How to spot a modelling scam
Upfront fees, pressure to buy photos, requests for revealing pictures: the warning signs every aspiring model should know.
Most people who approach aspiring models online are genuine. Some are not. These are the signs that something is wrong.
Red flags
- They ask you to pay to join, to "register", or for a place on a board. Real agencies earn commission from work they book for you.
- You must buy a portfolio shoot from them before they will represent you.
- They ask for nude or underwear photos, or to meet alone somewhere private.
- The contact comes from a personal email or a new social account using an agency's name.
- They pressure you to decide immediately or to keep things secret from your family.
What a real agency does
A genuine agency reviews your photos, explains representation clearly, puts terms in writing and gives you time to read them. Applicants under 18 involve a parent or guardian at every step.
Verallia's promise
We never charge to apply, register or join, and never ask for nude or underwear photos. We only contact applicants from an @veralliamodels.com address or our official Instagram. If someone claims to represent Verallia and breaks any of these rules, read our recruitment warning and tell us.
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