John Casablancas Modeling

A few months ago, I filled out an online form for John Casablanca's modeling and career center.

I received a call a couple of weeks later, and they wanted me to come in for an interview. So I drove all the way to Scottsdale, AZ from Flagstaff, AZ. Even though I was supposed to be there for an interview as I was told, I ended up getting put into an audition. I did really good on acting out my commercial script and on the runway, even with my broken foot in a cast. The talent scouts currently there were Tim and Tina. They gave me a B rating and asked me to come back in the following week. I did as such and sat down with Tim in his office. He tried to say that I had a bad attitude just because I had questions about how much it was going to cost me to take this school, and he didn't seem qualified to answer them. Not to mention that he accused me of not cancelling the meeting the day before when the only reason I didn't is because John Casablanca's had already called me and cancelled the appointment and rescheduled it themselves for a later day.

Two weeks later, I received a call from the secretary saying that Janet Lovelace, the director wanted to have an individual interview with me. I said okay and made an appointment for the following week. The next week, I received a call from Janet cancelling our meeting. However, she did say she would call back and reschedule; some things had just come up. To my disappointment, I never got a call back from her directly.

About two weeks later, I got a message on my phone saying that they have a new talent scout and they would like to take a look at me. I went back in auditioned again for Tina and the new talent scout Scott. I did my runway again and acted out another commercial, and again both talent scouts seemed real impressed and Scott said they gave me a B rating as well. I was to call back Monday to see what they say. I just got off of that phone call and was told they don't need me right now. I feel like I am being left in the dark or judged on some outside issue and not my acting when I am getting a B rating.

John Casablanca's own definition is "you have potential, but need to be trained and developed." Well, they are a modeling and career center and what they are supposed to do with a B-rated auditioning potential models is to train and develop them, or so the paper I was given at the auditions says. I am doing everything that is expected of me, yet I am still being given the run around and kept in the dark about my career opportunity. I still look forward to working with John Casablanca's but need to have a little insight on what's going on with me there.

I was told on the phone I have an interview for modeling with possible TV Commercial jobs lined up. I went in and was given a beautiful presentation about how their modeling school can help me change my life around with all sorts of career opportunities. My husband (who is typing this on my behalf) and I are not assertive people, we can't say no to anyone. We felt pressure to sign up and give a 300 dollar deposit for the school and commit to pay 87 bucks a week for school.

The next day my husband and I agreed that driving 100+ miles round trip in rush hour for this is insane. We also read thousands of online reports of this being a scam while the positive reports were few and far between. We called (yes we both spoke to Brittany the sales lady) and said we will not be able to do this. She confused me and changed my no to a maybe. Then she said, she needs to talk to her boss, her boss said I need to start Wednesday but eventually can transfer to a Saturday class. Over the next few days, we kept telling them "no" and they continuously ignored my refusal to join the school, insisting I show up.

I was scammed out of 300 dollars and now they want $1, 740 from me even though I told them I don't want to be in the school. The day after we went there, my husband was let go from his job. We are desperate for our $300 and terrified of my credit score being ruined by these greedy people that can't take no for an answer and prey on week and non assertive people. How sad! Please help!

Hope of Pawcatuck actually received a full refund in accordance with the contract that she signed. Visit the Better Business Bureau for additional information about this company and their excellent reputation.

omg, they took my deposit, i sent them a registered letter, then called the attorny generals office, they said send them a complaint because this company is known by blumthals office. i better get my deposit back or i will sue.

Got scammed by this school. Come to find out if you want to be a model just go to an agency, you dont pay a cent for modeling classes. Look into there school on the internet. Thousands of complaints. Everyone needs to get together for a class action suit.

out 1800.00 dollars

They even get another $271.43 from my credit card on 10-21-08. I tried to call them but, it's only recording and I left messages and no one answers back.

We are in financial problems and cannot afford to pay our credit cards and they keep getting money.

As a consumer, I trusted in this school that claim that they can help me in my modeling career and I was inform that they was not an agency, but they was affliliated with agencies that can send me out to jobs, but I wasn't going to be able to go out until I complete my course. After graduating from the course I didn't hear nothing from them and I wasn't satisfied because they gave me a great presentation telling me all the things that they can do to help me in modeling career. They inform me that they can't make promises that I would be hire because it was up to the clients of the modeling agency to do the hiring. After I completed the course I haven't heard from them but they call me concerning how much money I owe them. I told them then that I paid as much as I want to pay and what I agree upon because I see them as someone just trying to rob me out of my money. They told me to look at the contract that I sign that I took out the a loan with them. It was never explain to me that it was a loan and this loan had to be paid back because I would never took out a loan with them. I'm in a process of now getting an attorney for them to look over this contract and I would like someone to go in and investigate the school because of the false presentation that they give to people in a scam to get money out of people. Thank you.