Give Scentura credit.. despite conning people for over 10 years with bogus offers of managers’ jobs, these folks won’t quit. The scam has not changed one bit in 10 years and all the con men read from the same playbook. They advertise, offering positions as managers, you take the bait and go for an interview where you get hired, but when you report for work you find yourself hustling bottles of cheap perfume on street corners. The scam has victimized thousands and thousands. Nine months ago we did the story, and now we have found out the scam is still spreading. Be warned and let us know what you think of the scam and our story. 
BELOW ARE JUST A FEW OF THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE COME IN REGARDING THE SCAM
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scentura creations has once again opened an office and its in my part of town st. charles missouri, i noticed you did a story on this and thought you may want to do another because these offices are still poping up and i fell for it along with others that are still not aware its a scam but now they are making us sign a paper saying we will not talk bad about the company or we will be sued so i do not want to give out my name
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I was employed by SYNERGY EXPANSION, located at 1425 Koll Ciecle Suite #101 in San Jose, CA 95116.
I was there for one week because I found out they were liying to me, I was hired for the Maneger Position, and ended up saleing Scentura Creations fragances on Parkinglots all over the City. I was told that I was going to get paid on Friday the 14th, but nothing happend and they did’nt mention anything about it in our meeting that same day Evan & Liz, that’s how that Office’s Owners are called. I know I did something really wrong because I kept 7 bottles of Perfume, but I am very Overwhelmed by what they did to me, I was their number one seller in their office and they keot telling me that I was going to get Promoted on that comming Saturday, But when I started conecting their lies I did’nt know what to do, I’m a Single Mother of two Beautiful Children, and they made me work for them from 9:00 to 6:00pm
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Hello! I have 1 of your best scam artist new location in Atlanta,Ga.Once again Mr.Larry Hahn Scenteura Creations.They almost got me.My training start this monday at 10:30 everything you said is true.I wanted not to think anything bad about the business but,I just could not help to look and research for myself and others that will be there monday.If you can please got catch them to save the others.I was able to meet some very cool hard working new people that will be starting training monday & 1 girl even is a young single mother catching the bus and a college student, other are just out of high school & married with a family like me looking for extra income.I seen you on youtube I know what you are about so please crack down on them again
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I’m 32 and been looking for a job for way to long now. The scentura scam caught my wife’s eye, (we have 4 kids to feed also), so she set up an interview for me. They’re still doing it. The a so called “Business” by the name Coastal Promotions in Mira Mesa, CA. Here’s their phone number and address if you can use it. Hopefully this Larry Hahn Douchebag will get his soon for wasting honest peoples time.
858-554-1156 ph.
6790 Top Gun Street #5
San Diego California 92121
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HI I was a victim of Scentura Creations they made everything sound good but im glad i did research and found out some things they not even liscensed by the BBB.I need u to investigate.there in Palose Hills,Il 10661 Roberts Road.Im willing to help this company need to be SHUT DOWN!!!!!!!!
I believe there is a Scentura going on in San Diego by the name of “COASTAL
PROMOTIONS” offering to train people to be managers. Its my second day and
they are wanting us to try and
sell perfumes and colognes on the street. It would be awesome if you could
pay them a visit.
The location is: 6790 Top Gun street San Diego, California
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I am currently caught in the middle of one of these scams. I think it would be great if you helped me humiliate them like they’ve humiliated me. I would love to see them get completely shut down. Here’s the address to “S&G Enterprise” (scentura)
2751 Fruitridge rd. 95820 suite 14
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I have been scammed by another Scentura Creations office out of Baymeadows FL. They posted an ad saying that the job was not commission based, but in fact, thats the only way they payed you, if they even had the money to pay you that week. They need to be stopped for good, Larry Huhn has started a crooked pyramid and someone needs to knock it down.
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!!!
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
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”
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.
Sleazy. creepy cult of scam artists.Do any other words come to mind?
