This is a scam of the highest level, playing on the emotions of children. Do not go to their auditions or do business with them. I am fraud victim of CASTINGHUB. I was cheated out of $5,900! The victims of Casting hub need to unite and file a class action suit against them!
Casting Hub advertises itself on local radio stations as being a casting agency for Disney and children's television shows and movies. I took my 2 daughters to the audition, and they told us if they were chosen to move on to the next level, they would call back that night. They ended up calling, and setting up a second audition for the next day. There was no second audition. What this company does is get parents to take their children to the "auditions", then they hit them up to become a "Verified" member at anywhere from $2,000 to $10,000, depending on how long you choose to be in their database. They basically tell you that if you become a "Verified" member, they will market your children to casting agencies across the country, setting up auditions. The "Talent Agent" that we spoke with made the hard pitch, told us that he needed an answer that day, and there were no payment options.
In September 2013, I paid $5,900 (for 9 month) up front so my two daughters (scam victims) could both be represented by CASTINGHUB and placed on there website so advertising agencies and other model search business could see them. I was told that it was a discounted price and because of that 72 hour refund policy was null and void. They claim that all their listings are verified and legitimate. No, they are not! All the listing that they have there are mostly for adults, not children. Also, most are expired and the ones that are not are from manta.com and craigslist (mostly sick people looking for more than models to take pictures of). Shortly after I signed my girls up, I lost my job. I called the Casting Hub and asked for a refund. They absolutely refused and said that they will work with me. Once the membership expired, 9 month later, I got a 3 months extension. Even with the extension, my kids didn’t get not one audition, nor did they get any help from Casting hub during the whole membership. During the whole time my kids were under contract, I called and called Casting hub and complained. I also sent emails. They told me that I should take my kids to other states to audition. I explained that I had NO money to do that because I didn’t have a job. They stopped answering phones after about 6 months, but sent emails stating that “CASTINGHUB is a commercial networking service designed to assist those seeking opportunities in modeling, acting, or other careers within the entertainment industry to get Internet exposure, networking resources and tools to match such talent with available listings of auditions and casting calls. Our advertising is 100% in line with the services we offer and have substantial proof of it as well. At NO time do we guarantee any work to anyone.”
After the membership ended, I tried again to reason with Casting hub. When I saw that we were not getting anywhere, I threatened to expose them for Fake Advertising and Defrauding people. They responded in an email stating, “You are making false accusations by belittling our company. We will NOT tolerate the use of defamatory words or threats against our company and are committed to protect our reputation and the safety of our staff. This is not an effective or professional way to communicate.” That was the last email I received in late October. Since then I have not contacted them.
As of now, I’m still out of work and have a hard time paying my bills. The $5,900 that I paid Casting Hub was a waste of money and I wish I never got involved with them.
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This is a scam of the highest level, playing on the emotions of children. Do not go to their auditions or do business with them. I am fraud victim of CASTINGHUB. I was cheated out of $5,900! The victims of Casting hub need to unite and file a class action suit against them!
Casting Hub advertises itself on local radio stations as being a casting agency for Disney and children's television shows and movies. I took my 2 daughters to the audition, and they told us if they were chosen to move on to the next level, they would call back that night. They ended up calling, and setting up a second audition for the next day. There was no second audition. What this company does is get parents to take their children to the "auditions", then they hit them up to become a "Verified" member at anywhere from $2,000 to $10,000, depending on how long you choose to be in their database. They basically tell you that if you become a "Verified" member, they will market your children to casting agencies across the country, setting up auditions. The "Talent Agent" that we spoke with made the hard pitch, told us that he needed an answer that day, and there were no payment options.
In September 2013, I paid $5,900 (for 9 month) up front so my two daughters (scam victims) could both be represented by CASTINGHUB and placed on there website so advertising agencies and other model search business could see them. I was told that it was a discounted price and because of that 72 hour refund policy was null and void. They claim that all their listings are verified and legitimate. No, they are not! All the listing that they have there are mostly for adults, not children. Also, most are expired and the ones that are not are from manta.com and craigslist (mostly sick people looking for more than models to take pictures of). Shortly after I signed my girls up, I lost my job. I called the Casting Hub and asked for a refund. They absolutely refused and said that they will work with me. Once the membership expired, 9 month later, I got a 3 months extension. Even with the extension, my kids didn’t get not one audition, nor did they get any help from Casting hub during the whole membership. During the whole time my kids were under contract, I called and called Casting hub and complained. I also sent emails. They told me that I should take my kids to other states to audition. I explained that I had NO money to do that because I didn’t have a job. They stopped answering phones after about 6 months, but sent emails stating that “CASTINGHUB is a commercial networking service designed to assist those seeking opportunities in modeling, acting, or other careers within the entertainment industry to get Internet exposure, networking resources and tools to match such talent with available listings of auditions and casting calls. Our advertising is 100% in line with the services we offer and have substantial proof of it as well. At NO time do we guarantee any work to anyone.”
After the membership ended, I tried again to reason with Casting hub. When I saw that we were not getting anywhere, I threatened to expose them for Fake Advertising and Defrauding people. They responded in an email stating, “You are making false accusations by belittling our company. We will NOT tolerate the use of defamatory words or threats against our company and are committed to protect our reputation and the safety of our staff. This is not an effective or professional way to communicate.” That was the last email I received in late October. Since then I have not contacted them.
As of now, I’m still out of work and have a hard time paying my bills. The $5,900 that I paid Casting Hub was a waste of money and I wish I never got involved with them.