Photographer
Ruth Bailey PortfolioInformation and Alerts
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This business has 1 alert.
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On
August 1, 2018, BBB received a complaint from a consumer alleging she received
a message through Instagram from Ruth Bailey Portfolio, https://www.instagram.com/ruthbaileyportfolio/ stating they needed a model for their fashion website and would pay for this
service. The business referred the consumer to Dennis Cleverly who provided the
consumer with more information about the photo shoot which would be allegedly
held at a local photography studio because Ruth and Dennis were located in
Oregon several hundreds of miles away from the consumer's location. Dennis
sent the consumer a check for $933 instructing the consumer to deposit the
check and pay the stylist, who also lived several hundreds of miles away, $600
via Money Gram. According to Dennis, the stylist never received the Money
Gram so the consumer was instructed to purchase $300 in iTunes gift cards to
purchase fabric. Dennis then instructed the consumer to scratch off the back
of the card, take a picture of the code and send it to him to ensure
delivery. The next day, the consumer discovered the check she deposited
bounced and she is now responsible to pay the bank $953 for depositing a
counterfeit check. The consumer reached out to the company who denies
they sent her a fake check, has not provided a new form of payment and has
stopped communicating.
BBB
found Ruth Bailey Portfolio does not have a business registration with Oregon
Secretary of State. BBB found the address maps to a residential location
that is not owed by Ruth Bailey or Dennis Cleverly. BBB could not find a
physical location for this company. BBB could not find any information for this
alleged company. BBB found the photos posted on Instagram were first
added on June 13, 2018. BBB called the business and left a message on a generic
voicemail that did not provide any name or business name in the greeting.
BBB has sent the alleged company a letter and is awaiting a response.
If
you are a victim of this scheme, BBB recommends reporting your experience using
BBB’s Scam Tracker at https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker/us and filing a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov, FBI at www.ic3.gov and the Oregon Attorney General’s office at https://justice.oregon.gov/consumercomplaints/OnlineComplaints/OnlineComplaintForm/en.
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