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Thomas Street Studios / Fusion Studios review: Scam!!! Avoid 7

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Like everyone else, I was told I had potential and was invited up to shoot in Birmingham. A £50 holding fee was taken which I was told would be refunded if I turnes up. I was told not to wear make up or do my hair as professional hair stylists and make up artists (quoted ‘had worked for Vogue!) would be doing this!

Turned up and the woman was clearly no make up artist and asked why I hadnt brought any make up?!
Done the shoot and was taken into a room with a man (I wont name names) and felt bery intimitated, whilst at the same time, he sold me the world!
I suffer with MH and anxiety and was put on thw spot and told I would not be able to take up the offer once I had left. Put on the spot and feeling intimidated, I signed. Like others, I was then hurried out

After researching this company, my friend who has legal background, took a look aswell and found out that the person behind TS Studios (aswell as going under Kube and other names), has been on BBC watchdog for the same thing! its absolutely a scam!

I reached out to Action Fraud who were amazing, and advised they had received hundreds of the same calls (describing the main bloke I saw, this even matched other descriptions they had of the same person)
They advised to email them and say any furtger contact would be classed as harrassment, and any legal jargon wasnt relevant due to them being basically, a fraudulant company!

All this was put in an email and I claimed back the £50 deposit and the £100 I paid on the day. Weeks after they then contested it and it was taken back out my account. In the meanttime, they used my details to setup ANOTHER Dd, which another payment of £250 was taken!

The bank again done an indemnity claim which I got back (I have also contested the original £100 as I havent, and will not, receive any products from them).
I will not be closing my account as even though the bank have blocked any further payment, they will do all they can to take your money!
Please, DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!

They are sneaky and get around it bu saying they are a modelling ‘platform’ (as no agency will have you pay for a portfolio!).
Anyone in this same situation, please report to Action Fraud! these people need stopping!
They CANNOT legally take your money and they use scare tactics

Desired outcome: Stop trying to take money from my account when i have received no services from yourselves!!

Update by Haylz_c
Mar 21, 2023 11:41 am EDT

Please all email me snailer_hayley7@hotmail.com

We need to stop these people!

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Eeve
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Aug 23, 2023 10:12 am EDT
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Can I get all the evidence from your friend that this company is a scam? I need to report and get a refund of my money. Thank you in advance.

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EJ06
Buckinghamshire, GB
Jul 17, 2023 7:45 pm EDT

I’m in a similar situation and I’ve read everyone’s review and I’m in the same situation and lost £1.5k immediately. Someone pls help me as this is a lot of money. Use my email: ericamalaika2022@outlook.com

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Stephanie Thomas 222
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Jun 20, 2023 10:36 pm EDT
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This is a major scam and you’ll should run from it!.. I was invite for a shoot and have the same story like everyone here and that’s absolutely how they work. I wished I made more research before going on the day. After the shoot I asked for my refund and they kept referring and saying [censored]. Well, I had to dispute the 50£ taken from my account and sent proofs to my bank as while that this company is a scam and wouldn’t refund my money. Hopefully I got the refund back through the dispute resolution and that’s it. This is a fuvking Scam and I think they target immigrants and those who wouldn’t want to go to the police!

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Misk Adam
London, GB
Mar 06, 2023 8:33 am EST

Hello i have got the same problem with them have you done a report at the police do so i have done so please if we can contact each other me and you and all of the people who got scammed from them we can have refunds by low

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Debbie Osoba
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Mar 18, 2023 4:19 pm EDT
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I experienced the same today, this is my contact please get in touch. This guys neeed to be stopped soon. Call me [protected]

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Misk Adam
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Mar 19, 2023 11:30 pm EDT
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Hello yes please i need to speak to someone who has effected by them aswell to stop them

I couldn’t see your number this is my email please mail me misk.adam.uk @ Gmail.com

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Haylz_c
Gloucestershire, GB
Mar 21, 2023 11:42 am EDT
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Please email me snailer_hayley7@hotmail.com

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Eeve
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Aug 23, 2023 10:01 am EDT
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I'm in the same situation! I just found out this is a scam after they deducted the payment. What should I do to get a refund of my money? Please email me chnn.rattsarn@gmail.com I would like to know all information about that. Thank you in advance.