Don't hand over your credit card info to anyone claiming to be The Pitt's casting department

If you see an Instagram ad about joining the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center as an extra, it's probably a scam.

By Olivia Singh  |  October 27, 2026 | 4:27pm
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Don't hand over your credit card info to anyone claiming to be The Pitt's casting department

Scammers are getting more creative with their schemes and are now targeting locals hoping to be part of season three of The Pitt, according to two Pittsburg residents who spoke to KDKA Investigates. Fans Amber Dealmeida and Lauren Panza said that they both clicked Instagram ads claiming to offer opportunities to cast extras for the third season of the Emmy-winning HBO medical drama. Dealmeida said she signed up for a Zoom casting call hosted by Nine9, a subscription-based service that offers talent tools and access to a database with casting opportunities. According to Dealmeida, the call wasn’t exactly what she signed up for, and was more about promoting the company’s own services  than offering an opportunity to join the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. “Who wants to be a model and who wants to do print ads and who wants to be in movies, but The Pitt was kind of thrown out there like a buzzword,” Dealmeida said, adding that she left the call after about 20 minutes. 

Panza said she stayed on the call slightly longer, at which point the whole thing really turned suspicious. “I was still on the call about 20 minutes in and she started asking for everyone’s credit cards,” Panza said. “Put up a link in the group chat, asked for any questions, and then I actually just jumped off the call at that time.” Per KDKA Investigates, Movie Casting PGH is the only company in charge of hiring background actors for The Pitt when the show films in Pittsburg (they primarily film in LA). “You should NEVER EVER have to pay to work as a background actor,” the company told KDKA Investigates. “Our casting office will never ask anyone for payment or credit card information, nor do we conduct Zoom interviews as part of our normal casting process.” Movie Casting PGH also includes a disclaimer on its Pitt online casting call, warning of people “who try to steal casting info ” and require payment. So if you encounter an Instagram ad about working alongside People‘s recently crowned Sexiest Man Alive Noah Wyle, it’s probably too good to be true. 

 
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