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.
FLORIDA, HIALEAH LOCATION is a scam, I am not going to orientation after having researched. 6-8 weeks of training, ‘claim’ to pay between ’200-400′ a week based on ‘performance’. Only during the first week of training will they request you to ‘sell to family and friends’. 40k for ‘new opening branches’ because they’re expanding from ‘California and Texas.’ They go by PRESTIGE.
I would like to say thank you very much for the video about Scentura Fragances. I lived in hollywood florida. I just left one of their interviews. I saw all the reg flags and knew something was wrong. They have a new name Nu Beginningz and have a office in the Bank of America bank building at 18350 NW 2nd avenue s406 miami, florida. After my interview, I searched online for any information and ran across your video. I left immediately. The sad part was leaving the other people who thought they had a good job opportunity. Mainly, young adults and minorities. They should be exposed. Wasting people’s time and gas for such nonesense. Thanks again!!
I almost fell for this scam until I started doing research and everything was true ! they wanted me to come in for orientation but I called them and said I wasn’t interested. They opened up a new location and the address is 3133 central ave union city nj 07087 and his name is Anthony. please help stop this horrible scam !
now it’s called ccm inc and the guys name is Joel 5862778213
I went to a interview on hoover in warren mi this morning some how there are still up an running! It’s a scam 100% waste of time!! Thank god for google!!
Omg I was probably in the same room with ya too .After my second interview I had to call April on Saturday she stated I was hired…But me an my husband did some research an …there out was…the whole scam….I never did show up on Monday!!! Than God for google…
BBB I was prob in the same room with you! Worthless people!
I was just also a victim of this scam!!! Als in Houston tx off of 1960 manager name April !! I wasted a whole week of my time,gas,effort on this bs and I’m highly pissed!!! I made $23 for a whole week with the promise of my own office this job posting was on craiglist so please beware people!!!
KAI MANAGEMENT IS ANOTHER SCAM , ITS IN MIAMI FLORIDA AND THEY ARE SCAMMING PEOPLE INTO MAKING THEM THINK THEY WILL GET AN OFFICE AN 40K AFTER THE 6-8 WEEK TRAINING, THIS IS ALL B.S!! I WAS THERE FOR A WEEK AND ITS ALL LIES!! PLEASE BECAREFUL!!
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I almost fell for this scam until a friend showed me this info. They are in HOUSTON, TX under the name ALS. I went for an interview, then I was chosen for a 2nd interview with a large amount of people in a board room which they ranted on about the so called company that sells “name brand perfume” but in a different box. They promised if you were hired you would received at least $40K, own office, & people to work under you. . Please stop these heartless people! Here is the address
3845 fm 1960
Houston, tx 77068
I got them In warren mi trying to scam 12 people this Monday
Just came from CCM initial 5 min. interview and was supposed to go back in a couple hours for follow up interview. Decided to do some research of the company now that I had the name
Scentura…I found your site and all the comments and feedback and was mortified. I did not
go back but decided to call and say I wasn’t coming back (just curious to see what kind of response I’d get) and got a recording that said “the number you have reached is not in service
at this time”. Thought that was odd since there were two employees in the office not even two hours prior. Guess it pays to do your homework.
HOUSTON, TX IS VICTIM TO THIS SCENTURA BULLSHIT. Was selling this nasty crap on the street corners being promised to make sooo much money but only made $9 in a 12 hour day. I was brought to the ghetto areas of houston and told to walk around parking lots up to peoples cars and sell them cheap knock off bottles of perfume. I was sexually harrassed verbally and physically but wasn’t allowed to go home or I would have been fired. Wasn’t allowed to carry my phone or any weapon to protect myself. I have a baby and I am a single mother, can’t believe they put their employees in situations like that!! They go by ALS here in houston, but can’t tell you what that stands for?? It’s off of 1960, BEWARE.
Please give me a call, i have just been hired by Scentura Creations as a manager along many others. After further research upon the career i was pursuing i stumbled upon your youtube video about this companys scam. Everything you said is exactly what im facing. Im outraged. My class has just started and i would love for you to pay him a visit. It is located in Warren, Michigan. Contact me as soon as possible so i can give you all the detail
My Daughter responded to an ad on Craig’s list, the company call itself: CRASH COURSE MANAGEMENT LLC, by the 2nd day someone found out that its actually Scentura Creation in disguise. This may be a new tactic they are using to stay under the radar, My Daughter is out of there, but the scam is still going strong. This is the address for this location: CRASH COURSE MANAGEMENT LLC aka Scentura Creation 29417 Hoover Rd Warren, MI 48093 I know it’s been a while since your last encounter with this outfit, hopefully you can investigate this operation so they can be shut down.
Scam all the way! The ppl running the one in Minneapolis mn are a joke. Get this they are moving in April and are still hiring ppl even tho there will be no one there to help open their “offices” shut them down they are in St. Louis park.
their in clearwater fl goin to open 25 new shops.
there is a scentura going on in HOUSTON TX!
LARGE EXPANSION HIRING NOW (Miami)
Who said work could not be FUN? Are you SPORTSMINDED? We are a company that is expanding in the South Florida region and need to fill these new offices with Customer Service, Administrative, and Entry Level Management personnel. No experience necessary we will train at company expense.
