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THE VICTORIA'S SECRET MODEL SCAM What Every Woman Should Know About It! Please login to www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaoyxnPTm2k afterwards, and rate this video 5 STARS, if you think it can help someone (doing that allows youtube to keep it on).

INTRODUCTION I am risking embarrassment by showing you the video I created above, but I don't want to just be a victim.  I WANT TO FIGHT BACK and I want to show women, how you too can easily become a victim of scam.  Please read this and pass this info onto WOMEN of ALL AGES that you know.  It may not be Victoria's Secret, but it can be the same concept, but using different company names (or different age group or different body type, etc.)  HERE'S HOW THIS SCAM WORKS!  WARNING:  Pay CLOSE Attention...this can SAVE A LIFE!  This SCAM is DANGEROUS! Read On...

PART 1 - The SEED:  In January 2008, a handsome 32 year old Italian man who went by the name, Daniel Develinio, wrote to me on myspace at my page:  www.myspace.com/beautyandpassion .  His note was short and sweet.  It just basically stated how he was a fashion photographer and he just wanted to compliment me on my pictures and let me know how "photogenic" he thought I was, and told me to keep up the good work.  That was the end of his note.  I went to his profile on myspace (which is no longer there), but at the time I saw a very handsome man, with 8 pictures of himself, the pictures were taken at different times because some had short hair and some had long hair, and all pictures of him were very clear.  His page also had ethnic (cultural type) music on it, and a questionaire with answers about him.   It also stated he was a fashion photographer and that he made between $150,000 - $200,000 a year.   He had created his profile about 3 months before his first note to me.  NOTICE:  His page looked real and friendly. I wrote him back and told him that I liked his pictures too and asked if they were of him or of someone that he had photographed.  He wrote back and said they were of him and that he use to be a Calvin Klein model, but now he was a photographer which had always been his number 1 love. We wrote to each other about 2 or 3 more times that day and that was it for 2 months.  The last notes that day was just him basically again complimenting on my pictures and me thanking him and we spoke a little about California (which is where I'm from originally and where he supposedly lives now).  He NEVER tried to "pick me up" which gave me the impression that he truly was only writing me to give me "props" on my pics.  I told him that I didn't want to take up anymore of his time, therefore, I wouldn't be writing again.  He wrote back one last time that day and said that I could write to him at any time.  So we ended...for a while. READ ON...

Part 2 - The SPROUT:  In March I went through my myspace mail looking for a particular woman's profile, and I went all the way back to January, and that's when I found Daniel's messages.  At that point I had already been thinking to myself that I would visit California in June.  When I saw his profile, I remembered that he lived in California and that he was a photographer.   I previously had professional pictures taken of me for the first time in September 2007 (which are some of the pictures that you see of me with full clothing on in the video above as well as the pictures he had complimented me on originally), I had also been thinking that would like to get more professional pictures taken.  So I decided to write Daniel and ask if he would photograph me when I go to California.  NOTICE:  Daniel, had been a real gentlemen, very professional, charming and handsome, and he had laid the ground work for me to contact him again.  This is a slick way to keep him from looking like a PREDATOR!   READ ON...

Part 3 - The TRAP:  A Couple of days later Daniel wrote to me and stated that he would love to take pictures of me, but he couldn't because he was a Fashion Photographer for Victoria's Secret, and would go against his contract.  However, he invited me to become a VS Mature Model because VS was opening up a new division of models for women 35 years and older, and that I would be perfect for it.  WOW, what a compliment!  I immediately wrote him back and told him that I was interested in the offer.  He wrote me back, but each time he wrote back slowly, it would always take a couple of days.  He began explaining why they were looking for models over 35 (bottom line was to increase their income by targeting older women with more money than younger women).  He explained how the entire fashion industry was beginning this trend, as well as having plus size modeling divisions.  HE GAVE ME FULL DETAILS in multiple emails, again...each time writing back every couple of days.  He finally sent me an email with PAYRATES AND BENEFITS (which you can imagine were ALL AWESOME)!  It also even included a 3 MONTH PAID TRAINING (even while we were training we were to make $8000 a month, free room and board, train in Hollywood, CA and KEEP EVERY SINGLE THING WE MODELED IN...this was just training...after training, the rates and benefits were even greater).  He told me not to worry that I would get the job, but he was a part of the hiring process and that they had decided to hire from "real life" because agencies (which is what they usually use) did not have "mature and curvy models" to represent older women (height wasn't an issue).  By this time...HE HAD ME!  NOTICE:  He kept me excited and increased my desire by not responding to me quickly...HE ALWAYS MADE ME WAIT 2 - 5 DAYS BEFORE RESPONDING TO ME.  He would always apologize for not responding sooner but this was their busy season and they were busy travelling around the world doing photo shoots.  READ ON...

