When people mention actor scams, they usually think of the “casting couch” or the oversized promises made by unscrupulous modeling training companies. I myself was fooled into believing I had “modeling potential” back in the day (because it’s so believable in my case). While information moves faster nowadays, and fewer prospective actors get taken by these low-brow swindlers, some of the old school scams have been replaced by seemingly legitimate, yet equally unnecessary products and services. Sometimes it’s just a question of timing, i.e. being sold something before you need it or before you can use it. When your guard is low and your hopes are high, it’s easy to spend money on things you don’t need or be convinced to do something that goes against your moral compass. Here are some of the common and not so common things actors may be “conned” into doing.
1. Dream Peddlers “We are currently casting for all types of people for major Hollywood studios.” If you live in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto and a few other select cities, you will see posters on telephone poles and little ads in the papers and on Craigslist mentioning that various “agencies,” “casting companies,” and other places are
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