Red Alert

These guys can be found on the Easy Background check link as well, although the address on there is not current. I don't have the building number, but I do know that they're on Flower Street in downtown LA. It's run by Vanessa and Allison, who don't give last names. They don't have a license, they try to push people into buying photos, among other things. A model just contacted me about her experience with them, which you can read below.

I went to Red Alert's offices after being called in from a Neutrogena ad that I had applied to. Even though I had an appointment, I still ended up waiting about 45 minutes after what I was scheduled for. I took my book for them to look at, which they seemed pleased with, and we discussed the specifics of the ad. They wanted to set me up with comp cards, which I thought was fine, since I didn't have any. So for my second meeting I came in with a disk of pictures for them to choose from, and once again had to wait about 45 min. past when I was scheduled. We set up what I wanted for the cards, I put in payment and everything was fine.

Then a few weeks went by, and nothing. Then it turned into a month and a half and I still couldn't get any response. Were my cards in or not? Where were they? Finally I tracked them down like two months later. Vanessa said "oh yeah, your cards are in. I thought somebody had called you." Then it was a big run around about when I could come in to pick them up because she was going to be out auditioning. She wasn't going to be auditioning people for jobs, she was going out on her own personal business to audition for projects. So I finally set it up for my boyfriend to come and get them and our dealing together were over and she was all of a sudden anxious to talk to me, wanting me to keep with their "agency". When I finally saw my cards, I was stunned. The picture quality was horrible and I'm frankly embarassed to use them. It's only a last resort when I'm out of other pictures, that I actually send these.

These girls both put on a nice little act of seeming like they know what's going on, but they are nothing but cons and should be ashamed of themselves.