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Actor Pooja Dey warns aspiring actors about fake casting scams in the industry and advises against paying anyone..
Actor Pooja Dey, who forayed into showbiz with reality show Dating in the Dark, continues to struggle to make a mark in the industry..
As actors often come forward and talk about challenges they face while trying to find work, Dey says the biggest menace that newcomers face is that of fake casting scams...
While Dey cautions fresh talent in the industry, she looks back at the initial days of her career and reveals that she was also duped by people on the pretext of giving work...
Having gone through her share of being exploited financially, Dey, currently shooting for a film in the South Indian industry, adds, Now, I understand these kind of scammers and the tactics they use to take money from actors..
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