Romance Scam Story - $2250.0 Lost

A reddit report about a romance scam that cost someone $2250.0. Learn how to avoid falling victim.

I’ve recently gotten into modeling/acting, and I’ve made sure to keep myself updated on what the industry scams look like in order to avoid them. This doesn’t look completely off at first, but I’m still pretty hesitant and unsure. Any second opinions? Transcription: BE MODELS. Head office: Sinaloa #106, Int. 104, Colonia Roma Nte, Ciudad de México, CDMX. US OFFICE: Century Plaza Towers, 2029 Century Pk E, Los Angeles, CA 90067. You've been selected for the shoot. About Fashion Atlas Group LLC (The Shoot Organizers). Fashion Atlas Group LLC (founded in 2010) has become one of the largest and most trusted suppliers of wholesale fashion worldwide. The company began its activities in Ukraine and expanded its reach in 2014, opening its first office and warehouse in Poland. By 2015, Fashion Atlas Group had extended its sales to the USA, establishing an office and warehouse in New Jersey. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, we remained committed to fulfilling our obligations and helped our partners increase their sales. This Commercial/Photo Shoot is basically for promotional benefit in order to create awareness for Fashion Atlas Group New Arrivals in the US and Canada. This is a highly professional, creative and collaborative project and this position could lead to long-term opportunity and continuous working relationship based on your performance. Pay: $2,250/day which will amount to $4,500 for the two (2) days and a per diem of $500, which will be a total of $5,000. Project Details: The shoot will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada from 4/11/2026 to 4/12/2026. Itinerary/shoot schedule: Day 1 - Arrive in Las Vegas, Nevada and check into your Hotel which will be reserved by the Agent. There will be a 2 hours seminar which will start from 4pm to 6pm, the seminar is to provide more information on duties/tasks that will be required from all models and crew members in attendance and a hard copy of the shoot call sheet will be provided to all. There will be a short shoot from 7pm to 10pm. N. B: This seminar will be held at the Auditorium of the Reserved Hotel. Day 2 - Production 9am - 5 pm (break from 1 pm to 2 pm) Shoot will take place across 2 outdoor locations: 1: Lake Mead 2: Clark County Wetlands Nature Preserve. Travel Plan: A Check for $2,900 will be issued to you to cover for the travel/hotel expenses which will be handled via a designated travel agent. $500 is allocated for per diem while the balance ($2,400) is the budget for your Transportation, Accommodation, Feeding and other Logistics. The designated travel agent will make all the necessary reservations and arrangements on your behalf to Las Vegas, Nevada. Salary: ($4,500) will be issued immediately after the shoot. I will be providing you with all necessary information about your travel agent, but for now we only seek that you reconfirm your availability for you to be a member of the Shoot and also your utmost commitment regarding this project. If Additional details: company mentioned: Group LLC, Group LLC.

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