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“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
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…
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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I was totally scammed just like everyone else on this site… the messed up thing is that i actually fell for it around 5 years ago and actually got as far as selling there perfume on the street for almost 2 months. Frezzing in the Minnesota winter!!!
So, last week i was almost scammed again. i thought maybe it was the same kind of company that hired me 5 yrs ago, so i asked Deb ( the woman at the Coon Rapids, MN ) location. I told her “hey “Deb, i sold perfume for a company like this some odd years ago, i sold quite a bit of knock off perfume for them and was never given any indication that i would be running any kind of office, Is this that same kind of company, Deb”? And, Deb reassured me, saying “No Danielle, this is a management position, come back in for your 2nd interview process and ur administrative Management position will start on Monday of next week”.
So i decide to give them the benifit of the doubt and attend the 2nd interview, even though everything was unclear and nobody was even interested in my skills that related to the position i was SUPPOSEDLY being hired for…..
45 minutes through the 2nd interview process thingy…. i realized that it was indeed the same scam… they want u to go outside rain, sleet or shine and sell knock offf perfume for them for 60-90 days and basically if u don’t sell enough u don’t get the office, but the way it sounds from others caught in this scam…. that getting into and managing a office is not at all a sure thing, in the first thing!!!
So….. then i called them up about 15 mins ago, after leaving the TNT in Coon Rapids telling them they are a scam and i will be contacting the local authorities and the local news if they dont reimburse me for my gas and my time going all the way to these interviews, i told them that what they are doing is wrong AND THEY KNOW IT!!! The guy who answered the phone Jez… Kept beating around the bush and talking to me in circles it was clear that he didn’t know how to respond to me. Then half way through the phone call he started to be rude going through all the names of the people who worked there saying” oh i know this person won’t reimburse you, and that person won’t.
It seemed to be like a big teenage drama session. But i was upset and kind of hurt. I am a woman with an education and shouldn’t be outside selling perfumes to pedestrians and what not. My unemployment has ran out and i have bills i really thought there maybe be some promise in this venture but was extreamly let down again!!! All people beware and if u feel u want to contact police or news DO IT because these people need to be shut down!!!!!! Its unethical, immoral and just plain old bad karma!!!!!
These guys are still in Coon Rapids! My wife just got done with a too good to be true job offer as a branch manager making 40-60k. They have changed their address to avoid the applicants from hearing about the scam, however, they are still in the same strip mall. The new address is 11452 Martin st. Coin rapids mn. If I would have never heard about this site my wife would have quit her job for this new scam. What a relief. I have all of the contact info for the “regional managers” if you would like. Thank you.
I went to an interview this morning and it seemed a little fishy so after the interview was over, I went home and looked up the company name and came across this website. While I was there, they had promised me that I would be training for 90 days and that I would be managing my own office and that I would be getting paid $35,000.00 per year and that I would get a company car and “all of the corporate stuff without the corporate feel.” It just seemed strange. So after I came across this website, I decided not to call back Tracy, however, now they’ve been calling on 10 minute interludes. This was the Coon Rapids, MN location.
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Hi saw your youtube post on scentura creations, just got a call to set up an interview, which is an hour drive from where I live,(for a real job Ill drive that far) the girl made it a point to tell me that I inquired about customer service position on craigslist but they also had assistant manager position available as well, fyi they are at 3707 latrobe dr in charlotte NC, I did not inquire about any sales position, I am not interested in applying for sales, and I am glad I do not have to spend unemployment money on gas wasted on something I dont want.
Thanks for your video
Got a call about a management position this morning, I missed the name because the lady spoke so I drove by and seen in the window a little sign that said TNT, but the huge overhead sign was blank so I googled it and found this sign, I have an “interview” tomorrow morning, I was wondering if I should get the police involved before hand for a possible sting?
