Some internet marketers go as far as responding to your inquiry with a message that “you are perfect” or “will send the audition details”, but first… please go here and do this. When the telemarketers are done with you, your info gets sold to the next company and the routine starts again. Real agents and casting directors do not just pick a name ‘out of a hat’ and offer a high paying acting job to someone they never met or seen perform. They try to get you excited and pump up your ego with flattery. They pose as casting directors, agents, etc. Many times they call you and say they have an audition for you. After you answer a “fake” casting (much of craigslist was fake when I tested it), you will begin getting offers through email and sales pitches from telemarketers, all aimed at getting you to sign up for some service. that have a interest, such as acting or modeling, that they can later exploit by way of email spam, telemarketing, etc.
Leads are people of a certain demographic such as child, teen, man, etc. The companies / individuals involved are paid to get “leads”. Then there are companies that don’t sell any services themselves, they get paid to sell your information to companies that have telemarketers and salespeople. The audition was not actually for a real part in any production, it was to evaluate how much you will spend and how much they can sucker you out of. This is where the salesperson kicks in and tries to sell you on photos, portfolios, online portfolios, classes, conventions and anything else they can push on you. Once there, they tell you “you are perfect… but…”. Often times they schedule a “fake” audition (they don’t ask for money here to put you at ease), then they call and tell you ‘you are great’ come in for a 2nd audition and sometimes a 3rd. They don’t just come out and ask for money, they first get your confidence and reel you in slowly. There are many companies claiming to be agencies that will claim to find you work… if you pay them. There are many different scams preying on people trying to break into the industry.
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