Part 4 - The KILL:  At this point it was time for me to get my file created and my portfolio sent to Victoria's Secret Human Resources.  He gave me the instructions on EXACTLY how my portfolio had to be.  I had to have 35 Pictures (7 SET Categories and 5 Pictures in Each Category with At least 1 picture in each category taken from behind and looking over my shoulder.  The categories and outfits were very detailed, including each picture had to be exactly Head to Toe.  At this point I was feeling UNEASY and almost decided NOT to do it because I had never taken pictures in outfits that he described, such as "thongs", "see-thru nighties" and string bikinis, and more.  HOWEVER, he also included business attire and casual attire as part of the portfolio...so this made me feel that they just want to see what types of outfits we look best in and that this is just a REQUIREMENT for ALL VS Models.  I also thought that since I would be a part of the older group that once my group began to actually model that we would wear SEXY clothes and lingerie, but NOT quite as revealing as in the portfolio because at my age (42) we have a lot more body flaws than the models half our age!  So I hired a photographer in my area to take the pics (which was expensive), and emailed them 1 by 1 to Daniel, along with my resume.  By the way, throughout our communication he had stated over and over to make sure to have my CORRECT address and phone number on my resume.  When I emailed him the resume he told me that he could not open up the resume attachment and to resend it in another format (THIS SHOWS HOW IMPORTANT THIS RESUME WAS TO HIM).  NOTICE: How detailed he was about exactly how the pictures and resume should be.  Look at how thorough he was, and covered all details.  He sounds like a man that truly has a lot of knowledge about the fashion industry.                     READ ON...   Part 5 - The CONCLUSION:  He kept in touch with me on and off for 3 weeks after I sent him the portfolio and resume.  I EVEN RECEIVE A VICTORIA'S SECRET MODEL NUMBER (from so-called HR).  However, on May 1, he closed his myspace account and told me that he was going to do it, and to just email him on his regular email.  He also told me that Judy from HR was going to be contacting me within a couple of days.  Two weeks went by and I emailed HR and Daniel (HR was returned as undelievable mail but Daniel's went through).  About a week later (the end of May) I emailed Daniel and told him I hadn't heard anything else (training was suppose to begin in May), Daniel's email was also returned to me as undeliverable mail.  At that point I was devasted because I knew what had happened and I was afraid.  I was afraid because Daniel had my HOME address and he stated so many times how it was important to have that on my resume and in my file.  He never asked for my ss# (if he did, I would have thought that he wanted to steal my identity), so since he only wanted MY ADDRESS, I thought of something more devious...such as potential RAPE, ROBBERY OR EVEN MURDER...who knows?!  However, HE DID WANT IT FOR A REASON.  I was BLESSED that I was staying in a condo complex that I was actually about to move out of (and just moved out of 2 days ago), AND I was staying in a GATED AND GUARDED COMMNITY (guards were at the gate 24 hours a date, as well as cameras everywhere)...this made me not so much an easy target.  HOWEVER, MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A GUARD AT THEIR FRONT DOOR, WHICH MEANS THIS CAN PUT MANY WOMEN IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! I contacted Victoria's Secret customer service (didn't contact them in the beginning because all of the steps mentioned above, at that time, made me feel secure, plus I always thought customer service reps wouldn't in most cases know the new trends, developments and ideas that are happening in the company until they actually happen.  Plus the customer service reps are for ordering they have nothing to do with the models and the victoria's secret website doesn't even talk about the VS models except for saying contact a modeling agency if interested in modeling...that's it (and in my mind Daniel had already explained to me thoroughly why they were hiring mature women from "real life" and not from agencies).  However, there was no where else to turn and I contacted the customer service, and gave them brief info about my situation and to please forward my email to someone in management that would know about upcoming projects, trends, marketing etc.  Less than 2 days later they wrote me back and said it was a scam and that they NEVER hire from "real life" only through specific agencies.

