1, Report:
#1276961
Posted Date:
Dec 30 2015
Modeltest Erik DeSando Lures modeling hopefuls into paying for headshots under the guise of him helping them make their big break. Beverly Hills California
Erik DeSando's latest money-making attempt is called Modeltest, which was advertised on Instagram for modeling hopefuls who want to make their big break in the industry. The website for it is not even active anymore, which was www.modeltest.biz. I am an aspiring model who wanted to ...
Entity
Modeltest
Categories: Modeling & Talent Agencies
2, Report:
#861200
Posted Date:
Mar 30 2012
Be Productions Deceptive and Ruthless San Diego, California
Please beware talent agencies that approach you at a mall or in a store. My husband and I were shopping at Target when we were approached by a talent agent. Our daughter was 5+ years when we were approached. The talent agent invited us to attend a casting call. &nb...
Entity
Be Productions
Categories: Modeling & Talent Agencies
3, Report:
#376582
Posted Date:
Mar 31 2011
Be Studios; Be Productions San Diego I'm Taking Action San Diego California
I am taking action on Be Studios / Be Productions in San Diego as I am very displeased with the memebership and services. I purchased the Superstar package for my eight year-old daughter which is good until she turns eighteen. Who knows if they will be around for another ten years...
Entity
Be Studios; Be Productions San Diego
Categories: Talent Scouts
4, Report:
#659922
Posted Date:
Nov 09 2010
Be Productions Arthur & Scott Pottenburg FALSE ACCUSATIONS ABOUT DOMINGO IVAN CASANAS Emeryville, California
Please note that the heading about Domingo Ivan Casanas being a scam artist or taking money and running with it from the Pottenburg family is FALSE! I did use to work for Be Productions...I did not own Be Productions....Many children got to be on tv and even land agents while ...
Entity
Be Productions
Categories: Modeling & Talent Agencies
5, Report:
#631214
Posted Date:
Sep 11 2010
Be Productions scam Internet, Internet
do not belive in be productions im 12 years old and when i turned 10years old they came up to me at the orange county fair....they said i dressed cute and i was perfect
so i begged my parents to take me....so we went they made me do a audition and said they will see if they will ca...
Entity
Be Productions
Categories: Clubs & Organizations
6, Report:
#630137
Posted Date:
Aug 10 2010
BE PRODUCTIONS - My Talent Service - Gonnabeproductions - Gonnabe Productions - My Artist's Place My Talent Services, Be LLC, Courtney Hughes (408)761-8611 liars, cheaters and just plain sad Internet, California
Courtney Hughes, Deborah Mendoza, Cristina Lopez, Erik and everyone who ever worked for Be took $1464 and acted as though they did me a favor by making false promises to my daughter. I hounded them and still call Courtney at (408) 761-8611 and they never return your calls, or ...
Entity
BE PRODUCTIONS - My Talent Service - Gonnabeproductions - Gonnabe Productions - My Artist's Place
Categories: Talent Scouts
7, Report:
#583675
Posted Date:
Mar 21 2010
Be Productions Be.LLC-LA, gonnabe productions Star Child, Commercial Personality, Tarzana, California
My entire family took pictures at a both Be Production's had set up at Magic Mountain Nov 2008. They told my kids that they would be contacted should they have that Star Face. My niece failed to show up for her audition as well as my older daughter, however since my son was already ...
Entity
Be Productions
Categories: Modeling & Talent Agencies
8, Report:
#442621
Posted Date:
Dec 30 2009
Be. Productions - Erik Desando Be, Erik Desando,Be - Domingo CasanBe. Productions - Domingo Ivan The Con Man at Be. took our money and RAN! Emeryville California
Mon May8,2008 we signed a contract with Be. Productions for their 5 year Movie Star Package for $3,495. At the time of signing the contract we were made a verbal agreement by Domingo Ivan (Cascanas) that once our son has completed the requirements (i.e. pay for photo shoot,pay money...
Entity
Be. Productions - Erik Desando,Be. - Domingo Casanas - Domingo Ivan
Categories: Modeling & Talent Agencies
9, Report:
#545901
Posted Date:
Dec 28 2009
Be Productions Is One Big RipOff...Stay Away Unless You Want Your Money Taken Away Santa Ana, California
My 11 year old daughter and me while entering to Costco a young friendly lady came up to us and told us everything about Be Productions. We thought it would be very intresting if I would join my daughter in being famouse, and meeting all kinds of celebraties. She gaved us ...
