Complaint Review: Empire Talent & Modeling Agency - Scottsdale Arizona
Ripoff Report on CBS 19
Ripoff Report on CBS 19 - Global Marketing Alliance
Ripoff Report on ABC 15 - Smart Shopper
Ripoff Report - Girls Gone Wild
Ripoff Report on Fox 11 - Car Repair
- Author Confirmed
- Empire Talent & Modeling Agency 10309 N Scottsdale Rd #201 Scottsdale, Arizona U.S.A.
- Phone: 480-778-1919
- Web:
- Category: Modeling & Talent Agencies
Empire Talent & Modeling Agency LIES ABOUT NO COST Scottsdale Arizona
*Consumer Suggestion: Empire Talent & Modeling Agency is a SCAM!!!
*Consumer Comment: This is the best agency in the valley!
*Consumer Comment: you are not the only one!!
Show customers why they should trust your business over your competitors...
listed on other sites?
Those sites steal
Ripoff Report's
content.
We can get those
removed for you!
Find out more here.
Ripoff Report
willing to make a
commitment to
customer satisfaction
Click here now..
I ran across this company on Craigslist. I called them to find out if they were reputable or not. Reputable ones do not charge. They make their monies by getting your child work and then collecting 20% of the monies earned. (I know this business pretty well) I was told on the phone that I was speaking to a Marisa, she told me that there was Absolutely NO COST, to bring in my child in the following day. Once there I was told that I would have to pay $800.00 for photos that had to be taken of my child. This is Obviously how they make their money, not by getting you work. They try to justify the cost of 800.00 for 5 photos by saying that only their photographers know what they want. I am fed up with these agencies pretending to be the real mccoy and charging hopful parents 800.00 and upwards for photss. The lady that I was talking to changed her name to Kelly, she said that she was the one that I had spoken to on the phone, I quess she forgot that she told me her name was Maricia. She didn't even spend one second analyzing my child to see if she were "cut" out for this work. Which tells me, that this "company" accepts anyone with a checkbook and dreams. I asked her how many of her clients actually got work..She couldn't answer. Beware, this company needs to be checked out. The sad thing is, most that visit these "agencies" don't know what kind of questions to ask, Their just told How great they would do in the business.
Upset
maricopa, Arizona
U.S.A.
This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 11/14/2008 06:48 PM and is a permanent record located here: https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/empire-talent-modeling-agency/scottsdale-arizona-85253/empire-talent-modeling-agency-lies-about-no-cost-scottsdale-arizona-391423. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year. Ripoff Report has an exclusive license to this report. It may not be copied without the written permission of Ripoff Report. READ: Foreign websites steal our content
If you would like to see more Rip-off Reports on this company/individual, search here:
#3 Consumer Suggestion
Empire Talent & Modeling Agency is a SCAM!!!
AUTHOR: EmpireTalentScam - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Monday, October 18, 2010
Join this myspace page to see what others are doing to get their money back from this Scam! www.myspace.com/empiretalentscam Its private so don't worry. There are a lot of people who have been screwed by this company and finally someone has started a group to fight back against this company.
#2 Consumer Comment
This is the best agency in the valley!
AUTHOR: Kristie - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Friday, February 27, 2009
I am with Empire talent agency as a filmmaker. Headshots are required for the talent to even be seen by directors and casting agents. Talent agents have different photographers that they have worked with before and know they are not rip offs. Do some research before you try to get your "adorable" child into acting. Headshots are required by every talent agency out there. The agent will not ask for money, which Marisa does not. She does get a commission which is industry standard, and I am more than happy to pay.
#1 Consumer Comment
you are not the only one!!
AUTHOR: Empiretalentscam - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Friday, February 06, 2009
I was I had the warnings that are out there now regarding this scam artist. I went through the very same scenario that the person reporting this did. Saw the ad in Craigslist, Marisa wanted $800 for the headshots and she needed it as soon as possible, because there was some jobs she wanted to submit my child for and time was of the essence.
I fell for it and had the worse headshots taken of my child. Marisa took my money for the head shots. I made the check out to her. I knew better but I did it anyway. Lesson learned by me and a warning to everyone out there that is considering doing business with her. Stay away.
After we had the headshots taken, we never heard from her again. She said she never guaranteed that she would get my kid a job just because of the head shots.
I am seeing more and more reports by many innocent people who she is victimizing and trying to con.
There are too many of the same stories, to think that we are making this up.
Related Reports
10:16 PM
New 
Updated 
Rebuttal 
Photo 
Advertisers above have met our
strict standards for business conduct.
