Comments for Investigative Guy John Mattes - Reports & Scams

Comment on Scentura Job Scam Just Won’t Stop by Katie

Katie — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:47:35 +0000

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I was just called by “Deb” and offered an interview tomorrow for an administrative office job. I was pretty excited and confused at the same time. I have been job searching on Indeed and Craigslist so I thought it was something like that, I applied for jobs where I didn’t know what the company was. I started googling this and came up with this page, and became super suspicious. I have to thank all of you who shared your experience so I didn’t waste my gas, time, and energy going through the same experience.

Again, I know it sucks what you all went through but THANK YOU! for saving me from the scam!!!

Comment on SCENTURA JOB SCAM STILL STINKS — WATCH THE VIDEO! by David

David — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:55:44 +0000

I wish you ppl would get a life and find something else to do. LOL! Here should be the FINAL end all & be all – ask anyone who has COMPLETED the Scentura “training program” is it a fraud…..

P.S. you might have to contact them in their business office that they got from the opportunity of COMPLETING the training program

Comment on Scentura Job Scam Just Won’t Stop by Latavia

Latavia — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:45:33 +0000

Wow, something told me to do my research. I received a voicemail yesterday from Rowena about 2minutes long explaining the position and everything. I didnt return the call but I got another phone call this morning from Southern Distribution in Deerfield Beach, Fl asking to set up an interview Monday at 11:30a.m for an Administrative Assistant position. Rowena was the one who actually called me but a few minutes later Neil called explaining the position again after Rowena already explained on my voicemail and over the phone. That was a lil fishy so I decided to look them up and came across this page…wow…I’m in school for Paralegal and we don’t play when it comes to research so to everyone out there, DO YOUR RESEARCH!!! By the way thanks to all who spoke out, you all saved me the drive and my time. Thank you all

Comment on Scentura Job Scam Just Won’t Stop by paig

paig — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:13:05 +0000

Thank you so much ! I am so gratefully I looked into this I was about to quitmy job for wht I believe is the same scam in deerfeild beach florida ! Southern distribution is the name please look into and give me feed back I know so many people in florida are getting scammed I knew it was too good to be true the mans name is dan chasen and he said he is interviewing 75 to 100 people a week that is 400 people a month getting scammed . I became curious when I went into “orientation” and half the people who were interviewed with me where in orientation and he claimed more people where hired from our interview also gotthe “job”

Comment on Scentura Job Scam Just Won’t Stop by Jordan Webb

Jordan Webb — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:06:27 +0000

I was contacted by “Deb” about a job in the beginning of january, i was looking for office assistant jobs and so i thought maybe that i had applied for an office manager job. I went to the interview in coon rapids and the adress was to an old business that has not been there for over a year. I even repeated the adress back to “Deb” over the phone to make sure i had it right. so i asked the lady in the office next to the deserted one what was up? she directed me to the strip mall next door. I went there and wondered why there was no sign for their comapny and why the adress was wrong. I had my interview with tiffany and she seemed nice and everthing seemed ligit. I was instructed to call her back to see if i got a second interview, which i have never heard of. I thought it was a waste of their time for everyone who applied to call back. So i called and she said i have a second interview, and to dress nice with a pen and a notebook. I went to the second 2.5hr group interview(which was 100% them talking about the job) and she said that she will only hire ppl who she feels have good personalities. a few ppl walked out of the “interview” and i didnt understand why. Everything seemed ok with the job. I was intstrucked to call back again to see if i got the job or not. When i left i was excited cause i thought everything went well. I called back and they said i had the job and to come the following monday to orrientation, again dressing nice with a pen and notebook. I went on monday to the 3 hour orientation. the lady explained more about the product and made up some excuse as to why she couldnt provide the product for us to sample. we were supposed to sell some perfume that night to our “friends and family” as a contest with the other new employees. I thought it was weird that the order forms were just like a girlscout cookie order form. i had a few questions after i left that day….why does this comapany that has over 900 offices have no website??? they could make a killing off online sales…why would they ask us to sell something that we have never even seen??? and only give us 1 night to sell them??? sithout samles??? the money durring training was not taxed??? I was still excited because i thought i had a good job so i quit my steady job that i had making decent money for a college student. I got a link from my friend in an email and it was to this blog…so i searched around and found many more blogs and stories about this “company”. I didnt wanna jump to conclusions right away so i called “tracy”. After a few plesantries i told her that a friend of mine had sent me a link and i told her what i read in the blog. she imediatly went on the defense and called me a skeptic and said i was looking for something wrong with the company, i had to remind her multiple times that i was given the information from a friend. I told her i wasnt looking to fight and that i just wanted to call and ask her about it cause i was concerned. she then told me to type on google “walmart scams” and “insureance company scams” cause if u type those in on google u will get many search results for it. blah blah blah. she said not all companyies have websites. Also that if she had time she would sue all the ppl that wrote bad stuff online about “TNTCC”. She called me a skeptic no less than 3 times in our conversation. in the end of the phonecall she just said “i could care less if you come in tomorrow or not. I do good for myself”

