 Bobbi S. Tomes |
anyone know of circle of photographers site? I submited an image I made to a contest on a site called circleofphotographers.com and today I recieved a notification in my email saying my image would be published in their manuscript, I think it was called vibe photography or something very similar. Anyhow it went on to say that I could purchase a copy for $59 and also there were options to purchase a certificate plaque with the image and my name also on it in recognition of being published and the option , for more money, to have a biography included in the manuscipt. It sounds neat, I dont have any sort of certificates, plaques, awards or anything like that and I would like to have it, but is it a scam? Is it worth the money and has anyone else went through with a purchase from this site that can share their experience?
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Brendan Knell |
I'm sorry to rain on your parade, but yes they are a COMPLETE scam along with picture.com, ILP, and cutestpets.com(and there's probably more). If you want more info on it, you can search the Q&As for any of these sites and you will get lots of info. Let us know if you need something else.
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Laura E. OConnor |
DON'T SEND THEM MONEY...IT'S A SCAM! There are several threads on BP about this. Just plug Circle of Photographers in the Search to view more info. A lot of people have sent money and never received a thing. A lot of us have submitted photos at one point and have ALL received the exact same letters, wording and all, and follow-up correspondence. I finally sent back an e-mail and told them to delete my image from their database and that they are NOT authorized to use it under ANY circumstances and threatened legal action if they did. I never heard another word from them, so I didn't get confirmation of that, either. But at least they've left me alone!
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Kathy Bassett |
Hi I rec'd my "uh hummmm" wonderful book yesterday from cutestpets.com and I have never been so disappointed. I have tried and tried to go into picture.com and cancel my 2 photos that they have but it won't let me send email to them. Also I am going to try to see if I can get my money back on this stupid book. What a rip-off!!
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Brendan Knell |
Kathy, did you pay them with PayPal?
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Kathy Bassett |
Hi Brendan, No, I sent them a check. I wrote to them and told them I was really disappointed in their book and wanted my money back and they emailed me back and gave me the address of where to return and the book and said a refund would be sent shortly after the book was returned. They said they were really sorry I felt the way I did and that MOST PEOPLE LOVED THEIR BOOK!
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April M. Shepard |
April Shepard
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April M. Shepard |
I sure am glad to have read all of your coments because I have just recieved an email saying they would publish my photo as well. I was going to buy my copy they offered next week. I thought mabey they were a scam, something seemed different about them. anyways thanks for the heads up everyone. April Shepard
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April M. Shepard |
April Shepard
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April M. Shepard |
by the way i'm sorry for having the same message posted three times but i'm new to this and didn't think that it went through the first time. Everyone is allowed at least one mistake right? April Shepard
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anonymous |
The amount of posts in relation to this scam - it really makes me wonder why people are still sending them things and getting sucked in. There is at least a post a week on this.
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Kathy Bassett |
Hi Natalie, Even tho it states that I was a member here since 10/27/2003, I never heard of this place until this past week and I just joined. So I didn't know anything about the posts in relations to the scams going on in these various photography web sites. They send you a letter than sounds really great. Yes, I know I'm blonde and dumb and gullible but oh well. Live and learn and go forward having learned from one's mistakes. Next time I will be more careful and hopefully others can learn from my mistakes!
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anonymous |
LOL! Kathy, don't say that! Just from my point of view is that I am only on here about twice a week and I have seen so many numerous posts about this, there is usually at least one in the top 20 threads, that I thought everyone who is a member of BP would of at least seen one somewhere along the line.
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Kathy Bassett |
Natalie, It's true ~ teehee. I had a feeling when I did it, but went and did it anyway...so nobody's fault but mine...and you know the old saying: "When in doubt, DON'T!" But today I sent the book back and now we shall see how long it takes to get my money back.
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Kirsten M. Brown |
NOOOOO!!! I feel like a total idiot! I got that e-mail too but I actually made an order for the "manuscript". I used paypal...wow do I feel stupid. Is there a way to cancel this??
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Brendan Knell |
Since you used paypal Kristen, you can file a complaint or something and paypal can try and get you your money back. There was a thread about this, and I'll try and find it for you.
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