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* Happens to Anzu/Tea of YuGiOh, who is promised a chance to be a dancer like she's always wanted.
* An episode of AllGrownUp has Suzie meet a woman who offers her a chance to audition to be a singer. The only catch is, she has to pay a fee for a studio session in advance. When she shows up to the "studio" it turns out just to be an office building.

* Occurs in an episode of ''SisterSister'', when one of the girls goes to a "photographer's" apartment for a shoot. Luckily, the girls' parents arrive in time to save her.
* ''{{Fame}}''. Coco is approached in a diner by a sleazy guy claiming to be a director. She goes to his apartment for a "screen test" and he orders her to undress in front of a camera. She does so, and starts crying from embarrassment and shame.
* In ''Nogizaka Haruka No Himitsu'', two female acting managers approach Haruka on the street and convince her to be a background contestant in an idol pageant. Unknown to her or the male protagonist, the managers intended for her to actually win the pageant so they could earn big bucks.
* The low-budget 80s anthology series ''Terrorvision'' had an episode where a couple of girls answer a modeling ad in a store window. No warehouse, just a small clothing store with a photo studio out back. Turns out the girls are actually modeling for [[TakenForGranite mannequins]].
* [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page421.html This]] ''Webcomic/{{Subnormality}}'' strip, which ''does'' feature a deserted warehouse. The girl in question is turned into a figurine for the Franklin Mint.
* In TheMovie of the Neil Simon play ''I Ought To Be In Pictures'', shortly after her arrival in Hollywood Libby is approached by someone to make a "film," and she takes his card. Another girl tells her that they guy wanted her for a porno, and Libby replies "I know. It's just nice to be asked."
* This was the tactic of the killer in the ''CriminalMinds'' episode "Fear and Loathing." Although he doesn't rape his victims. He records their voices as trophies and kills them by drugging and strangling them.

* ''{{Chicago}}'': A BlackAndGreyMorality variant. The main character is sleeping with a man mainly because she thinks he's a producer who can help her career. [[spoiler: He's not.]]
--> "Tell me I'm a star!"

* A depraved pimp in the Harlan Coben novel "Gone For Good" used this technique to drug, rape and prepare unsuspecting girls for prostitution. He got his retribution in the end, but how he recounted this was still pretty shocking.
* This is a storylet in AlterEgo.
* A man on the streets of Betancuria offers to pay the Princess to pose for a nude painting in ADanceWithRogues. Should you accept, the bad guys show up and confiscate the painting, forcing you to sneak into their administration building to retrieve it.
* Parodied in ''{{Superman}}: Metropolis Secret Files & Origins'': Jimmy Olsen, of all people, tries this on Lex Luthor's Amazonian bodyguards when he meets them in the ''Planet'''s elevator. The next panel shows them exiting the elevator, leaving a semiconcious Jimmy behind them.
* In {{Gods and Monsters}}, a semi-factual biopic about Frankenstein director James Whale, he ({{Ian McKellen}}) convinces his gardener (Brendan Fraser) to come in out of the hot sun and model for some drawings. Too bad [[spoiler: a combination of arthritis and one or more strokes meant that the sketches were little more than random scribbles.]]
* In a film ''Human Trafficking'' (2005) The BigBad has a model agency in East Europe. In a twist, the agency '''actually is''' a model agency (i. e. they make photoshoots for low-grade papers and such), with the main goal of it to launder the money got with said trafficking. However, many models still end up kidnapped and sold into prostitution.
* In the series ''The Commish'', there is an actual professinal photographer who works for a couple of questionable papers which require shots of underage (though not child: ages 14-18) models. What many find too late: he also works for [[spoiler: a child porn ring.]] The girl who used to babysit the Commissioner's son is among the victims...
* Happened to Whitney in the EllenHopkins novel ''Tricks.'' The "photographer" in question seemed like a really nice guy... until he got her addicted to heroin and started pimping her out for drug money.
* In the MissMarple story ''The Body in the Library'', this was how the murderers obtained one of their victims.

* In TheMovie of the Neil Simon play ''I Ought To Be In Pictures'', shortly after her arrival in Hollywood Libby is approached by someone to make a [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean "film,"]] and she takes his card. Another girl tells her that they guy wanted her for a porno, and Libby replies "I know. It's just nice to be asked."

* Actually the plot to many a porn movie. Once the woman is naked, she will spontaneously forget that she's supposed to be there for a job and suddenly became more interested in having sex.

* Actually the plot to many a porn movie.

