415-287-6734

HNE Castings claiming to be able to cast you in a reality show in Hollywood.

My daughter got a call today on her cellphone claiming a Greg Silbaloski was calling to star my daughter in Americas Top Model..........gave this phone number for her to call back.

I got the same call and if you call him back he requests pictures for a profile, and will then ask for 288.75 for doing this ...if he was a real casting agent he wouldn't ask for money until "you" the client have actually made money not before.  an agents job is to pay for you because he has confidence that you will make money...that he/she will then get a certain percent

I got a call from this number today, saying they could get me on The Moment of truth, and auditions for other shows. They asked for the same amount of money, $288.75, for comp cards, but said that was the only thing I had to pay for.

I got this call too. Apparently this guy Greg has a web site and he obtains your information from it. You are made to believe this web site is directly to the reality game shows but it's not. He claims to be a senior broad casting directing. He talks real fast, asks for pictures calls emails to get your answer and says he'll send 500 of these photo shot cards out for you to the game show places. Sounds like a bunch of crock to me I said no we were not interested.

I got a call from same number.  His name is Greg Sobolewski.  Do NOT do any business with his company "HNE Casting."  It is a scam.  He will just try to make money off of you for comp cards to submit to Reality TV shows...lol.  So funny when ALL reality TV shows are OPEN CALLS!!  He will speak very fast so it messes with your brain (a scam technique)... just hang up on the guy.

i got a call today from this guy greg sobolewski he is from hne castings he wants me to send him 288.75 and he can get me on the biggest loser show also told me my airfare is paid for hotel room and food. is this guy for real and the 288.75 is for pictures. he also sent me an app to fill out and want a credit card or debit card . i havent done anything yet doing research on this guy and havent found anything good on him yet so i dont think so he can move on.oh yea he also told me that when i get on the show i would recivie a check for 30.000 thousand he is a very fast talker i agree its a scam!!!!!!!!!!! be very careful on this one

Just got a call from him also. I was hoping to be on Extreme Makeover because I desperately need it but I haven't heard anything good about this, and the reason I want the makeover is because I don't have money so I don't want to spend more money. Does anyone know anywhere that can do something like extreme makeover? Are there any tv shows to apply for that you don't pay money for and are for real? I wanted to get all the plastic surgery done and everything, the show was amazing. If anyone does know anything email me jlawrence87@netzero.net. Thank you!

Hi, I just read your email regarding HNE.   I spoke with a guy going by the assumed name of Jack Diamond today.  He was telling me the same information as he has told others.  Wants $250 by this Friday.  Yes, I too was about to get the information and money together for him.  Something said for me to just do a Google search on this company.  I did, and I am glad I did so.  Please let me know if you ever heard anything else from the so called company.   KathY @ rn2kswilliams@hotmail.com

How can we check if he is legit? I got a call from the Greg guy..I sent head shots only..who could we call?
Thanks

I just got a call from Greg. He said the same thing wanted 5-6 photos and an audio of me singing, I signed up for the Nashville star show..Anyone have some concrete info on this company. Seems legit, but who knows anymore?

my name is penny i got emails and calls from this man jack about i got on big brother for season 11 but there casting is pure american and im canadian andd he asked me for photos and 250 dollars as well but he didnt say i had ti send him the oney he said once im there with all expense paid the only thing that doesnt make sense is the show i got on supposedly is american and im canadian so i emailed him and asked him why he said i got it if its american but no response yet only been a couple minutes what do i do?

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Jack Diamond
Senior Casting Agent
Direct: 415-839-8866
Fax: 415-908-6719
Web: www.hnecastings.com
Email: jd@hnecastings.com

thank you so much for posting this message. I am a single mother of 3 and he called me with this great story about how i can get a make over and make some money i tryed to look him up in the yellow pages and he was not listed. Why a big casting company would not be listed in the yellow pages. I look a harded and i run across your listing. Thanks for looking out for others.

This guy greg called me staying I could get on reality tv after I stupidly entered my information into his HNE castings website.  We spoke several times about getting past open call auditions and he wanted the 288 dollars from me.  When he started pressuring me to fax over my credit card information, I got suspicious.  I declined the "offer" and now he is still calling me and emailing me months later.  Don't even give this guy the time of day!

omg!!!so i just recieved a call from this guy tony romo but today he called me and started saying how he was gonna give me a comp card but i hadd to pay 288 n im like what and he said he talked to me bout it yesterday and i didnt remember but ya i havent done nething and i decided to see if it was a scam and apparently it was. so im glad i checked it out.oh and he kept saying how pretty i was and seem like the real thing.

called from San Fransisco,ca from 1-415-839-8760

I have gotten several calls from Greg Sobolewski with HNE castings. I thought this was the real deal. I sent him my 5-6 photos and then he asked me for $288.75. I haven't sent anything yet. I dunno if this is a scam or not. That is what i'm trying to find out. I dont wanna lose this chance. I dont want to get hurt either. He is a fast talker. I have asked him to slow down and repeat information back to me in some of our calls. Does anyone know what I should do?

I, too, entered my info on the HNE casting web-site. I had written "watch me on you tube and you will understand why I need a make-over". He called after seeing it and I sent the 5-6 pics and he told me I had to get cards printed and that I could use his guy, or do it on my own. He said "Don't use Kinkos or Staples because they do a crappy job; get a professional."
When I called back to use his guy I said I would bounce if I gave the money before Thursday. He got all concerned and said "Gee, I really want to help you but that would take too much time" and I said, "well, if I had it done myself wouldn't it take a couple of days anyway?" to which he repleid"  Uh..Yeah..well..it depends on how fast they turn it over..but..you know what..I really want to work with you..so..Okay..I'll ask my friend who I work for...he owes me a favor....". A couple of minutes on hold and then he got back on the line and said "You're in luck!"and also "I appreciate your honesty...others will just lie and say they have the money and then not call back. I really appreciate working with someone who is honest." That's when I pictured several scenes from movies, like the telephone scammers in "Matchstick Men", or William H. Macy running a line of bull to a customer. I thought,"I bet he's pressing the hold button and counting to twenty or getting a coffee." I then googled his name and found this blog. I haven't done anything yet, and I wonder if I do the printing myself, will he help me get the job, or will he end up asking for the money for some other purpose? I'm still kind of hoping that it's true; I got my hopes up when I thought I could get a make-over. He complemented my talent, and said I would be good for all kinds of shows.I am truly bummed out!

I got the same call last night (Oct 2ed) from Jack Diamond and he asked me to email him 3 to 5 headshot pictures and 3 to 5 full bodyshots. he said it would cost me 250.00 for a Tell a card! How do a go about finding out if this is for real! PLEASE HELP

got the same call from mr. diamond. yeah if thats not a stage name then i dont know what is. i really want to believe this, because i really want to be on a show, i guess i am just going to tell him if i am that good, and someone is willing to pay airfair and room, why cant these guys afford 250.00. i have no ne info, if you do please email me, jgoldsmith@hawwaii.rr.com