Entity
Be Productions
Categories: Celebrities
10, Report:
#544017
Posted Date:
Dec 23 2009
Be Productions Be Productions took my money and we got nothing in return but to spend more money for other lessons etc. San Francisco, California
Be Productions Scam
My daughter and I were walking at a mall when we were approached by a female handing out exclusive invites to take screen tests.
We thought it would be fun to go see what its about. We stood in line with a bunch of other families. &nb...
Entity
Be Productions
Categories: Talent Scouts
11, Report:
#455973
Posted Date:
Dec 17 2009
Monterey Financial Services - Be Productions - Eric Desando DEAL WITH THE DEVIL! Oceanside California
My family and I had signed a contract with Be Productions..when we disputed the contract we found out our (sole) contract was sold to Monterey Financial Services within the month that we signed the contract. Here is my e-mail communication..these people will try to bully you to get...
Entity
Monterey Financial Services - Be Productions
Categories: Financial Services
12, Report:
#499307
Posted Date:
Sep 23 2009
Be Productions, Be Entertainment, Be Studios, Erik Desando, Kids Talent Network, Alex Simon Gonnabe.com Breach of Contract Santa Ana, California
We were approached by a 'representative' from BeProductions at Target in Costa Mesa. The woman very enthusiastically invited my son to 'become an actor', and make lots of money', like Drake and Josh, etc etc... We went to the interview, and thought it would help with sel...
Entity
Be Productions, Be Entertainment, Be Studios, Erik Desando, Kids Talent Network, Alex Simon
Categories: Modeling & Talent Agencies
13, Report:
#498505
Posted Date:
Sep 22 2009
Be Productions - Gonnabe.com/Be. - My Artist's Place - United Marketing Group My Artists Place Be, LLC Gonnabe My Talent Service Eric Desando Beware... you will pay over $2000 for very little. You don't need this company's services, you can do this legwork on your own. Internet
Be. Productions went out of business in Spring 2009 in it's Northern California division. In 2008, we paid over $2000 for a year membership which was near worthless. We then paid over $80 for useless pictures (not headshots, pics were required to staple to info cards for their...
Entity
Be Productions - Gonnabe.com/Be. - My Artist's Place - United Marketing Group
Categories: Modeling & Talent Agencies
14, Report:
#489636
Posted Date:
Sep 11 2009
BEonTV - GoBEonTV - Be Productions - Eric Desando. Beware Dallas they are here to take advantage of our children!! Dallas Texas
Your child goes to the mall and is selected. Your child then goes to a screen test and is selected. You go to the production studio and they have you thinking you will be on Disney or something very close to it. They went on and on about how my daughter had all the potential to be a...
Entity
BEonTV,
Categories: Modeling & Talent Agencies
15, Report:
#477937
Posted Date:
Aug 31 2009
Be Productions - My Artists Place - My Talent Service, Don't be Scammed Montclair California
Dear Parents,
We are a group of parents who have been scammed by Be Productions AKA My Artists Place AKA My Talent Service AKA Commercial Kidz, AKA Eric Desanto, Barry Falk, Nick Tabri, LLC they have gone by so many names but you have to ask yourself why do they keep changing the...
Entity
Be Productions - My Artists Place - My Talent Service
Categories: Modeling & Talent Agencies
16, Report:
#486441
Posted Date:
Aug 28 2009
BE onTV - Erik DeSando - Kim Ocampo - Lisa Morris - BE PRODUCTIONS - MY ARTIST'S PLACE - THE PR GROUP - GONNABE.COM Employment SCAM, Consumer SCAM, SCAMS Families and Children. BEWARE JOB ADS on Craigslist. Beware Scouts in public. Do not deal with Erik DeSando, Kim Ocampo or Liza (Lisa) Morris! Nationwide
These people should be embarassed for themselves and ashamed at their career choices! Like many Americans, I've been out of a job and desperate for work. I came across and questionable, yet enticing, job post on Craigslist promising paid training and an hourly wage of $30. &nb...
Entity
BE onTV/Erik DeSando/Kim Ocampo/Lisa Morris
Categories: Modeling & Talent Agencies
17, Report:
#469769
Posted Date:
Jul 15 2009
Rising Stars And Be Productions, Rising Stars is working with Be Productions Still- Stevenson Ranch California
Rising Stars is still working with BE Productions. I am a former Southern California acting teacher who has recently left Rising Stars due to the complete scam they are pulling.