Hey John! Just wanted to stop by and say thank you for the eye opening report on Scentura Creations. I started my training this past Monday and started to have some concerns about the company i was working for. When I got home last night i decided to do some research about Larry Hahn and Scentura. I googled the company and saw so many of the bad things said about the company and the i went on youtube and came across your video this morning. I was completely blown away. I live in Arlington, TX and the office i worked out of is called Designers International located in Irving, TX. The managers names were Rob and Rikki Zuckert and I also found some info on them. Thank you very much for doing that investigation and thanks for having my back.
Here we go….
I was called early Monday to have an interview for an “office manager” job posting. I went in that afternoon to have a one-on-one interview for about 15 min. He showed mo concern for my experience at all, since the job position has “training”! I thought to myself that it seemed odd that there wasn’t “any” interest in me or my qualifications. I was to call later that day to see if the management team was interested in having me for a second interview! Yes, I was scheduled to arrive with pen, paper and dress nicely 5 min prior to my second interview set up for two more days. The second interview was with a group of people of about 20+! We listened, took notes, smiled and participated in a 2 1/2 hour meeting of information vaguely describing the company and job duties. It felt strange again, that there wasn’t any interest in anyone’s experience or qualifications of my kind. I called later that day to hear that I was “accepted” and could I start orientation tomorrow!? I almost quit my full time job to go for this what seemed like “opportunity”! My boyfriend did some research on the Company! Since it all seemed too easy and good to be true, I checked into it myself which brought me to this site!! OMG!! I’m educated and have a great work history. To even think about being in a parking lot selling perfume or anything just sickens me. I applied to work in an office. I feel badly for people! I’ll admit the pretty dollar of 35k to 40k starting out with full benefits had me. The training sounded unclear and I was unsure. Good thing I didn’t quit my job and go to sell perfume on streets!! NEVER in my wildest dreams would I do such a thing. I should have went with my first instinct. I didn’t do any training nor did I give up my fill time job! How terrible for some people to be so misled!! I refrain from giving my name, since I also signed a paper stating that I will not give any negetive comments towards the company. I was led to believe I would be doing administrative work. False advertisement!! I’m a lucky one. Hopefully, we stop this and people aren’t seriously affected!!
Yes, the scan sounds like what I’ve experienced this week in coon rapids, mn called TNT! I can’t believe I almost went for it! Thank goodness for this information given here! How do we stop this?
Thanks to this website I was almost a victim of this scam. I too was contacted by Tiffany at TNT at 11452 Martin St. in Coon Rapids, MN 55433 and wanted me to come in today. I was confused that she contacted me about a Office Mgt job that I did not apply to. I wish I knew which craigslist ad it was from, so I could report it. No wonder she didn’t want me to mapquest the address, since this pulls up in the search engine! Thank god! If any knows what step is next to take, please let me know. This makes me sick, that they are praying on honest people looking for honest work in such tuff times.
Hello all. to the Minnesotan blog. i was looking for a job on the internet and i come across with tnt associates so i decided to call the company. first i talk to a lady name deb and i said to her i am interested in office administrative assistant. the description was very persuasive so i called back again and scheduled for an interview and and went for the interview. dressed up well and when i had went there i did not see a sign posted so i thought may be this must be a new area its located 14425 martin street coon rapids MN. then the interview was very short and brief. i worked in a legal office before and law firm and usually the longest interview even on the phone takes about an hour let alone you got in there and walk about within 5 minutes. i was fooled to even go for a second interview. the funny thing is that there is no hourly wage. now when i see all this similar incidents now i am being skeptical. i am not going to go for the second interview. i am glad that i did my searched before it is too late.
This is the job posting on craigslist that got me into the scamming interview.
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/bus/2754263365.html
These people use so many company names to lure you in. Those innocent people will be victims ending up selling perfume in the mall parking lot approaching customers face to face. Which is illegal, you will be kicked out or arrested. Wasting time, effort, driving gas and may end up disappointed.
Note: When you get a call, don’t agree on a set date and time for in personal interview yet. But please ask for the caller’s company name, website and do a search on the net, make sure the company exists. If he/she can’t provide you that’s a red flag.
