'It consists of photographers and models being contacted to do a Skype casting call for Honey Birdette Lingerie and offering $5,000 for the successful chosen models. 'So there is a scam going round that apparently has been done before,' he wrote. In 2017, a man warned his Facebook friends to be weary of messages from so-called recruiters after learning of the con. The casting call scam has reportedly been doing the rounds for at least three years. Once you hit send, you lose control over the situation.' 'The best advice is to think very carefully before you send/live stream pictures of yourself online. 'There are often difficulties in tracing possible offenders as many of the websites enable anonymous posting, and when the website is based overseas it can become problematic to have the imagery removed.' 'Once these images are online or in someone else’s possession, it’s out of the control of the person – and the imagery can be used or shared by others.' 'It can be difficult to investigate matters where adult victims are involved who have consensually provided imagery of themselves to others,' a NSW Police spokesperson said.

NSW police confirmed the issue had been reported and said Burwood detectives are conducting inquiries, but warned others to be vigilant online as it is difficult to track images. Honey Birdette founder Eloise Monaghan said the company only uses models from agencies and slammed the scammer's actions as disgraceful. The teenager said she now realised the decision was naive and hoped speaking out will prevent it from happening to others. She said police told her there was not much they could do as it is difficult to trace anonymous offenders online. The woman, posing as Ms Gaunt's family friend, asked her to get naked during a 'casting call' over Skype

Skype sex model