Crimes of Persuasion

Schemes, scams, frauds.



Minx Models (minxmodels.com) Vanessa Helmer VMH Models (vmhmodels.com)

October 5, 2004

[Last Updated: October 05, 2004 ]

VMH Int'l Models 1311 Howe St Vancouver BC V6Z 2P3

"Minx Models" is a "division" of VMH Models: "Minx Models is the exciting new division of VMH Models."

http://www.minxmodels.com/about.html [Oct. 5, 2004].

The minxmodels.com website had one link on its Links page, to VMH Models.

http://www.minxmodels.com/modeling_links.html [Oct. 5, 2004].

Aspiring models are asked to pay Minx Models for advertising online.

The domain name modelsandtalent.com is a mirror site of modelscouts.com; visiting that address, it said, "Welcome to Model Scouts.com." [Oct. 5, 2004]. modelsandtalent.com is owned by "Models and Talent.com":

Domain modelsandtalent.com

Date Registered: 1998-11-30
Date Modified: 2004-1-3
Expiry Date: 2004-11-29
DNS1: NS1.W3MEDIA.NET
DNS2: NS2.W3MEDIA.NET

Registrant

Models and Talent.com
#200, 1311 Howe Street
Vancouver
BC
V6Z2P3
CA
[Oct. 5, 2004].

The registrant address of modelsandtalent.com is the same as the business address of vmhmodels.com, the web address of VMH Models:

Domain vmhmodels.com

Date Registered: 6/14/1998
Date Modified: 3/11/2004
Expiry Date: 6/13/2005
DNS1: NS1.MEGANAMESERVERS.COM
DNS2: NS2.MEGANAMESERVERS.COM

Registrant

VMH Models
200, 1311 Howe Street
Vancouver
BC
V6Z2P3
CA
[Oct. 5, 2004].

Aspiring models are asked to pay ModelScouts.com for advertising online to been seen by, and signed to, modeling agencies. One of the modeling agencies which a ModelScouts.com client was signed to was Minx Models/VMH Models:

I want to thank you again for all your wonderderful support. After paying $1,000.00 to another online scouting company and getting nowhere I found ModelScouts.com and as promised within 10 days I received an answer! Justin and I are thrilled that he was picked up so quickly!!! We can't thank you enough. Modelscouts.com really is the best in the business! You definitely delivered for my little boy."
JUDITH F., Mother of JUSTIN F. - signed to VMH/MINX MODELS, Vancouver
 
http://www.modelscouts.com/testimonials.html [Oct. 5, 2004].

MinxModels.com has BBB membership.

http://worf.usshurdman.com/~calgary/commonreport.html?compid=38027 [Oct. 5, 2004].

ModelScouts.com has BBB membership.

http://worf.usshurdman.com/~calgary/commonreport.html?compid=37586 [Oct. 5, 2004].

The contact address for ModelScouts.com listed by the BBB is:

Box 72021, RPO Glenmore Landing
Calgary, AB T2V 5H9

The additional address for MinxModels.com is:

"72021 RPO Glenmore Landing, Calgary, AB T2V SH9"

http://worf.usshurdman.com/~calgary/commonreport.html?compid=37586 [Oct. 5, 2004].

See also ModelScouts.com Background Check