800-763-8517

I received the same call this morning (Nov. 17, 2009) from a David Baxter with Explore Talent in Hollywood, California...blah, blah, blah. I knew something was fishy as soon as I answered the phone. I told them I was busy and couldn't talk and asked for a number to return the call. I'm just wondering how they got my information?!? They actually called my husband's cell phone and asked for me. The caller was a male and had a heavy accent. Don't be fooled!! Don't give them any information!!

Guy named Eric from a talent agency called.  Heavy accent.  I figured it was a scam and it is.  Looked up the number on Ask.com and found this post.

I got a call this morning when I was sleeping and I totally didn't know what he was talking about and hung up him  lol

I don't how person found it its a joke because she hadn't even tried the services because this is really a big joke without using the services commenting on some one sound really wierd to me cuz i'm a member of explore talent and i'm working on project don't listen to these things guys bye....

I THINK IM GONNA GIVE THEM A CHANCE, SEEMS LIKE A GREAT DEAL.....HAHAHA! Any people that are asking for $$$ up front is obviously a scam. The way it really works is they find you some talent work and you get the job, make the money and they get a percentage, not you give them $$$ up front.

What i mean when i say "THEY" is the REAL talent agencies. They dont want your money just for your money. They want your talent to help you and them make some money. So they find you work and they get their percentage. My friend is an actor who i will keep confidential and he told me that. I was looking into starting out the same way. I know how it starts too. You get so into and start looking online for some sort of agency to just give you a chance, and then you start filling [***] out and then these [***] call you like the lady that called looking for me, some lady with a thick [***] accent saying she is some Senior Creative Director....of what? She never says...lol, that right there should send off some light bulbs!! Anyway remember what i said, talent agencies do want your money but they arent looking to take it up front, they want to help you earn it so you and them can make some. These other ones are fake. I am just like the rest of you people who got called. So i wish you all the best of luck out there, if you really want to make it. YOU WILL!

said his name was Zach Smith they were from Ritz Camera and needed a new method of payment for an order

I just received that phone call literally 10 minutes ago.. I didn't answer because I do not answer number's I don't know. If it's important they will leave a message.  So, they did.  A lady with a hispanic accent telling me they loved my profile picture, and wanted me for an acting audition.  Forget what she said her name was, but it was the same number as everyone else.. I didn't call back, SCAM SCAM SCAM... That's stupid that they do this, and I wonder how they got all the number's!?!?!?! Well good luck everyone... And don't fall for that load of CRAP! xoxo...

i got a call from these creeps today and some foreign woman left me a voicemail. i couldnt understand her name, but its easy to tell that it is a scam. in fact it may have been the worst scam call ever. lmfao if they call back id like to have a little chat with them...i wonder how they knew my name and number. and how did they know that i used to model and act? ew stalker [***].

received a call from David Baxter and Robert Davis.  Just googled the names and found this website.
They said they wanted me to audition for a Kate Hudson film coming to my area but needed to buy a memmbership to get the confidential details.
Who really would operate that way??  Please!!
SCAMMERS!

Man called "Oscar Williams" claiming that I was needed for a music audition in Hollywood California. Popped the number in a search and found out it was a scam. Number he said to call him at is 1-800-763-8517 ext.5029. Thanks for getting my hopes up man. Oh, and my phone has caller id, so the scammer's real number is 530-663-0710.

I got this call and that stuff is bogas....cause 1 i didt post a profile 2 they dont even have a website and 3 all of these people have these fake [***] acents. dnt fall for it. its a scam...

I also got a called from that "Nancy" director of explore talent I'm thinking about calling them back tomorrow to see what lies they come up to in order to get my money. I know I'm not paying for any membership... I just wonder where they got my cellphone number from.. :S! weird! mmm I guess it was too good to be true ):

scaaaaaaaaam, same deal shirley peterson blah blah creative director blah blah, big scaaam.

"David Baxter" called me twice to say that he had auditions in my area and my profile fit what they were looking for but I checked out the number before calling back and found this SCAM information. How do you report to FBI?

Got a call from this phone number (800-763-8517 ex.5578) telling me I had the 'look' that this guy wanted. Said that I was what he 'wanted' over 100's of people that had sent in pics. Promised me billboards, commercials, etc.... didn't sound right, so I looked up the phone number on the net and WHALLAH! Don't these guys have anything better to do? Anyway.. BEWARE !!!!!!!!

If u have to pay then its a scam!!

I just got a voicemail from this number. The guy went on and on about how he saw my profile and my "beautiful pictures" and had work for me in movies, modeling or music if I was interested. He left this number as a call back and said to ask for Mel Ott? (funny...there was a baseball player named Mel Ott) His accent was very thick...Eastern European or even Middle Eastern.

First off... WHAT profile and WHAT Pictures was he referring to and how the hell would he be able to get my cell phone number which I don't use for anything other than WORK.  I wouldn't give these jerks the time of day.

received call 12/19/09 from a "David Baxter ext 5505" representing a "------ talent agency" (name unclear) but was sick with swine flu and didn't respond.  called back yesterday only to be given to a gentleman named "oscar ______" with a thick Indian accent who said he was the Creative Director and that "David Baxter" worked for him.  He wanted all sorts of personal details including why at my age I wasn't married (I'm 54), why I hadn't included a personal pic (I had), and rehashed my physical details several times before pitching me the idea that their company would represent me for 6 mos for $120.  When I tried to back off, he then tried to pressure me to at least give him $70 to start up.  I finally hung up on the man telling him I would call him back after the lst of next month, but planning on investigating both he and his company.  He told me he worked for "Extra Talent" which does happen to be a legitimate company only located in NYC not Hollywood like he represented. He also said they hired for HBO, VH1, and Paramount among others.  I am soo glad I didn't spend my money on this!!!!!

I just got a voicemail from "creative Director" Ryan Watson leaving this # saying there were talent positions open in my area. Strangely my caller id just said 5023.