Scam: #808

Scam Alert

Business

Posted By: Anonymous
Submitted: 06/06/2010
Severity: 10

New Faces Development Center

Manipulation in high pricing fees and confusing parents and models

Hicksville Long Island, New York, 11801

These people are cheating innocent parents and children by showing them high priced packages ranging from 500 to the thousands in order for them to be insured that they would receive a career in modeling. They have tricked thousands of parents. They are not licensed. I know many people who in and out from these places and are charged very highly and later learn that they lost their money for nothing. Their 3 day cancellation is even more ridiculous stating that if anybody takes a picture then refund is merely impossible. If you have been tricked please contact FTC, Attorney General, Media, especially the media, consumer fraud!!!!!! Do not be afraid of them because they have been in trouble before!!!

Comments

dyolluel

Submitted: 06/21/2010

I am pretty much sure you're referring to the New Faces Development Center? They charges people to have photos taken. This modeling agency calling themselves "New Faces" is in NO way affiliated with that Online talent portfolio service "http://www.newfaces.com". I was also a victimized by New Faces Development Center. When I got the chance to talk to the New Faces customer support representative, I was then able to understand that the they had already issued a warning regarding agencies that are infringing on their copyrighted name, http://www.newfaces.com/press/warning-hicksville.html and also she gave me link in a pdf file for me to make an official complaint to the New York State office. If enough people file this complaint form it will make it so people might get their money back and that business will be stopped from their misleading practises.

Here's the link to the form to fill out. http://www.oag.state.ny.us/bureaus/consumer_frauds/pdfs/complaint_forms/nassau_complaint.pdf

Hope this helps. ;-)