{"id":77,"date":"2025-03-05T18:13:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T18:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/?p=77"},"modified":"2025-03-12T20:03:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T20:03:38","slug":"scam-alert-dont-fall-for-fake-maxim-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/05\/scam-alert-dont-fall-for-fake-maxim-agents\/","title":{"rendered":"SCAM ALERT: DON\u2019T FALL FOR FAKE MAXIM AGENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s frustrating that we even have to say this, but scammers are out there, and they\u2019re using Maxim\u2019s name to prey on Cover Girl models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve received reports of fraudsters posing as Maxim agents, photographers, and modeling scouts. They\u2019ll DM you on Instagram or email you, claiming they can get you into Maxim or an upcoming magazine. Sounds like a dream, right? Wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s their scam:<\/strong><br>\ud83d\udcb0 They offer to pay for your travel, photoshoot, or buy your images.<br>\ud83d\udcb5 They send you a <strong>bogus check<\/strong> for more than agreed.<br>\u26a0\ufe0f Then, they ask you to <strong>send back the \u201cextra\u201d money.<\/strong><br>\u274c The check bounces. <strong>You\u2019re left broke. They disappear.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Know this:<br>Maxim NEVER hires outside agents to scout for photoshoots. If someone claims to be from Maxim, verify first\u2014only Cover Girl Coordinators reach out, and they only use an @maxim.vote email. Never engage. Never send money. If in doubt, contact <strong><a>support@maxim.vote<\/a><\/strong> for confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <strong>Here\u2019s how to stay safe:<\/strong><br>\ud83d\udccd <strong>Official Maxim websites:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/covergirl.maxim.com\">covergirl.maxim.com<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/maxim.com\">maxim.com<\/a><br>\ud83d\udcf8 <strong>Official Instagram accounts:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maximmag_covergirl\/\">@maximmag_covergirl<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/maximmag\">@maximmag<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay sharp, protect your grind, and don\u2019t let scammers dim your shine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Each Promotion is open only to legal residents of the 50 U.S. States &amp; DC, female, age of majority+. Void elsewhere and where prohibited. Each Promotion is subject to the Master Rules and its own Promotion Rules which contain a description of the Promotion, entry methods, prizes, odds, and other details and restrictions. Master Rules and Promotion Rules are available <a href=\"https:\/\/covergirl.maxim.com\/docs\/master-rules.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s frustrating that we even have to say this, but scammers are out there, and they\u2019re using Maxim\u2019s name to prey on Cover Girl models. We\u2019ve received reports of fraudsters posing as Maxim agents, photographers, and modeling scouts. They\u2019ll DM you on Instagram or email you, claiming they can get you into Maxim or an &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/05\/scam-alert-dont-fall-for-fake-maxim-agents\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;SCAM ALERT: DON\u2019T FALL FOR FAKE MAXIM AGENTS&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[23,24,11,12],"class_list":["post-77","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-alert","tag-fake","tag-maxim-cover-girl","tag-scam","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":123,"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77\/revisions\/123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}