Ab Fab Management Jane Rooney Scam, Fraud, Fake Orlando Florida
Models be warned Abfab Management is a SCAM! I was also warned but I didn't listen, Jane seemed trust worthy in the beginning but she's just a liar and a fraud. My daughter worked a few small events last year and a hair show but she never received payment. Jane told us that the clients hadn't paid the invoices but I didn't believe because it's been over 9 months. The truth was revealed when I contacted the clients my daughter did the work for and was told that the invoice for Abfab had been paid 6 months earlier and that a few other models had contacted them with the same concerns.
Run, Run Run as far as you can from Abfab Management and Jane Rooney!
2 Updates & Rebuttals
honestrealreviews
United States of AmericaFile a Formal Complaint with the DBPR
#3Consumer Suggestion
Tue, February 26, 2013
Per Florida statute, models are required to be paid within 5 days from when the agent receives payment from the client. The same set of statutes also requires that the agent maintain a $5,000 bond for the protection of the models (if you are not paid, you can go after her bond). The violation of any of these statutes is considered a third degree felony. [See http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/talent/documents/printable_talent_lawbook.pdf].
To file a formal complaint against the agent, contact the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation: http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/
Tell them you are under the suspicion that the agent is unlawfuly accessing and using model payments for her own personal use, while telling the models that payment has not been received from the client. The receipt and disbursements of those funds can easily be corroborated via her bank statements, which the DBPR can access during an investigation.
Matt
Orlando,Florida,
United States of America
Abfab is a SCAM agency.
#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, February 18, 2013
Wow I'm glad to see someone's had enough.
Sadly, I was an intern for few months and witnessed first hand how Jane lied to models and conned her friends. Her office was reck and she had no clue on how to run a legit agency.
A friend of mind told me months ago that she heard Jane couldn't pay bills at her office and was charging models for photo shoots and comp cards. She also said that Jane had to move so I am really surprised abfab is even in business.
I'd say find another agency