A Massachusetts man answered a classified ad in the hope of becoming a porn star, but the only thing that got stripped was his bank account.
The 45-year-old Revere, Mass., bachelor told the Boston Herald he answered Diamond Productions’ ad in a weekly Boston newspaper and was cast sight unseen in an adult film shooting in Rhode Island.
He said Diamond Productions spokeswoman Melissa Johnson told him he would be paid $30,000 and experience wasn’t necessary — all he had to do was put down some deposits to help with productions costs.
About $16,000 later, the would-be star started asking questions, which is when Johnson threatened to send mobsters after him, the newspaper said.
The Diamond Productions’ phone number listed in the ad now connects to a pay chat-line.
The state was not much help. When he called the attorney general’s office he was referred to the office of consumer affairs, which in turn told him to contact the attorney general’s office.
A consumer affairs spokesman did offer some advice: never transfer money before verifying the authenticity of the business offering a product, a service or, in this case, adult entertainment stardom.
Loading ...
Are all online jobs a scam?
Online Recruitment and Job Search
You would think that finding a job online would be quite an easy task. The truth is, more people are out there to scam you instead of doing what they should to help you. Most of the jobs that are listed on the Internet are ones that are requiring some type of down payment to get started. The purpose of looking for a job is to make money, not pay money to do it. The reality of those jobs are that sometimes one in a few million actually succeed at the job while the millions of others that paid their huge fee to become a rep are still wandering when they are going to get share and get started making some money of their own. It is really sad when you think of all the people that has happened to.
Can you find real, legit jobs online? Of course you can! It may take some time though. Most of the companies that are hiring people to work online for them are call centers. It really is not a bad thing but most people are not cut out for these kinds of jobs and just cannot do them. They require you to set up your own home office and work the hours you set. You would think that would be wonderful,for most people it is and for some it really isn’t. You cannot have children in the back ground or other back ground noise and that can be hard for some people.
You may get lucky and some big name companies start doing online recruitment and your application may be pulled from the millions of people that applied. Wouldn’t that be wonderful! Online recruitment has become a pretty big thing and many legit employers are doing just that daily looking for the right fit for the job that they are offering. Monster and Career builder are one of the most reliable job search engines that anyone can use. They help you with finding a job in your local area and also can help with finding real, legit work from home opportunities.
Online recruitment and job search can either be a very good and reliable source of information. Remember that it may take more than just a couple of hours to find the type of job that you are interested in, if you do not wait to apply because more than likely other people are hot on the same trail that you are on!
Do not pay for job information, give bank details and be confident that you are using a legitimate jobsite with adverts from genuine employers and recruitment agencies.