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eModel.com Fraud Investigation Report
BIBLIOGRAPHY / NEWS SOURCES The
Dream Boat "Would you give $500 to a stranger who promised exactly nothing in return? Thousands of people did. And they got what they were promised." emodel
changes name to Options after buyout "It's not the first name change for eModel... the company has operated in the past under eFashionshow.com Inc., Whymodel.com and Whytalent.com." Cashing
in On Dreams of Glamour "Nichole Oaten, 22, of Newport News, was browsing the paint department at Lowe's when an eModel scout handed her a business card." Disputed
eModel President Has Two Fraud Convictions "Investors lost millions when Randell was caught falsifying financial reports to inflate profits.... In 1975, he pleaded guilty to four related fraud charges.... EModel's Web site... lists Randell as a board member and credits him with giving the company "strong guidance." Ford
Models Official on eModel: "What they're doing isn't
right" "When eModel says it works with "Ford," the company is referring to a Boston-based agency by the same name, not the fabled, New York-based Ford Models, which has launched countless high-profile careers." Mannequin
Mess "Both Elite and Ford say they have asked eModel to remove their names from its Web site. Elite sent a cease-and-desist letter last May." emodel "Sharon Tucci is a little concerned about emodel, too. She owns St. Louis' most prestigious modeling firm, Talent Plus. She says some emodel scouts in St. Louis have claimed they work with Talent Plus. Sharon Tucci: "We do not. I don't even know who they are." Hustling
for Models "We are having problems with them," says Bill Ford, vice president of Ford Models Inc. in New York City, one of the most respected agencies in the nation. "They say they work with us. We do not work with them. They're not reputable people." Asked if he saw any value in eModel's searchable database, Ford replies, "They walk up and down the streets with [scouts] who've never been in the business before. Why would they know what to look for?" Emodel
Controversy "A parent is complaining about the way his daughter was approached by a new national on-line modeling agency that recently opened an office in Ridgeland. He says the sales pitch was great, but the company left out one major detail until the end." |
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