* [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page421.html This]] ''{{Subnormality}}'' strip, which ''does'' feature a deserted warehouse. The girl in question is turned into a figurine for the Franklin Mint.

* Averted in GreatTeacherOnizuka - Tomoko ''thinks'' this is what's going to happen to her, but ends up getting discovered by a real talent agent.
* Occurs in an episode of SisterSister, when one of the girls goes to a "photographer's" apartment for a shoot. Luckily, the girls' parents arrive in time to save her.

* Occurs in an episode of SisterSister, when one of the girls goes to a "photographer's" apartment for a shoot. Luckily, her father arrives in time to save her.

A female character is approached on the street, usually by an older man. He tells her that she would make a great model and he conveniently [[BlatantLies happens to be a professional photographer]]. He gives her his card and tells her to meet him at his studio, preferably [[ComeAlone alone]] or with an equally attractive female friend, and she sees [[TooDumbToLive absolutely nothing wrong with this]]. Unfortunately, his 'studio' turns out to be a rundown apartment, or worse, an empty warehouse. And now that she's [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty alone...]]

A female character is approached on the street, usually by an older man. He tells her that she would make a great model and he conveniently [[BlatantLies happens to be a professional photographer]]. He gives her his card and tells her to meet him at his studio, preferably alone or with an equally attractive female friend, and she sees [[TooDumbToLive absolutely nothing wrong with this]]. Unfortunately, his 'studio' turns out to be a rundown apartment, or worse, an empty warehouse. And now that she's [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty alone...]]

* [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page421.html This]] ''{{Subnormality}}'' strip, which ''does'' feature a deserted warehouse.
* In TheMovie of the Neil Simon play ''I Ought To Be In Pictures'', shortly after her arrival in Hollywood Libby is approaced by someone to make a [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean "film,"]] and she takes his card. Another girl tells her that they guy wanted her for a porno, and Libby replies "I know. It's just nice to be asked."
* This was the tactic of the killer in the ''CriminalMinds'' episode "Fear and Loathing". Although he doesn't rape his victims. He records their voices as trophies and kills them by drugging and strangling them.

* In one ''SamuraiChamploo'' episode, an artist offers to sketch Fuu and it turns out that he's aiding a sex slavery ring- he sketches women and people make "orders" based on the drawings and the models get kidnapped and sold. Fuu is rescued before anything bad can happen but presumably, this trope was played straight for the other women.

* In the ''QuantumLeap'' episode "Miss Deep South", an unscrupulous photographer talks a beauty pageant contestant into a "tasteful" photo shoot by promising that he can get her modeling work. Then he gets her drunk and persuades her to take off more clothing, reassuring, "I won't shoot anything that will embarrass you." The photos show up in a nudie calendar a few months later, ruining the girl's career (unless Sam can [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong stop it from happening]].)

* Happens in ''KeyTheMetalIdol'', to the very naive title character. Fortunately, the scumbags ordered delivery, and the woman who brought the food figured out what was going on.

* ''TheGirlInGoldBoots'': Buz claims he can get Joanne a career as a dancer. The fact that Joanne wants to get away from her father is what ultimately convinces her to go with Buz. Surprisingly, Buz is being completely honest with Joanne, but she eventually finds out that her new employers are mobsters.

Variations also include a female character who wants to dance or act being offered a chance for an audition. Another character often arrives at the last second to save her, [[RapeAsDrama but not always]]. The scammer may also intend to exploit the victim for money or other gain with nothing sexual involved, which is much closer to TruthInTelevision.

* Actually the plot to many a porn movie. [[OrSoIHeard Although I couldn't name any specifics]]...

A female character is approached on the street, usually by an older man. He tells her that she would make a great model and he conveniently happens to be a [[BlatantLies professional photographer]]. He gives her his card and tells her to meet him at his studio, preferably alone or with an equally attractive female friend, and she sees [[TooDumbToLive absolutely nothing wrong with this]]. Unfortunately, his 'studio' turns out to be a rundown apartment, or worse, an empty warehouse. And now that she's [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty alone...]]

* This was the tactic of the killer in the ''CriminalMinds'' episode "Fear and Loathing".

* {{Chicago}}: A BlackAndGreyMorality variant. The main character is sleeping with a man mainly because she thinks he's a producer who can help her career. [[spoiler: He's not.]]

* In ''[=~Dracula's Daughter~=]'', the (ambiguously) LesbianVampire invites a pretty young girl to model for a portrait and then attacks her.

* Actually the plot to many a porn movie. [[OrSoIHeard Although I couldn't name any specifics]]...