M0del Agency
Reviews and Complaints
www.m0del.co.uk
Anonymous
Harrow Weald, Harrow
The new site for scams of the m0del agency i modelagency.uk.com
Be careful with the new name of this bastards. I did the "test shoot" today and at the and they ask me 200£ for the copyrights of the pictures promising me the same things like everyone before me here. I'm lucky i'm poor as church mouse and i did not give them the money telling them tomorrow i'll find. I did my research and Voala i found this page. So be very careful with your dreams of becoming a star. scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam
Reason of review:
Not as described/ advertised
Anonymous
Walsall, Walsall
M0del Agency Modeling Service Review from Walsall, Walsall
Went to Birmingham studio only to realise that it was a total scam. Waited for almost a hour before my child had photos taken & then was advised that we had to wait to view photos & be told whether child was successful or not. When I questioned this both photographer & other staff got quite defensive saying it was normal procedure, they basically made out that if we didn't view pictures my child wouldn't be selected. At this point I realised that it was a scam & they were only interested in us viewing the photos so could sell to us. My child is already with a reputable agency and has been for past couple of years & I know from them that is NOT normal procedure. A parent does not choose the photos the agency wish to use on there website. The photographer had no tact at all & his behaviour towards my child was unacceptable. Staff were rude & very unprofessional at this studio. This agency is a total SCAM & should be avoided at all cost.
Reason of review:
Not as described/ advertised
3 comments
Anonymous
Bristol, England
Model Agency is a scam
Model Agency will invite you to a test shoot, take forever to do the shoot, say you have been successful then tell you that a portfolio is needed for signing. The portfolio will cost a small fortune and is not necessary. Stay away. This company will not find you work. The photographic studios are all part of the scam, including those in London, Bristol and Manchester. Children do not need portfolios and any legitimate agency will charge only a token amount for any photos needed for advertising. I was scammed by this company (previously advertising as M0del Agency and before then as Adora) and want to stop others being conned too.
Loss:
$700
Cons:
- Being scammed
Reason of review:
Not as described/ advertised
Preferred solution: Full refund
Anonymous
Tipton, Dudley
M0del agency
I think the model agency will be changing their name again after ppl read these comments. My son has also been ripped off,(well that's what they think) I delayed the payment for the pics as I didn't get paid for another two weeks. A couple of days after the shoot I thought the whole proses to be a bit fishy, I did a bit of digging and found my thoughts to be right. I gave the studio a ring and told them I wish to excersise my rights to cancel ( as it states on the bottom of the pre contract, I have 14 days to cancel) I was to,d by a woman called Lisa I'm unable to cancel, I was in the bank at the time cancelling the standing order, I even put the woman from the bank on the phone (I was recording the call) when she told her I am able to cancel. I called the studio agave later that day to be told someone will call me back, I refused and aske for a more senior member of staff. The manager came to the phone and he also telling me I can not cancel. When I mentioned that I'd spoken to the ombudsman he changed his tune. He said he will call me back (this hasn't happened) my sone profile for the agency has since been removed, I have screen shots of all emails, etc I have stopped all standing orders and put block on my account. D
Reason of review:
Poor customer service
14 comments
Anonymous
Saint Asaph, Denbighshire
M0del Agency - Modeling Service Review from Saint Asaph, Denbighshire
People stay away!! They get you too the studio take photos make out there contacting m0del while you wait then take you into a room tell you that you've been successful so you need too buy the photos too be able too join the agency which are £400+ I said at the time I'll think about it then the guy said too me if you leave now we will delete the photos so your pressured into buying them thinking your going with this agency but all along the agency is not even real!!! The studio know this its all one big SCAM limitless studio 44 your a disgrace and won't be getting a penny from me you *** artists
Reason of review:
Not as described/ advertised
8 comments
Anonymous
Salford, Salford
M0Del Agency Customer Care Review
Went to the one in Manchester. Staff were very rude
Reason of review:
Poor customer service
Anonymous
Derby, England
Good experience with the agency
We were invited to the Birmingham branch and we fully enjoyed the day from start to finish. I bought 5 pictures for 25 each and they are on the agency website. Two days later I got an email asking my daughter to attend a casting in London. We could not get to London however the agency must be doing their job. The fact is the pictures are not free and the agency do not say they will be free from the start. What is that saying ? Oh nothing in life is free. This is my honest opinion. And my research tells me no agency will give you a free portfolio.
