Subscribe:AppleSpotifyAmazonRSSJun 18, 2026Scammers are impersonating casting directors with convincing emails and sometimes AI voice clones to steal money from aspiring actors, according Katie Kilkenny, labor and media journalist at the Hollywood Reporter.
DownloadJay L Clendenin/Getty ImagesSubscribe:AppleSpotifyAmazonRSSAI has ushered in a golden age for scams. There are the deepfake kidnapping calls, the vibecoded ecommerce websites and one of the latest, according to a recent article in the Hollywood Reporter, is a casting scam targeting aspiring actors.Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with labor and media reporter Katie Kilkenny who wrote about how this scheme typically unfolds.More on this“You’d Be Perfect for This!” Inside the Devious Casting Scam Sweeping Hollywood - from The Hollywood ReporterThe TeamMeghan McCarty Carino HostNancy Farghalli Executive ProducerDaisy Palacios Supervising Senior ProducerDaniel Shin ProducerJesús Alvarado Producer
