NOTM Never Offer Them Money

Read this first.... just a re-cap for newbies in 2007... NOTM or National Online Talent Management are fake, scammers , beware.

I hate them people they left me high and dry they were all nice until i paid them and then they never replied to me or anything. Its true NATIONAL ONLINE TALENT AGENCY is nothing but a scam. BEWARE PEOPLE they are no good.

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I had a similar experience and asked for a refund however they refused to reply to my emails and phonecalls. STAY AWAY, TOTAL SHAM!!!

Folks, Some people appear to have been burned by this agency. But, is NOTM actually a shocker? They would be by definition if they claim to be actors' agents and they charge a fee to list with them. Reputable agents don't do that (although agents which don't charge a fee are not necessarily reputable - eg overcharging commission on jobs is a scam - 10% is the benchmark). They would be if some of the practices people have written about here have actually occurred. Unreturned phone calls is not only bad business and poor client relations, it is also shonky, especially if you are trying to get back money. Second, I would raise at least one eyebrow in theatrical fashion if they were not a proprietory limited company. Many partnerships and sole traders are genuine in whatever business they undertake, such as consulting etc. I don't know in this industry. Being a Pty Ltd company does not mean a company is clean either, but I'd like to know that I'm not just dealing with some fly-by-night operation. This is probably less likely if the agency is a company. NOTM is not a Pty Ltd company. Third, someone said they had not been registered since 2004. Well, that is not the information that is listed on the ASIC webpage : Name NATIONAL ONLINE TALENT MANAGEMENT Registered state/no. QLD BN18749707 Type Business Names Registration Date Unknown Next Review Date Unknown Status Registered Principal Place of Business not available Jurisdiction Office of Fair Trading, Queensland A genuine company will be easy to find. NOTM is neither in the white pages nor the yellow pages online. According to the NOTM webpage, the address is 8/98 University Drive Robina. That is near Bond University. Is it just a bunch of students making some money on the side? Or a business set up to harvest film students from Bond University? Is it someone's apartment? Or is it an office in a business centre? In fact 98 University Drive is accommodation for students - Central Park Apartments. With a little bit of research simply using Google, you can do your own homework on an agent instead of sounding off, which could create legal problems. I wouldnn't even consider them just from the informatioin I've dug out. Cheers, Jim

Hope everyone saw the expose on Today Tonight, showing what a scam National Online Talent Management is - screened Feb 8, 2007.

Probably the only 'report' Today Tonight has ever aired worth watching. But thanks for the heads up.

My son lost $700 to NOTM before Christmas. I didn't see the Today Tonight report but wanted to go to TV myself with this so I am glad someone else did. Would love to know what the outcome was for all who were burned by these scammers. Is there anything anyone is able to do or have we all just learnt a valuable lesson in life? We didn't even get a receipt for the money! Have they been prosecuted???