“The rise of social media has impacted greatly on why modelling agency scams are increasing,” Doukas said. Secondly, fraudsters are becoming more sophisticated because of social media generally. She had been approached by a fraudster claiming to know me.”In the UK last year there were 327 reported cases of scam model recruiters. DI Chris Felton, crime manager at the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, said a “significant” number involved scammers operating on social media. A reputable model agency, for example, would never ask for someone to send naked images of themselves.

Source: The Guardian October 06, 2017 14:09 UTC