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Friday, September 6th, 2024 4:26 PM

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Illegitimate Casting Director (Cecila Acura) & Job Postings (Mental Health Awareness Ads)

This Casting Director (Cecila Acura) is trying to scam actors/actresses by posting fake jobs on IMDBPro.

What can be done to get this person removed so no one, especially new actors looking to book their first project, falls for this??

Here is a sample email someone actually received from this person:

"We would be paying you THE TOTAL OF $2400 for the project ."Firstly ,$1000 as part payment for you to fully prepare for the shoot and Your attire plus accessories fee for the shoot .We are going to make a payment and it has to be done in your name for proper customization. You will receive $2850 that's $1000 as your part payment + $1850 for your mobile studio ,attires and accessoriesThe final payment would be issued out before the last day of the shoot which is $1400.Do you do mobile banking e.g mobile check deposit, so that the company can send you the check PDF copy for you to deposit via your phone as most of our employees do mobile check deposit these days, I will email you the check PDF copy (back and front ) you print them out , sign andendorse the back and then take pictures of it then process the deposit with your mobile bank app.The funds will be available within 24 hours or less...do you have a printer or where to print out ?"

PDF printed checks are illegal and an easy way for scammers to steal money! It will post to your bank account, later be marked as fraud and all of that money is taken out of your existing funds. Already spent it? You are still penalized. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS TRAP! THIS IS A SCAM!

Current fake job posting: https://pro.imdb.com/job/ro2391525743?ref_=cn_all_imdbpro_role_11

IMDB Profile: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm16491204/

What can be done to get this person removed so no one, especially new actors looking to book their first project, falls for this??

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3 months ago

Hello @ejy_14,

Thanks for reaching out to us. This report has been forwarded to the appropriate team for further investigation.

We take the security of our users very seriously and investigate all complaints that arise as a result of our Casting Notices feature. As we are sure you would understand, we are not able to disclose the details of our investigation.

 

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2 months ago

Hi @ejy_14 -

I can confirm that the job posting reported has been removed.  Thanks again for reporting!