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Tampa Indie Film Casting Scams

Indie film casting scams are defined as bait and switch schemes where the victims, usually actors or aspiring actors, are lured in with the promise of being considered for a potential role in an independent film or a job. It is fraud. Once at the audition or job interview, the casting director or the audition board will find fault in the actor or job applicant, and they will not get the role or the job. Often, the roles or jobs do not exist, and the actor has no way of confirming the legitimate existence of the offer if they never see it; the casting scam gets away with this because the actor or prospect has no "need-to-know" specifics until they land the job, which never happens. Since the actors or prospects are not smart enough to exchange contact information when they meet each other at the audition, and they usually keep to themselves and view the others simply as cold rivals, there is no way to follow up afterwards and confirm if anyone got the role or job. Even if the actors do not choose to exchange information with the other actors, they should at least be professional enough to follow up on the progress of any film production or which actors are cast in the roles to determine the legitimacy of the casting director and the production. If information is hard to come by or there is no indication that the roles were cast with verifiable actors or the production fails to materialize, then the actor should avoid any future auditions or castings from that source in the future. If this is the case AND the actor was pitched some service that they would have to pay for, the actor has a professional responsibility to report what happened to the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) and the local authorities as a potential bait and switch / deceptive trade practice incident. If the actor knows of anyone else who was also a victim, they should be encouraged to report what happened to them, also, as this will give the authorities more evidence to work with and would strengthen any potential criminal investigation.
Do not ignore these casting scams and hope that they will go away. They will continue, and more people will get scammed. Casting and audition scams undermine the professional credibility of the Tampa Bay independent film community, and, regardless of who we are or what we do, we all are obligated to do what we can to improve the integrity of the industry which we profess to support and work in.

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