MY THOUGHTS:  To be honest with you, I wouldn't have believed the email from customer service if I would have written to them earlier, before Daniel had closed all of his email accounts.  Why?  Because he was so intelligent, so charming, so down to earth, and he never chased after me.  That all made me believe that this man is REAL!  Even after all of this happened, it took me about another 2 days AFTER receiving the email from customer service (about 1 week ago), before I actually started believing them, and having this really sink in.  I WAS IN DENIAL! That is WHY I FEEL I NEED TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU!  I understand how a woman who normally doesn't fall for things like this CAN ACTUALLY FALL FOR A SCAM LIKE THIS...it's because HE'S (or them) IS GOOD AT THIS!  PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH OTHER WOMEN OF ALL AGES...because this is a NEWER SCAM and "Daniel" is still out there (even though HE MAY BE USING A DIFFERENT NAME AND/OR DIFFERENT PICS), that's why it's IMPORTANT THAT ALL WOMEN KNOW THIS STORY AND HOW HE OPERATES.

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Memorial Day Message - The Price of Freedom

This is my first direct feed video on Viddler. It is great that the topic would be freedom. It represents change. While most people are used to hearing about Youtube there are many video carriers out there. I had mentioned a while back I was going to be releasing a report on some of the services I use.

"Would you believe I got side-tracked?" The would you believe is in italics because that was one of the favorite lines of Maxwell Smart Agent 86 of the original GET SMART TV show. But it's true. So many new things are emerging on the web. So much to explore and so much to develop.

But I made this video and I talked about Memorial Day. It is kind of a rethinking video. Coming from a revolutionary background, where my father served in the Merchant Marines because of the Segregation that took place at the time and also because he was a Marxist Leninist, my attitudes and opinion of the US military were not always favorable.

But as time has gone on and I've re-examined my core beliefs and values, I've come to appreciate the unique situation the Men and Women of the United States Armed Forces are in. I also think it is also because of the fact that there is no compulsion to serve that has allowed me to look at the matter more objectively.

I first looked at the military as the tool of the Right Wing, Fascist to subjugate, and suppress the rest of the rest of the world for their exploitation. I also looked as the role the National Guard played against the Rioters in Newark. Overall I lumped the Machine in with Ammo.

I now see that was a two simplistic and idealistic view. My current view is that when people answer the call to serve they have made a commitment. That they may be forced to do things they do not like or want to do, but Duty calls for it.

It is my view that even though I may not agree with all the policies of the United States it is only because of Providence, the US Military and the prudent use of them that we are able to enjoy the freedoms which we do.

It is easy to point the finger and call this one or that one bad or evil. It is a testament and tribute to those who have made the ultimate for us to not take the easy way out. That we take the time to get active and look for ways to increase those freedoms and improve the standard of the living.

I know there is a risk of taking a position. But, to not take a position and be willing to through it into the crucible of public scrutiny would be to spit in the face of those who died to make this country free. It is okay to disagree. It is okay to be different. It is even better to be willing to suffer correction in order to get better.

That was part of the spirit which this country was founded upon. The Founding Fathers didn't all agree, but they worked together to form a more perfect union. That is the moral of this blog. That is very important to recognize that we as Americans are at our best when we don't demonize each other. The results of that is schismatic.

