Help Me Howard: Modeling Scam

3:15PM | October 13, 2008 | comments: 1

Many young women dream of breaking into the world of modeling and making it big, but it's not always so simple. The multi-billion dollar industry attracts its share of scams and con artists, as one aspiring model we spoke with learned the hard way.

Maritza Steenkamp was discovered online by a so called "model scout," and thought she had been offered the job of a lifetime. But when she began getting unexpected checks in the mail for a lot of money, she got suspicious. Watch the Help Me Howard report.

If you're an aspiring model and looking for tips on getting into the industry, CLICK HERE.

Comments: 1

Posted by Sanet Els at February 13, 2009 3:36 PM

Hi Howard,

I live in South Africa and Maritza Steenkamp is my daughter. I haven't seen her in 6 years. You have made that possible because you featured her in your program in October about the modeling scam. We speak on the phone and e-mail one another but it's the first time I could actually see her again.

Thank you with all my heart

Sanet Els