Also thrilled to have a modelling job was 73-year-old Roland Parker who was offered the same job as Judy with the same client and studio, just three weeks apart.
“I’m not well off and I thought this job could help me earn a bit of money and make life more comfortable,” he says.
He paid £200 as a refundable attendance fee, then more for other supposed jobs.
When he arrived at a Manchester studio for one of the shoots, the staff said “they knew nothing about this”.
By the time he realised he’d been scammed, he’d lost around £1,000 in fees and travel expenses – money he’d sent using PayPal’s “friends and family” option, which meant he had no buyer protection.
Scammers will often ask for purchases to be made through the “friends and family” option, which has no fee attached to it.
But it’s important to pay for all goods and services through PayPal’s “goods and services” option as that ensures you are protected if you are scammed and PayPal will refund eligible transactions.