I'll add my two cents just to help out. Original myspace message:

Hi! my name is Amy

I'm a music scout for wwww.arselect.com

We are based out of Los Angeles, CA and license music to TV and Films as well as label deals.

Your music is being considered for some upcoming label/publishing deals. Please give me a call at our Los Angeles office immediately @1- 323-924-5897, or just reply to this message with your best contact info (phone .. etc) if you are interested in some help getting your music signed.

You can find out more about us here on our myspace site.

btw. how is the electronic scene in Indiana?

Thanks
Amy
New Artist Department
www.arselect.com

Now, I must mention my profile CLEARLY states I'm in chicago. Next of all, having called back later that day I was informed that Amy "wasn't in today." A friend of mine called and was told Amy was in a meeting.

The next day I received a call from 'Joe' that was enticing. He had an 'Indy Film' lined up that was going to Sundance this year. My music was also slated for video game submissions. Joe was cordial when I told him I'd wait over the weekend to get back to him.

His buddy 'Mike' was less cordial. The high-pressure sales tactics started here with the information that while this was Friday, the submission for which my music was scouted was going out Saturday. I listened politely and told Mike I'd call Monday. A few hours later, ARS called back but I didn't pick up.

I'm a big fan of Google and I'd like to thank everyone that took the time to post here. These scams cannot last for long if people are vigilant.

Share what you know!

-C

PS

I wanted to add how cute I thought it was that they were playing my music while on the phone with me. For as interested as they were, they didn't bother to notice that my myspace page links to my homepage. Even though I indicated this to them, the server logs show no mp3 downloads...

[This message has been edited by ceedub (edited 09-30-2006).]