OTM (On Track Modeling)
To Whom It May Concern:
I have to say, I went to the open interview On Track
Modeling had in Knoxville, TN. I was young and
should have known better than to believe them. All
I had to do to make the first cut was SMILE...that's
it! Then for the 2nd meeting with them I listened
to this long drawn out lecture about their photo shoot. My
parents left it up to me and of course I wanted to do
it, but for the past few years I have had nothing but
regrets.
We spent over $1,200 on everything they wanted us to
have done. I did use their photographer who was
terrible, their hair stylist made my hair look ridiculous,
and she put 3 pounds of makeup on all the girls. I
agree with the people who mentioned how in the world
does OTM have a good standing with the BBB after all
of these complaints? They are the biggest scam
around!!
I have come to the conclusion, the only agencies that
are REAL are the ones who want you for YOUR beauty and
they don't ask you for a dime...instead, THEY are
paying YOU!! I have just been beyond pissed about
this company from the beginning, and like many others,
when we called to see why we had not heard from them,
they would never answer or return calls.
I have 3 lawyers that are very good friends with our
family and I am going to ask them what I can to find
out what can be done about this company since obviously
I am NOT the only person who has been done dirty by them. My
dad works for the city here and he knows MANY big people
around town so it will not be hard for me to get the
word out about them. The BBB will definitely be
contacted. Thanks for letting me share my awful
experience with this company.
It's such an easy case to win. Somebody has to step
up to the plate. The fraud is so easy to prove, and there
are literally thousands of models who have been deceived.
The NC Attorney General's Office are a bunch of morons
who couldn't care less. Harriet Worley is a joke. She's
the assistant attorney general who has allowed thousands
of consumers to be robbed on her watch. You should write
to her and call for her resignation. She's pathetic!
You have to focus on the fraudulent inducement aspect
of OTM aka AMG. When a company leaves out important information,
it is fraud. Let's take an example from the Arizona law,
but you could pick others, too.
"Consumer fraud, as defined by Arizona law, is
any deception, false statement, false pretense, false
promise or misrepresentation made by a seller or advertiser
of merchandise. In addition, concealment,
suppression or failure to disclose a material fact may
be consumer fraud if it is done with the intent that
others rely on such concealment, suppression or nondisclosure. Merchandise
may include any objects, wares, goods, commodities, intangibles,
real estate or services."
(http://www.azag.gov/consumer/)
OTM deliberately leaves out information to make the
sale. They use fake photographers whom nobody has ever
heard of. Look at the bio pages on their site; there's
nothing there. They do this to pay rock-bottom prices
on photography and then jack the price so you pay 5 times
what they steal on each sale. They also use fake makeup
artists.
Have you ever noticed how they don't give you the full
names of these socalled professionals? Two reasons. One,
because they are part of the scam, and don't want their
name on the record scamming; two, because they are nobodys,
and people would find out and not pay them.
A class action lawsuit type complaint has been filed
against OTM in Texas. Robert Ecksmith might be going
back to selling jewelry instead of photography. How many
people does he think he can scam in America before they
head for his house and torch it?
If you think there's a scheme to defraud, file a theft
complaint with the police. Some of these scammers should
be arrested, charged with grand theft, fraud, and a scheme
to defraud.
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