No only are they NOT paying there acting coaches they are still getting kids sent to them by BE Produ...
Entity
Rising Stars And Be Productions
Categories: Talent Scouts
18, Report:
#459557
Posted Date:
Jul 08 2009
Be. Productions / My Artists Space / My Talent Services So Cal office closed - no San Diego ,or LA productions as stated San Diego California
We have been a member of Be. Productions for about a year and a half here in San Diego. A few months ago we found out that the San Diego office was closing and that we no longer had a talent director. When I sent an email to Liz at the LA office requesting a new talent director sh...
Entity
Be. Productions / My Artists Space / My Talent Services
Categories: Talent Scouts
19, Report:
#463927
Posted Date:
Jul 08 2009
BE PRODUCTIONS / My Talent Service / Gonnabeproductions / Gonnabe Productions / My Artist's Place / BE RIPOFF SCAM!! TARZANA California
Well just so everyone knows this, My Talent Service is not the customer service provider for Be, it IS BE, at least, it's its new name. Here is a copy of an email sent from Eric DeSando, FORMER CEO of Be.:
the company has been taken over by a conservatorship by the biggest debto...
Entity
BE PRODUCTIONS / My Talent Service / Gonnabeproductions / Gonnabe Productions / My Artist's Place
Categories: Modeling & Talent Agencies
20, Report:
#465507
Posted Date:
Jun 27 2009
BE PRODUCTIONS KIDS BEING RIPPED OFF!!! Emeryville California
my daughter i along with thousands of others were ripped off from Be production . all the phones have been disconnected and all offices have been closed . how do we get our money back????
Rippedoff
antelope, CaliforniaU.S.A.
Entity
BE PRODUCTIONS
Categories: Producers
21, Report:
#453138
Posted Date:
Jun 24 2009
Gonna Be, Be Productions, The Buzz PR Group Don't be a talent scout for them! They don't pay you! Torrance California
This company is an absolute joke. One summer I was broke, young, and needed money immediately so I responded to an ad on craigslist for PR Talent Scouting. I called the number, and the outgoing message said to leave my name and number. A few minutes later a woman named Melissa calle...
Entity
Gonna Be, Be Productions
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
22, Report:
#415010
Posted Date:
Jun 24 2009
Be. Productions, Erik Desando Company feeds by using children's hopes and dreams by using famous child actors names to entice them. Santa Ana California
This company feeds on the needs of children that are aspiring to be actors by presenting actors like Hannah Montana, etc to them, making them believe they can meet them and be like them. Charge big amounts of money with a promise that upon completing the training, they will be hired...
Entity
Be. Productions, Erik Desando
Categories: Questionable Activities
23, Report:
#464027
Posted Date:
Jun 23 2009
Be Productions NOT RETURNING MY CALLS AND OR REFUNDING ME!!! San Jose California
I have been dealing with them for a year now to get everything straight about my daughters account. And well I call no one return my calls. I email and don't get a response. I have also talked to many people in the company who are not there anymore and say They have moved to anot...
Entity
Be Productions
Categories: Producers
24, Report:
#373852
Posted Date:
Jun 20 2009
Be Studios - Buzz Productions - Be Productions Music - My Artist's Place - LLCBe Studios - GonnaBe.com A Talent, Acting, Singing, Dancing, Modeling Workshop That Rips Off its Employees and its Consumers Santa Ana California
I have been in the entertainment industry for about 8 years now and I've run into places like this before, but this one takes the cake, which they also admit that they do. They admit that they are the biggest talent workshop of their kind, as Brittney, a bubbly blonde woman from Nor...
Entity
Be. Studios - GonnaBe.com - Be. Productions Music - My Artist's Place, LLC
Categories: Modeling & Talent Agencies
25, Report:
#454914
Posted Date:
Jun 20 2009
Be Productions Lied and took my money but worst hurt my daughter Tarzana Caeric Desando And Domigo Casanas California
We went to a celebrity event to meet Ana Lisa Van Der Poole, where my daughter did a screen test, A few days later we got a phone call saying she got a call back, so we attended the parents meeting . They tried to talk us into like $6000.00 deal for until she is 18 , but we told the...
Entity
Be Productions
Categories: Modeling & Talent Agencies