Reason of review:
Good customer service
3 comments
Anonymous
Brighton, England
M0del Agency- total scam
I was advised that the agency would guarantee work for my son after I paid hundreds of pounds for a few pictures and I haven't heard anything from this agency. Total scam! Avoid at all costs! When you call them they don't even answer their phone, I requested a report off all they have been doing in order to secure my son an audition and in 2 months they haven't done anything! Scammers, Scammers, Scammers, Scammers, Scammers, Scammers, Scammers, Scammers, Scammers, Scammers, Scammers, Scammers, Scammers, Scammers, Scammers,v Scammers, Scammers, Scammers, Scammers, Scammers, Scammers, Scammers, Scammers, Scammers, Scammers, Scammers,
Reason of review:
Poor customer service
Anonymous
Newbury, England
M0Del Agency Modeling Services Review
Was invited to the manchester branch found it amazing, was fun relaxed and helpful the location was lovely
Anonymous
London, England
M0del Agency Modeling Service Review from London, England
M0del Agency UK Absolute scam!! Money takers! Please no one go to NYC Studios (Manchester, Shoreditch or any other branch) I should've known better as I'm 21 but I went to have some photos taken back in Feb 2016. Got to the place in Shoreditch and it was a tiny compact studio in the some basement. Took the photos which lasted about 10 minutes. Went to have a look at the pictures afterwards to be told I was successful. By this point I was too happy and excited (gullible) that I agreed to pay for the photos but I didn't realise they wanted £600 until I got home. What was strange was the guy who took my payment details down asked how much I earned and asked if I paid rent or mortgage, insurance etc and basically calculated my income to see if I could afford to pay the photos which was wrong. Told my dad and he rang up the main studio which X is based in Manchester and the *** of a manager said we can't cancel cause I've signed a contract bla bla. Now if I'm not mistaken I thought with any contract you're allowed a 14 day cooling off period where you could cancel that but not with this agency. In the end they reduced the payment to about £580 which is still a lot of money. THEN I thought I was paying for prints so when I rang up again apparently I didn't ask for prints just a *** disc with pictures on. So I basically paid £500 odd quid for a fuxking (excuse my French) disc with pictures on which I was livid about. In fairness it was my fault and I should've listened and paid attention to these sort of things but it was my first time doing something like that and I was just excited. But this is still a scam in my opinion...that's they're way bringing you in and you can't back out. So anyone who goes to these things PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE read the contract carefully before you end up paying £600 for a *** disc with pictures
Reason of review:
Pricing issue
5 comments
Anonymous
Ashford, England
M0del Agency Modeling Service Review from Ashford, England
I sent a pic of my daughter age13 to models uk a man callrd Kirby called me said they wanted my daughter to go to london and asked me to pay 50 pound to book her shoot i did not pay it i said i would be in touch with them on my pay day. Told my ex husband who went on line and found all the baf reviews about company's like theses have any of you had any dealings with uk models and a man called Kirby if so please respond and tell me plz.
Reason of review:
Poor customer service
1 comment
Anonymous
Wigan, England
Short Review on May&nbs-04:00;16,&nbs-04:00;2016
Massive scam be careful stay away
Cons:
- Complete scam
- Rip off
- Scam
Anonymous
Bargoed, Caerphilly
Do not recommend this Model Agency one bit!
I was under the impression my little boy was going to be taken care of when i spoke to a lady on the phone but the company miss represents them selves. Beware you are only going for a photo shoot this is all the company do then soon as the photo shoot has ended they charge you £400 for 10 images on a disco and the cost can go up to 4k. The offer finance packages which are a total scam for what they offer. I cancelled my appointment and till 20 working days later still no refundable deposit as per the terms and conditions. I would totally not recommend this company steer clear if you want to be robbed.
Reason of review:
Pricing issue
1 comment
Anonymous
London, England
Short Review on May&nbs-04:00;11,&nbs-04:00;2016
Stammers,I took my 3 kids along to the Shoreditch office on request and was told after they decided they were interested in my children that I had to purchase the photos on that day at a cost of over £500.i refused and they hounded me via email for a week offering lower prices (total waste of time)!!!!
Reason of review:
Poor customer service
Anonymous
Bristol, England
M0dels Agency = Adora = Blackberry
Adora Models is closed now as is Blackberry, and they have opened a new scamming platform called "M0dels Agency" (note there's a zero in the word 'm0dels' and not an 'o'). They even claim to belong to the EUMA, the "European Union Modeling Association" which does not have an address or a telephone number, just like the "M0dels" agency doesnt have any!! These *** people have also gone *** lengths to cover their scam, by registering euma in the UK (just like blackberry, adora and m0dels): www.euma.org.uk!! They have a facebook page a website a telephone number even listed, but there's no office address. They temporarily rent out a place in your city and carry out shoots, aiming to collect from at least 10% of the models (innocent victims), but that's it, you will never hear from them after they've taken your money. WARNING TO ALL: PLEASE STAY CLEAR FROM THESE FRAUDSTERS!!
Cons:
- Scams
- Scammers
- Scam
Reason of review:
Not as described/ advertised
Preferred solution: Shut this fraudulent company down and put the people behind it in jail!
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I couldn't disagree more. The studio in Birmingham belongs to studio 97 photography.
They hire out rooms to other photography studios to use that perhaps don't have their own studio and also to modelling agency's to use. I went there with my son after being accepted for a test shoot with model agency.
Yes, I paid for a portfolio but this was paid to studio 97 photography. I haven't paid anything to model agency.
My sons model profile is now live and we are just waiting.
I found all staff to be Busy but friendly.
This agency are *** scammers. My poor daughter & son-in-law ave just been scammed out of £300.
They play on people's love for their children & babies. It is disgraceful that companies like this get away with it and are not investigated!!!!
I know how they feel, we paid £700 for our two children to have 10 photos each for a 'portfolio'. The agency never contacted us I had to chase them through the the photographers (probably same company).
When I put it to them that they're a scam the male on the phone flatly denied it & said they were seperate from the photographers & that I could go on their website & see the jobs that had come in & put my children forward for them? Probably all fake castings too!! So gutted I didn't see through them at the time but like you say they fill u with BS about ideal for modelling they are & how all photographers charge the same price etc etc.
It's only after when you start piecing things together you realise you've been had! The photos are brilliant I have to say, they are not worth £700 though