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  • 27-07-2007 10:57pm
    #1
    Echelle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 163 ✭✭


    Is this the latest vanity scam in DUBLIN? For €95 you can get your photo taken for inclusion in a list of "Extras" for films to be shot in Ireland. Sounds like a great scam for vain people to part with their money, but quite a cynical and clever one.


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  • #2
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    What's with the "DUBLIN" crap? Are you trying to provoke biko? :)


  • #3
    funktastic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 551 ✭✭✭funktastic


    Dublin!!!


  • #4
    Naos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,738 ✭✭✭Naos


    How is it a scam?

    You get paid for it...


  • #5
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Mear wrote:
    How is it a scam?

    You get paid for it...

    By the way he phrased t I think he means that the person getting their photo taken has to pay the €95. Not the other way round.


  • #6
    projectmayhem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,480 ✭✭✭projectmayhem


    AlmightyCushion wrote:
    By the way he phrased t I think he means that the person getting their photo taken has to pay the €95. Not the other way round.

    that's what happens.

    you only get paid if you get work... and somehow i doubt work in fair city will get your €95 back quick...


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  • #7
    MooseJam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,111 ✭✭✭MooseJam


    I'm beautiful so they will waive the fee


  • #8
    little miss
    Closed Accounts Posts: 653 ✭✭✭little miss


    sounds like a con tbh! if people are stupid enough to pay, then let them!


  • #9
    Tippex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,958 ✭✭✭Tippex


    projectmayhem wrote:
    that's what happens.

    you only get paid if you get work... and somehow i doubt work in fair city will get your €95 back quick...

    The last time I got called "fair city twice" the going rate was €62.50 ish per day.

    Had to stop once I got back into full time employment.
    But there are guys who do it very regular and make a fair few bob out of it.


  • #10
    Thrill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,485 ✭✭✭Thrill


    The beautiful people and those who think they've got talent will fall prey to this "offer".

    Sign me up. :)


  • #11
    ODS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 380 ✭✭ODS


    Echelle wrote:
    Is this the latest vanity scam in DUBLIN? For €95 you can get your photo taken for inclusion in a list of "Extras" for films to be shot in Ireland. Sounds like a great scam for vain people to part with their money, but quite a cynical and clever one.

    This is as old as the hills - however I think they used to give the money back if there was no takes within the 1st year.... The really puzzling part is why RTE ran items on this in their TV and radio "news" yesterday - remarkable for the state broadcaster to publicise a private commercial operation in such a "hooray henry" manner. :eek:


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