Her phone call told me all i need. I did not show up the next day, and have not heard from them since. Now i am job searching like a mofo since i could not go back to my old job. I am honestly not mad at these ppl anymore. I feel sorry for the ppl who work for this comapny, idk how they can sleep at night knowing that they are lying and hurting ppl. I hope my story will save someone from this place. I just hope they get what is coming to them.

Comment on Scentura Job Scam Just Won’t Stop by jmattes

jmattes — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:00:05 +0000

Sleazy. creepy cult of scam artists.Do any other words come to mind?

Comment on Scentura Job Scam Just Won’t Stop by rob

rob — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:52:57 +0000

Message:
“Southern Distribution Group, Fragrance Scam Continues Deerfield Beach, Florida”

Please make another video on this continuing SCAM where many, many young people are offered “MANAGER” positions within an “expanding” new company.

As you know, these applicants are given a sales “quota” and NEVER make it past hustling cheap perfume in strip malls and parking lots because there is NO managing position.

These SCAMS are STILL operated out of small, cheap rented offices and STILL run ads online.

I can offer assistance with coordinating meetings or getting audio of how these people “pitch” there “growing” company.

Ripoff Report: Southern Distribution Group Dan Chasin Dan Long Neil Johnston Roweena Perfume / Fragrance Scam Continues Deerfield Beach, Florida

http://www.ripoffreport.com/organized-crime/southern-distributio/southern-distribution-group-da-50a54.htm

Comment on Scentura Job Scam Just Won’t Stop by Melanie

Melanie — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:39:41 +0000

I have been contacted twice in the last two weeks. The first time, I thought it was fishy because I didn’t apply at any TNT and the address that “Tiffany” gave me was wrong. I drove by since I was in the area at the time. No legitimate business has a 10 x 10 window sign done in permanent marker. (And they would know their address). I called the police and the officer I talked to was at the location. No longer than five minutes passed before “Tracy” called me and said the position had been filled… At 7:45 at night… Don’t think so. Then they called me again today. Maybe if they’re going to continue their scam, they should keep records of who they call…

Comment on DOLLAR RENT A CAR TRICKS CONSUMERS WITH INSURANCE SCAM by david

david — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:12:32 +0000

thank you so much for compiling the stories, i feel a bit better when their scam acts get more exposed

Comment on Scentura Job Scam Just Won’t Stop by All smiles

All smiles — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:46:56 +0000

I wonder how much John mattes is paying you pieces of crap.

I think all of you whiners are probably leaving at home as you write this garbage.
I bet a small amount of you have a utility bill in your name.
You can’t scam a broke person!
None of you have the smarts, nor the legal action, nor the money to do what you write you’ll do. SO why not join my cult .You too can work for nothing without any proper license .We never worry as we have to money to pay fines if caught. For us jail is no different than where we live

Just face it, all of you are at the bottom of the food chain just like us, So join us down here ripping people off.
No one cares!
No ones listening!
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