Photographer Scam!!! Repost for all your model friends.
Ok this is going around it's real and I thought I'd repost it to save everyone who might be thinking about shooting with this guy. This is only one of the many girls he's ripped off.
***Please let everyone you know in the modeling/photography industry in the MD/VA and east coast area***
I just got ripped off from a male photographer named "Jim" who stole my bag of clothes and drove away when he was planning to pay me and take me out to dinner.
The location was in Richmond Virgina.
The contents in my bag were $700, which included black barbarian leather garments, jewelery, black boots, a "do not disturb" blindfold, etc.
He uses the e-mail fokusfoto@gmail.com and cell phone number 804-247-2801. He is a white male with 6'2 in height, 47 years old, grey hair with glasses. His camera gear was definitely expensive and up to date.
I found him through craigslist.com, and here is his only portfolio online:
http://fokus-foto.deviantart.com/
He mentioned many photographers in the area, and I'm contacting everyone who he mentioned.
I did make a police report and they said that this has happened 3 times since last September.
I talked to a model today and she just encountered the same thing on May 25th.
Please let everyone you know in the Richmond Area.
If this rings a bell for you, please contact me ASAP!
Thanks,
Sister Dee
Here is another link to another story about the same guy from another model:
http://candyposes.com/archives/201
repost this and pass it around if you have any friends in in that area who might be thinking about modeling for this guy.
***Please let everyone you know in the modeling/photography industry in the MD/VA and east coast area***
I just got ripped off from a male photographer named "Jim" who stole my bag of clothes and drove away when he was planning to pay me and take me out to dinner.
The location was in Richmond Virgina.
The contents in my bag were $700, which included black barbarian leather garments, jewelery, black boots, a "do not disturb" blindfold, etc.
He uses the e-mail fokusfoto@gmail.com and cell phone number 804-247-2801. He is a white male with 6'2 in height, 47 years old, grey hair with glasses. His camera gear was definitely expensive and up to date.
I found him through craigslist.com, and here is his only portfolio online:
http://fokus-foto.deviantart.com/
He mentioned many photographers in the area, and I'm contacting everyone who he mentioned.
I did make a police report and they said that this has happened 3 times since last September.
I talked to a model today and she just encountered the same thing on May 25th.
Please let everyone you know in the Richmond Area.
If this rings a bell for you, please contact me ASAP!
Thanks,
Sister Dee
Here is another link to another story about the same guy from another model:
http://candyposes.com/archives/201
repost this and pass it around if you have any friends in in that area who might be thinking about modeling for this guy.