This is what is the greatest challenge in America greater than race. It is how we as Americans can cure the bitterness we feel towards each other. How we can heal the riff that holding the country back from it true glory.

Let us use the Day of Memorial Day, to reflect that the Men and Women of our Armed Forces have died so that we can "make a more Perfect Union". Let us be grateful for their efforts and honor their memory with our action. God Bless America. God Bless the Citizens of the United States of America. God Bless those who died in the service of protection of the United States of America.

The Tubby Nerd and The Crown Prince of Web 2.0

ED DALE - Co Founder of The Thirty Day Challenge

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A Mac Manic, Guitar Playing, Aussie Fashionista, Ed Dale is teaching thousands of people who to earn an income from the internet. With the fourth season of the "Thirty Day Challenge" getting ready to launch June 1, 2008, Ed has added some new twist.

He's streaming now. Yes, reality internet has a new champion - Ed Dale and is trusty partner Dan Raine. Part of the reason I got the title of Crown Prince of Web 2.0 was because I interviewed people like Ed for my radio program the 1 Minute 30 Day Success System.

Here is that groundbreaking, exclusive interview.



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Black Business Value Tour Blitz

First and Foremost I want to thank all of the growing readers. Please make sure you subscribe to this blog and pass it on to others. Also become a Black Business Builder

Announcing the BBS Value Tour 6 Day Promotional Blitz...

Posted by Jacqueline Taylor-Adams on May 19, 2008 at 9:31am

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LET'S DO THIS...AN ALL OUT BLITZ!

What position will you play?

The Black Business Space Value Tour is on a mission to build functional communities and we must let EVERYONE know. So, beginning Monday May 19, 2008 thru Saturday, May 23, 2008, the BBS Value Tour Run a 6 Day Intense Purpose-Driven Promotional Blitz.

What position will you play?
We're asking you as a member of BBS community to help manifest our collective power by
Mindset
>>>Throwing up a daily prayer for the success of the BBS Value Tour
>>>Taking 6 deep cleansing breaths when arising each morning this week:
close right nostril with thumb and take air in fully filling the lungs; release right nostril and close left nostril with fore finger exhaling air fully pushing the abdomen all the way in expelling all air (make sure you are sitting up with back straight)
>>>Drinking water

>>>Speaking Affirmation Aloud at least once a day:


"Today I am born anew and my birthplace is a vineyard where there is fruit for all." (Og Mandino)



Value: Community (Rightful Acknowledgment)

>>> Say hello to everyone you pass without expectation of return. This includes children of all ages



Doing at least one of these promotional activities once a day:

1. Invite friends to join you on BBSVT,


2. Repost our support blogs as a blog on your MySpace or any place you think is appropriate - http://www.blackbusinessspace.com/profiles/blog/show?id=820753%3ABl... or http://www.blackbusinessspace.com/profiles/blog/show?id=820753%3ABl...

3. Listen to the radio show; invite people and/or call in; post the code to the show on your website or profile page on another community



4. Become A Black Business Builder Become a member now"

Doing at least one of these interactive activities once a day - Visit BBSVT, www.bbsvaluetour.com, and

**Play a game or video

**Post music and/or video


**Post a blog and/or in the forums

**Visit a sponsor group and engage in one activity there

**Visit an artist group and leave comments



That's it! Simple daily actions for only 6 days, that will take no more than 30 min to an hour of your time.



Your actions will produce a positive outcome for you and the BBSVT commUNITY. There's Value in the Valley, on the Plains, and on the Hills. There's value in a relationship with you!



Peace, Luv, and Continual Thanks for your Support.





BBS Value Tour Organizing Team:

Lee Green, Jacqueline Taylor-Adams, Hussein Hill, Edwina Warder, Liana Arnwine, Rebekah Jenkins, Leutrell Osborne, Sr., Donna McKeithan, Eula Young, Sean Hall, Gary L. Jamerson, Lazone Grays, Kimi Rhochelle, James "Prez" Carter, ArLena Richardson, Robin Caldwell, William Clark

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