Voiceover-Casting.com using Voices.com member accounts to advertise

[Jon Morss]

I'm not sure if anyone else got a message from Voiceover-casting.com, but I received a message from them via my Voices.com account trying to get me to sign-up at their site. I did pass this on to the folks at Voices.com and apparently the Voiceover-Casting folks keep creating bogas accounts at Voices so they can recruit from the talent there. To me, this is just plain wrong and really bad form. My advice would be to avoid Voiceover-Casting like the plague if this is the way they opperate.

[Diane Havens]

I immediately deleted it. Pathetic ploy.

[John Zadikian]

I deleted it right away.

Diane...do not delete that sweet new pic

[voicy1stef]

Count me in for another deletion!

[Diane Havens]

And the way the invite was written was so poor -- and ingratiating.

(Thanks about the photo, guys! I finally took some shots in my new booth. Love my halogen spots in there, great for reading from paper, but it does get toasty warm after a few hours under them.)

[Julie Williams]

I am so tired of them doing this... I say NO ONE should join it.

BTW... I talked to Voices.com and Lin said they're doing what they can to stop it, but these people keep opening new accounts because some people are actually joining the site from the spam.

[Lee Gordon]

One of these guys submitted a request to join the LinkedIn Voice Over Professionals Group. In order to spare the membership a spam attack, I am sitting on that request.

[bobbin beam]

Received 3 different notices, I believe from different individuals... Joined up....not happy with that decision. Deleting my profile after receiving requests from some folks I've never heard of before and DUMB group join requests, like "Custom Demo Haters".
Overall I think they were mining the Voices.com database for email addresses.

[voicesdotcom]

Hi everyone,

Thank you for your support and also for your discernment. I've posted an article on VOX Daily as of last night that shared more information about what was going on and what we have done to combat it.

Here's the link if you are curious:

Looking Out For #1: You've Got a Friend | Vox Daily

Here's an excerpt for those of you who would prefer to stay at the forum:

Over the last week, Voices.com members have shared their concerns with us about being solicited through the website's internal messaging system by a company inviting them to join a social network for voice talent.

After a couple of days, the emails stopped which was a welcome relief, giving us the impression that it was over, however, it appears they are back at it.

To be absolutely clear, this company is in no way affiliated with Voices.com and we are very sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

Please be assured that these spammers do not have access to your account information or contact information unless you have provided them with it yourself. Since they are using the internal messaging system at Voices.com, they cannot view your email address.

What We've Done To Date

๏ Emailed the offending spammers requesting them to stop
๏ Suspended their accounts
๏ Deleted offending accounts and banned email addresses
๏ Telephoned their offices in Sao Paulo, Brazil to no avail
๏ Been answering concerns on a one-on-one basis by email, phone and live chat

Within hours of the first registration and spamming activity, I sent a personal email requesting that they stop and informed them that their account was suspended until they could provide evidence that they were not trying to mine our customer base. This email went unanswered.

David also emailed and phoned. Both of his attempts to communicate went unanswered.

In response to our efforts to deter these people, they've continued to create more accounts with different email addresses and usernames to bypass the system. We've tried nearly everything save showing up at their office is Sao Paulo, Brazil and speaking with them in person.

Our advice to you is to ignore any messages you may receive that invite you to join the social network.

If you have joined this site under the impression that it was being operated by Voices.com, I recommend that you delete your account at that social networking site as we are in no way affiliated with that organization. I have already heard from some members who have done just that and removed their profiles from the voice talent social networking site.

I wish to thank all of you who have emailed or called with your concerns. Your kind words and patience during this ordeal have been greatly appreciated. We care about our members and take these things very seriously. I trust that our efforts will bear fruit, and God willing, these activities will cease.

Best wishes,

Stephanie

[Claired]

For some reason, they seem to love me!
On top of the 7 messages through voices.com, I've now received one straight from their email to mine. Grrrr...


ps: thanks Steph for trying to stop them!