Ok so a couple months ago I get an email from a dating site I have a profile on. It reads:
-------------------------------------------------------------
Dear member,
"an EXCITING OFFER to MILLIONAIREMATCH members"
Fantasy Island TV Reality has contacted us at MillionaireMatch to locate 100 Bachelors
to partake in an all expense paid 18 day party starting mid November 2005.
Mega Party Recipe
An Exotic Tropical Island Resort
200 Beautiful Australia and New Zealand Women
18 Action Packed Fun Filled Days
18 Sultry Tropical Nights
Luxury Accommodation
Gourmet Meals
World Class International Entertainers Nightly
Missing ingredient, 100 Bachelors. The search is now on, are you male, between 25 and
45 years of age, single, heterosexual, and wealthy, then you may be one of only 100
to be chosen to live every man's fantasy.
All information and application forms are available at www.sabbathfilmandtv.com
Any applicants unsuccessful for the 2005 show will be considered for 2006 and 2007
productions.
If you have friends who are interested let them know. Please mention that you or your
friends are from MillionaireMatch.com and get priority.
Customer Service
MillionaireMatch.com
---------------------------------------------------------------
So I apply, and 1 week later I get a call for a phone interview. I pass that, and a few days later I get an email with a formal questionnaire. I fill it out, submit my pics, and 1 week later I am told I am accepted by the following letter:
----------------------------------------------------------------
Congratulations on being selected as one of our 100 Bachelors worldwide from over 1000 applicants.
Your successful application was based on your look and high scoring answers to our questionnaire.
We now attach your copy of the Reality Tv show agreement and advise that your election for the advertising package shall be forwarded to you directly by Sabbath Film and Tv upon your selection being secured.
What you need to do now
Confirm your acceptance of the agreement by emailing back to us at this email address words to the effect “That you accept all the terms and conditions and that you are ready to secure your place as one of the 100 bachelors on this series ”
You should then down load the agreement and then sign your name on the bottom of each of the 4 pages and then send the original signed and witnessed agreement back to us via express post C/O Reality Tv
(Australasia) Pty Ltd at Po Box 705 Main Beach Queensland Australia 4217.
You must then within no more than 2 normal days by telegraphic transfer deposit the fee of $US 25,000,00 as set out in the agreement under the heading Payment.
Strict compliance is essential as we have several hundred bachelors waiting in line to take the next available place.
Once the funds have been transferred you must email us at this email address fantasy@realitytvaust.com send your receipt number date of payment and name and address of the forwarding bank, in order to make sure that your place is not given to someone else.
For all those who may be concerned, if for any reason the show does not proceed then all money paid will be returned in full. We must point out that this is not a consideration to us as the show will proceed as planned as millions of dollars have already been allocated for this series.
Kind Regards
Terry Crinis
Executive Producer
Reality TV (Australasia) Pty Ltd
(61) 7 3321 0923
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I think it is a scam because of the $25,000 fee required. I've never heard of a reality show requiring a fee to be paid. I asked about the fee and the producers said that because they cannot do detailed checks on each contestants wealth, they require each person to pay $25,000 to "prove" their wealth, which I thought was totally ridiculous (almost any joe can borrow $25,000 and any established person doesn't need to "prove" anything). That is when my spidey senses were telling me this is a total scam. However, 1 week AFTER that I got ANOTHER email from millionairematch.com, this time for contestants for the hit ABC show "The Bachelor." That I know is a legit show, the dating site seems legit and I wouldn't think they would be forwarding emails from a sham company AND the Bachelor, but something doesn't seem right and as of right now, I'm not biting. For $25,000, I could take 5 trips to Australia and meet all the models I want.
Anyways, did anybody else get this email and apply? Does anybody know anything about Sabbath Film and TV? (www.sabbathfilmandtv.com) Am I being paranoid?
-------------------------------------------------------------
Dear member,
"an EXCITING OFFER to MILLIONAIREMATCH members"
Fantasy Island TV Reality has contacted us at MillionaireMatch to locate 100 Bachelors
to partake in an all expense paid 18 day party starting mid November 2005.
Mega Party Recipe
An Exotic Tropical Island Resort
200 Beautiful Australia and New Zealand Women
18 Action Packed Fun Filled Days
18 Sultry Tropical Nights
Luxury Accommodation
Gourmet Meals
World Class International Entertainers Nightly
Missing ingredient, 100 Bachelors. The search is now on, are you male, between 25 and
45 years of age, single, heterosexual, and wealthy, then you may be one of only 100
to be chosen to live every man's fantasy.
All information and application forms are available at www.sabbathfilmandtv.com
Any applicants unsuccessful for the 2005 show will be considered for 2006 and 2007
productions.
If you have friends who are interested let them know. Please mention that you or your
friends are from MillionaireMatch.com and get priority.
Customer Service
MillionaireMatch.com
---------------------------------------------------------------
So I apply, and 1 week later I get a call for a phone interview. I pass that, and a few days later I get an email with a formal questionnaire. I fill it out, submit my pics, and 1 week later I am told I am accepted by the following letter:
----------------------------------------------------------------
Congratulations on being selected as one of our 100 Bachelors worldwide from over 1000 applicants.
Your successful application was based on your look and high scoring answers to our questionnaire.
We now attach your copy of the Reality Tv show agreement and advise that your election for the advertising package shall be forwarded to you directly by Sabbath Film and Tv upon your selection being secured.
What you need to do now
Confirm your acceptance of the agreement by emailing back to us at this email address words to the effect “That you accept all the terms and conditions and that you are ready to secure your place as one of the 100 bachelors on this series ”
You should then down load the agreement and then sign your name on the bottom of each of the 4 pages and then send the original signed and witnessed agreement back to us via express post C/O Reality Tv
(Australasia) Pty Ltd at Po Box 705 Main Beach Queensland Australia 4217.
You must then within no more than 2 normal days by telegraphic transfer deposit the fee of $US 25,000,00 as set out in the agreement under the heading Payment.
Strict compliance is essential as we have several hundred bachelors waiting in line to take the next available place.
Once the funds have been transferred you must email us at this email address fantasy@realitytvaust.com send your receipt number date of payment and name and address of the forwarding bank, in order to make sure that your place is not given to someone else.
For all those who may be concerned, if for any reason the show does not proceed then all money paid will be returned in full. We must point out that this is not a consideration to us as the show will proceed as planned as millions of dollars have already been allocated for this series.
Kind Regards
Terry Crinis
Executive Producer
Reality TV (Australasia) Pty Ltd
(61) 7 3321 0923
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I think it is a scam because of the $25,000 fee required. I've never heard of a reality show requiring a fee to be paid. I asked about the fee and the producers said that because they cannot do detailed checks on each contestants wealth, they require each person to pay $25,000 to "prove" their wealth, which I thought was totally ridiculous (almost any joe can borrow $25,000 and any established person doesn't need to "prove" anything). That is when my spidey senses were telling me this is a total scam. However, 1 week AFTER that I got ANOTHER email from millionairematch.com, this time for contestants for the hit ABC show "The Bachelor." That I know is a legit show, the dating site seems legit and I wouldn't think they would be forwarding emails from a sham company AND the Bachelor, but something doesn't seem right and as of right now, I'm not biting. For $25,000, I could take 5 trips to Australia and meet all the models I want.
Anyways, did anybody else get this email and apply? Does anybody know anything about Sabbath Film and TV? (www.sabbathfilmandtv.com) Am I being paranoid?
