RESIDENTS are warned to beware of ‘model agencies’ that take huge fees for portfolios of photographs and promise modelling contracts that never materialise.
One Warwickshire woman reported paying almost £800 after attending a ‘photo-shoot’. She was given assurances that a modelling contract would be forthcoming and paid almost £800 for a portfolio of photographs. However, no contract was offered.
Rogue modelling agencies have little or no links to the genuine modelling industry. They show a great deal of interest in a new client and often makes promises that a contract will be forthcoming to get the client to pay hundreds of pounds for a portfolio of photographs, often worth very little.
There have also been reports of so called ‘Nottingham Knockers’ operating in South Warwickshire in the past few days.
These doorstep callers offer small household products for sale which may be of poor quality and pressure homeowners in to buying by falsely claiming to be ex-convicts on probation schemes.
Warwickshire Trading Standards advise householders not to buy at the door from unexpected doorstep traders. If in doubt, keep your door closed.