Over the last 16 months I’ve interviewed at coulmbia heights, new hope, brooklyn park, spring lake park, coon rapids, minnetonka, st. louis park, and anoka offices. All differnt managers. I’m very organized and I ask lots of questions. I know these guys from 10 years ago when they had a office in burnsville. I was there for 2 weeks and never got a office. So when I go in for a interview I can smell these guys out in 2 seconds flat. Its a sales company. They don’t demand a investment but they forget to tell you that the investment is time. Their names were samantha, courtney, marcus, heather, erika, jez, tracy, will, rob, kerri, shane, tiffany, adam and deb. Some of the offices were small some very large. Some of the decor was crap so average but they all had the same story. “Become a manager after 60-90 days of training”
I’ve done my research there isn’t a lot you can do and they mulitply like rabbits.
Beware!!
A.L did you tell Tiffany your piece of mind? I just wonder what happened during your meeting and what do u think of it afterward?
It is that time again that T&T shows their face!
I received a call from a Tiffany (her fake name) from number 763.221.7971 stating she had a assistant manager position available for me. TNT 11452 martin street, coon rapids, mn.
Something didn’t add up. I never applied at T&T Associates – I called the police
The police are currently trying to get their license revoked to drive them out of town. I explained to the police officer that I was to meet them dec. 15th 2011 for an interview.
They’ve already arrested one of the owners and I encourage everyone who is contacted by these scammers to contact the police. Hopefully it will drive them out of town and keep them from victimizing other people.
Sweet victory.
i am so glad i saw this too… i answered an admin/front office for this on craigslist. the 1st interview (15 mins) is 45 mins away from where i am now…. id get to pick my top 3 offices in the metro and they would place me in one of those 3 to work in after i had gone thru the second 2 HOUR interview.
when i pressed for details on where and what this was for, she was rushed and very vague. she just wanted to get the interview scheduled.
needless to say, i will not be travelling to coon rapids tomorrow…thanks so much for this site!
I’m so thankful I found this website, because I had my interview with them tommorow…and something just didn’t feel right…I talked to a Tifanny, and she seemed very suspicious and rushed; so I did my research and I am so glad I did because I would have wasted so much time and gas driving out there (40 mins) away. Wow, such losers! I can’t wait to talk to her tommorow because I’m gonna tell her every piece of my mind!
They are now at 11452 Martin Street, Coon Rapids, MN. They are calling themselves “T&T Associates”. Will, Rob, Tracy, Deb, Kerri, Jez, and Tiffany. 612-910-2284 and 320-455-1783 are their associated numbers.
I was also there too! I came home and my wife knew this was fake scam job. I did a few research and pop out the same shit everyone else is having! Thank God I did quit my job!! These guys called me this morning and told me to see if I could still make it. I told them I cannot make it, then she started to ask me if I want to reschedule my appointment and then I reply “No I’m not Interested anymore” Then she hung up. What a stupid scam. I really want to take 2 hours off today and go over there and show them the scam. BEWARE OF THESE FUCKERS!
TNT Associates in Coon Rapids MN……11452 Martin St. in Coon Rapids MN 55433….Deb, Tracy, Jez,….promised the world…..I was not going to go just because I googled the address and it came up as for lease….I contacted the leasing agent and she siad it just had been leased like a week before….
I think this is happening in MN…. I just applied for a management position for TNT Associates claiming that you do 60-90 days of Training and then get your own office to manage distributors out of……The trianing included:50 supervised transactions, and a family and friends bonus program…. I was a little suspicious going to interview when I typed in address and found out the strip mall area had only been rented about a week prior to interview??? They have offices set up all over in MN…. I went to 11452 Martin St. in Coon Rapids, MN 55433…..
craigslist.org/mdc/csr/2736635154.html
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this is an ad i found about the scam artists scentura.
I think these scammers need to be stopped……..