Opening locations in:
Westchester
Kendall
Hialeah
North Miami
South Miami
*If you feel you qualify for these positions, please contact us via Text/Call at (786) 333-5113
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THAT IS THE POST I SAW ON CRAIGSLIST, THE FIRST TIME IT WAS DIFFERENT & IT TALKED ABOUT MANAGER POSITION BUT NOTHING ABOUT SPORTMINDED. THE (786)333-5113 Number was the same number i was given so it goes to shwo they are trying to trick people using different wording on there craigslist post. BEWARE GUYS… UNLESS YOU DONT MIND SELLING BOOTLEG PERFUME IN DA STREET.
It is a scam I went in for the “second interview” in pinellas park, fl 8800 49th st n and the manager went on for about an hour about himself and perfume then said that there would be 6-8 weeks of training and he “didn’t know how much we would get paid for training” that is the point I got up and walked out .
GUYS I THINK THIS IS A SCAM GOING ON IN MIAMI, FL, Found the “Opportunity” On Craigslist and they are located at 7750 W 26th Avenue, Hialeah, Florida, Miami. They said something about Larry Hahn and im glad i did my research, im supposed to sell perfumes to my family as a one time only thing and then go into a 6-8 week training where supposebly after the training i get my own keys to my own office along with a 40K a year salary. BEWARE! After watching these videos im realizing its a scam. Plus im suppose to give them money tomorrow for all the perfumes i sell and then he will order them but i dont believe it now. The meeting were very energetic and he kept going about how it was not a scam. BUT SOME THINGS ARE TO GOOD TO BE TRUE AND IM SURE THEY WILL FIRE EVERYONE AFTER THE 6-8 WEEKS OF TRAINING AND JUST RESTART THE HIRING PROCESS AND SCAM MORE PEOPLE ALL OVER AGAIN.
Great work, John. Tonight , I was researching a different company (ACN) that my friend began working for because I have serious misgivings about it. I was then reminded of my experience back in 1994 or 95 in Fresno, CA where I answered an add in the local paper for a great office manager job (no experience necessary!) for a Company Called “California Creations.” I called, got an interview and was told to “dress professional” (not professionalLY, but professional). I declined to inform the person on the phone about the use of adverbs and showed up for the interview, in a freezing cold warehouse somewhere in downtown Fresno in the middle of winter. After being greeted warmly by a plump woman (who wasn’t all that professionally dressed, in my opinion), we sat in oh-so-comfortable metal folding chairs and were then informed that “some of you used false Social Security numbers and you need to just leave now, because you won’t be selected.” NOW they had me–I was too petrified to leave, because I didn’t want all of these other losers/applicants to think I had claimed to be someone I was not. So, I stayed. So did everyone else. The warm lady who greeted us played a video that showed how you can patent just about everything, except a FRAGRANCE, so everything is legit, and you could own a mansion someday by working for this company. Then, the video stopped, and a douche bag appeared, who screeched through a 30 minute rant about how he doesn’t “candy coat a goddamned thing” and that “if you lied about your SSN you should leave now–you are wasting our time–YOU WON’T BE SELECTED!” Then, the DB began to chastise us for not acting enthusiastic enough. “If you want to be selected,” he bellowed, “you should act like you want this position.” And damned if we didn’t all start saying “Yes. That’s right!” and begin to nod emphatically when he spoke. I began to look cautiously around at the other applicants (there were about 30 of us), thinking to myself, “is this some kind of a joke? They want us to sell knock-off perfumes?” He told us that if SELECTED, we would MANAGE offices for the sales people–we wouldn’t have to sell anything, oh no, we would boss the sales people around. I thought back to the ad: “No Experience Necessary.” Who the hell would want to work for me? Certainly not any competent salesperson. For goodness’ sake, I don’t even WEAR perfume! The plastic smile I had worn in my sad attempt at enthusiasm was replaced with a deep frown of incredulity. Finally, the presentation ended and we were grouped into dozens and hustled into rooms to talk about whether we’d been SELECTED or not. I was called up by the plump woman and queried about my negative expression during the presentation and whether I still wanted the fabulous opportunity or not. I politely said, “No. I don’t think it’s for me.” I walked out, far too late to maintain my dignity. I shared my experience with my co-workers at UPS (I was actually looking for a SECOND job at the time since I’d dropped out of college and had been gainfully employed part-time during the entire debacle). “YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BE SELECTED” became one of our go-to phrases at the UPS hub for when people would screw up. So I guess I got something out of it. Epilogue: 2 years later, I was at a laundromat and was approached by a gentleman wearing acid-washed jeans who wished to sell me some “scents.” I asked, “Are they from “California Creations?…then, no.” Epilogue: 18 years later–I finished college, and make a boatload of money working for a pathology lab. I also teach biology classes part-time for the local junior college. Maybe business just wasn’t my thing. Still, I’m so grateful that I wasn’t SELECTED. Keep up the great work, John!
Give them credit they never give up.They even have a web site to show you that what we exposed could not be true.
http://www.understandingscenturacreations.com/index.html
Don’t believe everything you read. Sorry if you don’t understand but its not a scam. Get over it people.