The gay adult industry blog The Sword recently reported (link NSFW) that men on Grindr and Instagram are being targeted by a scam in which men claiming to be agents the decades-old gay adult studio Falcon offer guys $2,500 to $3,000 to appear in a skin flick. The only catch is that the aspiring performers have to pay a $350 to over $1,000 “company” or “contract fee” in order to secure their performance slots.
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This entire setup is a scam. Falcon Studios never asks prospective performers to pay them to appear in films, and any studio that does ask that of performers should be immediately suspected of being sketchy as fugg.
One “Falcon” email sent by a scammer reads (note the bad English):
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We just received your deposit for the film slot reservation but we would like to inform you there is a contract fee that will cost you $475 for you to be able to continue with the shoot. We are very strict now in terms if filing for the assurance of the company. Our model (name redacted) is not informed about this since this was mandated last 2 days. The fault is with us. Since it is our negligence, we will add a 10% of the the total salary to your income ($350) as a way of refund.
Falcon Studios Group President Tim Valenti said, “We feel for anyone who has been scammed out of money to appear in our movies and hope we can raise awareness about this so nobody else is deceived or exploited.”
Most gay adult studios encourage interested guys to apply for shoots via their official websites. So if someone hits you up trying to recruit you for an adult studio online, get screenshots and (if you feel safe) report it to local police.
And then, if you really wanna fool around with guys on camera, go contact the studios directly through their websites. Or you can always contact the studios with screenshots to ask them if the emails are legit. Both of those methods are easier, safer and will keep more money in your wallet, all you aspiring adult actors out there!
Cam
The wording and grammar sounds just as bad as the typical Nigerian e-mail scam.
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curiobi
Getting sick of this Queerty. Is it that difficult to moderate and delete spammers? If so, why not give the damn option to report spam, so it is hidden aand we don’t have to see it, then you will be alerted and can delete it.
Heck I have half an hour before bed most nights, give me the log in and I’ll flipping do it for free! Anything not to have to look at this poorly written trash time and again!
CenterRight
Any gay men who have no shame and are stupid enough deserve to be scammed. It will teach them a valuable lesson that doing porn is never a good choice.
ShowMeGuy
Do ask women what they were wearing when they got raped?
curiobi
How many times do we have to tell you to go away? You hate porn, we get it. You hate gay people, we get it. You hate yourself, whatever. We get it. We just don’t care. You never have anything positive to say ever. You are as much or a menace on this site as the two useless spammers above. Why don’t you and them just go away.
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I really find it hard to muster up any type of sympathy for anybody that falls for these scams especially those who are called by the IRS and told to put thousands of dollars on Apple iTunes cards at your local CVS
Bob LaBlah
Not to go off topic but since we are on the subject of scam calls I want to take this opportunity to let all of you know these people who call you claiming to be from the National Police Chiefs Association and all other types of law enforcements are scams as well. It is rumored down here they are the NRA, yes, THAT National Rifle Association. It just might be possible that rumor is true because the NRA is so desperate for cash they no longer give their employees free coffee at their northern Virginia HQ. Their members are getting four or five emails per day regarding some sort of raffle and stuff but they never announce the winner and you are going to be put on hold until you hang up if you call them and ask who won such and such raffle.
Rex Huskey
I always ask if they are wearing boxers or briefs. I don’t get many calls tho. hehe
winemaker
Come on now who in their right mind falls for these obvious scams? Similar to getting a check in the mail for something and the sender asks you to send money back. People need to be smart and use common sense. If it ‘smells’ funny, it’s bogus. be wise.
Rex Huskey
stupidity has its costs
1898
the scammers should be drawn and quartered, but also, anyone who is naive enough to fall for that should not be allowed to use the internet or a smartphone. even my elderly grandparents know better than to believe something like that