by Michael Ryan, Director [send email]
I am a Casting Director with crosscolorfilms, our company has posted casting calls on this site and we had over 21000 hits from different cities as we needed 500 extras and lead actors.

we never asked for one dime we were looking to pay people to work for us.

talent 6 pulled the plug on our site because we did not tell them where we got our grant from. the person who spoke to me on the phone told me when i am resdy to tell him where i got my money from he would put us back on we said good bye to talent 6 so there goes the jobs .

they also said we were paying too much money to untrained actors

Michael ryan Casting Director

cross color films
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17 days ago by Igor Reiant [send email]
Talent6 selected for Entertainment Standard of Excellence by WebAwards

San Francisco, CA – Talent6, a San Francisco based entertainment company has been selected as a winner in the WebAward Competition for Entertainment Standard of Excellence and Online Community Standard of Excellence. The Web Marketing Association is the producer of the WebAward Competition. Now in its 12th year, the WebAwards is the premier annual website award competition that names the best Web sites in 96 industries while setting the standard of excellence for all website development.

Talent6 Entertainment Standard of Excellence Award is in good company with fellow award winners, such as, Disney, USA Networks, American Idol Live, 50th Annual Grammy Awards and Rogers & Hammerstein Organization.

Talent6 provides casting calls nationwide for just about everyone and anyone wanting to get their start in the entertainment industry working as an extra in Movies, TV Shows, Modeling and Music Videos. Talent6 works with some of the biggest network shows and movies in Hollywood, as well as, short independent films, dance, music and theatrical productions. John T. Williams, Marketing Director at Talent6, says, “The goal for our new web site is to provide our talents with maximum exposure to casting directors searching for new talent and thousands of casting call opportunities nationwide.”

A WebAward judge writes, "This is a great site. It is clear what the purpose is, who it's for, and what they can expect. I found it simple to navigate to any part of it and the overall scheme was pleasing to the eye. This is the sign of a mature developer who understands the principles of web design and not just how to impress clients. Because of that, clients are impressed anyway without glitz and show that provides nothing to the user. Very good job. I give very few scores this high."

Talent6 spent six months developing their new web site and has seen a dramatic increase in new membership and existing membership retention. “We hit our goals perfectly with the new site and this award from WebAwards, confirms it”, says Igor Reiant, CEO of Talent6.

The new design and branding has given Talent6 more credibility and stature within the entertainment industry. Leading Casting Directors and Producers for major TV shows and feature films are now more confident working with Talent6 for their projects. Talent6 is currently casting for top name shows and movies like, Jim Carrey's new feature film “Yes Man”, “MTV Rock Band2”, “America's Next Top Model” and Tom Hanks upcoming film, “Angels Demons”. Talent6 is now a recognized player in the entertainment industry.
16 days ago by Kristina [send email]
The #1 priority for Talent6 is protect it's members. There are a lot of scammers out there who try to contact our members with fake casting calls or projects. Even if a project is on the up and up, we have to verify certain information so our members are not falling for a scam.

When a project is legit, the casting director has no problem providing information to verify their project and they generally understand why we are so strict. People in the entertainment industry understand full well about scams, fake casting calls or modeling jobs and congratulate us on trying to protect our members. Hollywood is full of horror about people being misled.

At Talent6, we lean on the side of the talent. We would rather take the chance of upsetting one filmmaker, than hundreds of our talents becoming victim of a scam.
8 days ago by Kathy Williamson [send email]
I am coming from the other side, as a talent seeker. I posted an ad on Craigslist looking to hire a vocalist to sing 2 songs in a Masonic hall in rural Maine. Talent6 got my email address from the ad and sent me a spam claiming that I have an account with them. They re-posted my craigslist ad on their site, assigned me a user name and password and told me I'd have to log in if I want my ad removed from their site. I have reported them to Craigslist and to my state Attorney General and I urge you to do the same.

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