Not sure if this is a modelling scam help

You can’t apply to be a model and expect everything to be paid for ... what happens when u don’t put your 100% into anymore or you decided it’s not what you want basically the modelling agency will lose every investment and money they spent on you

Hi! I was there on 12th of May and they said they'll give me my deposit of £50 back. That never happened and no one picks up when I call them either. :-/

I've applied for various modeling jobs and one got back to me called phase one management you can't really search for them on Google unless you type phase1m (which I found out after visiting their website) but the link in their email seems to work. They have a nice looking website, it has an Instagram link but it doesn't work it just takes you back to their page which has pictures of past models. Anyway they sent me an email and a text so I called them and they want to work with me but I have to pay a £50 deposit which I will get back. The guy Adam I spoke to said it was because of people who book an appointment then don't turn up so it was to cover losses because of it. I wasn't sure so I said that I would think about it I left it a bit longer than a week and he has called a few times now. I spoke to him again today and said that I couldn't find much about the company online and the studio (le'pel studios) and that the Instagram link on his website didn't work and that I didn't want this to be a scam, so asked if I could meet him in person, come to the office. He said I couldn't come to the office because of health and safety and also for client confidentiality, I asked why that was after he said a few other things, and he said it's not so much health and safety is in case people try to take pictures of clothes etc. In regards to the Instagram link he said that it must have been a typo and that it shouldn't be on there after him saying that they don't have any social media that's why I wouldn't have found much about them on the internet. He then carried on saying how good it would be to work together and that to not just do it for them but yourself and that he didn't want me to pass on the opportunity. He then also name dropped "Stormzy" (even though he said there was confidentiality) and said that one of their projects was coming to an end soon and that they can't hold on the slot forever because of other applicants. He tried to convince me alot over the phone but I still don't trust him, is it even normal for them to call you this many times? I just really don't know what to do can anyone help?

Walk away. Periodt. There are too many red flags from what you said, hun.
Real modelling agencies wouldnt ask for your money, they'd genuinely want to work with you. Fake modelling agencies are just after your money for their own selfish and deceitful benefit, its atrocious.

Hey, i just literally put the deposit down and im going there on the 12th August, should i try get my money back before i go or?

You should definitely do whatever you can to get your money back. As far as modelling agencies go, asking for money upfront is a pretty big clue they're not genuine.

Social media are scammers. I booked my son a shoot paying £50 deposit which they said we would get back if we turned up for the shoot. We went and there was a security guard on the door which I thought was a bit strange? The girl who let us in was very grumpy and the guy on the desk wasn't very talkative he was on his phone most of the time. The studios were a bit scruffy as well. We did the shoot then went in a room with a woman called LEX a blond skinny woman. She seemed very nice and praised Alphiee on how well he did and then said she got him a job already with under armour a 3.5 k job but we must pay a £1000 deposit to secure the job we were shocked. She threw a few of the images on a usb stick which were substandard and told us to get back to her by Sunday. I text her 4 times and phoned asking her what was happening she never answered my texts or calls. I tried to contact the studio 5 times no answer, I tried to email a girl called JODIE SMITH who I booked the shoot with she had turned her email to no reply so i couldn't even contact her and I havant been able to contact them since. They regularly change things even their name have different emails that dont work its run by Scammers. The address of the studio is 26a Market Place Fitzrovia W1W 8AW. PLEASE SEND THIS TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE they need shutting down.