Complaint Review: Dennis Owens Roger Dorian TNT EXPRESS - Manchester United Kingdom

I am relocating to DC and started looking on craigslist for a apartments. I found a apartment that was almost too good to be true and emailed the owner. I am so glad i found this website before hand or i would of been out of 2,400. Its a complete scam. No one should have to pay 2,400 to get the keys to a apartment to view. Below is the trail of e-mails: Hello , Thank you again for your reply . If you are ready to proceed with this transaction I must tell you how this service work and what we need to do. You have to deposit to TNT Service the first month of rent-$1200 and a security deposit of $1200,so they can proceed with the shipping of the keys and the contract.Like I said, I will pay for 2 days delivery so you'll receive the Keys and the contract signed by me right away. I will explain you step by step how this service work. 1 - To start this transaction i need to know your full shipping information (full name and shipping address) 2 - I'll go to a TNT Office and leave the Keys and the contract on your name as the intended receiver. 3 - TNT will check the envelope to see if everything is OK with it and also the legal documents that come along with the Keys. 4 - After they will check the documents ,TNT will send you a delivery notification to let you know that they have the Keys and the documents in their custody. 5 - At this point you'll have to go to a Western Union Office and make a money deposit on the TNT agent name for the amount we agreed (the total amount you shall deposit is for the first month of rent and for the security deposit). 6 - After you'll make the deposit you'll have to send the info about the money deposit to TNT . 7 - TNT will verify the deposit information's and if everything is in order they will deliver the Keys and the contract to you. 8 - After you receive the package,you must check the apt,decide if you keep the apt or not.If all is in order you'll instruct TNT to relase the money to me. If you don't like the apt they will return your money,and they will ship back to me the keys(you'll have 2 days to decide if you keep the apt or not). I will pay TNT Service for the shipping and you'll pay Western Union for the Money Transfer fee. So if you have $2,400 cash (the rent for 1 month-$1200 and the security deposit-$1200) and if you're ready for this transaction tell me your full name and your shipping address and I'll start the official procedure, and TNT will notify you about this matter. You'll also receive important guidelines plus instructions from them (please go through them exactly) So: 1.As soon as I get your info I will ship the keys and the contract. 2.TNT will check the contract and the keys and they will notify you about this matter(they will send you all the instructions in order to complete the deal in a safe way for both) 3.You must send the money in the next 24 hours to the TNT agent. 4.After you'll confirm the payment they will start delivery at your address(the shipping will not take more then 2 days). 5.After you'll receive the keys,you'll have 2 days to decide if you keep the apt or not. So if you're a serious person tell me your info and I'll start the process. PS: When I start the process I must pay TNT fees and if you can't send the money in the next 24 hours,they will cancel the shipping and I will lose the money paid for the transaction. Best Regards ----- Original Message ---- From: Kimberly Thompson To: Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 10:16:33 AM Subject: $1200 2 BR 2 BA LOFT WITH PANORAMIC VIEWS AND WRAP AROUND TERRACE? Hello, my name is Kimberly Thompson This was my home for the last five years and is located in Washington, 1400 Church Street NW at P Street, DC 20005. 1350 square foot (interior), light-filled, luxury, penthouse loft with wrap around terrace and panaoramic views. Garage parking and storage. Large bedrooms and walk-in closets. Whole Foods, shops, restaurants, Studio Theatre and art galleries all within 1 block. Pre-wired surround sound with Bose speakers.. Cats and dogs allowed. I've moved to United Kingdom with my job (i am a construction engineer) and decided to rent it because the rent is is very expensive here.Anyway I can't rent it for more then 5 years.The price is so low because I'm here and is very hard to find a tenant.I'm the owner and it's exactly like in the Pics.The rent of the apt for 1 month is $1200 including all utilities(water,electricity, Internet, cable,parking,air conditioning,fireplace,dishwasher, garbage) and I want to receive the money monthly in my bank account.You can move in the apt in the same day when you receive the keys. The only problem is that I'm the only person who have the keys and I have no one in United States that could show you the apt. In order to check it,see if you like it(I'm sure that you'll love it),you need to receive the keys and the contract. Obviously we need a way to complete this deal in a safe and fast way for both.The solution is provided by a company called TNT which is similar to FedEx, DHL or UPS, which will handle the payment and delivery of the Keys . A friend of mine moved here from California and used TNT to resolve the same problem . This procedure allow you to pay the rent only after you will receive the keys,after you will see it, decide if you will stay in the apt or not( I will receive the payment after you'll check the apt). Please click on the link bellow to the TNT website to see how we can complete the deal safely and fast directly from the website of the company where the procedure is explained: http://www.tnt.com/express/en_us/site/home/services/express_delivery_services/special_handling.html Let me know if you are interested because I really need to take care of this matter by the end of the next week. Regards, See how Windows connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life. 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I was apartment hunting in New York City, and found a place in Brooklyn heights for $1399, a price way too good to be true. Normally in Brooklyn Height a 2 bedroom apartment will go for no less than $3000 per month. I reply to the ad and got a similar email requesting that I go through TNT Express to wire money but that I would get the key to the apartment before hand. I'm making it sound simple, but it was quite an elaborate scheme. The woman ("Susan Hvener") had just moved to London because of work and was desperate to rent out immediately this amazing place. I sensed a fraud and did some googling, and that's when I came across JSniks' posting. I followed up the trail some more and discovered that while the web link that they sent me is a fraud (http://www.tnt.com/country/en_generic/services/special_services/timecritical.html), there is a real and legitimate TNT Express (www.tnt.com). Moreover, the real TNT Express is not only aware of this type of scam, they shut down 1500 scam website just in the second half of 2007. The following link to the real TNT's website details their fight against scamers: http://www.tnt.com/country/en_us/about/ournews/Internet_Fraud.html Jsnik - sorry for the money you lost, but you did help two people, including me, from losing theirs... So thanks!

I was apartment hunting in New York City, and found a place in Brooklyn heights for $1399, a price way too good to be true. Normally in Brooklyn Height a 2 bedroom apartment will go for no less than $3000 per month. I reply to the ad and got a similar email requesting that I go through TNT Express to wire money but that I would get the key to the apartment before hand. I'm making it sound simple, but it was quite an elaborate scheme. The woman ("Susan Hvener") had just moved to London because of work and was desperate to rent out immediately this amazing place. I sensed a fraud and did some googling, and that's when I came across JSniks' posting. I followed up the trail some more and discovered that while the web link that they sent me is a fraud (http://www.tnt.com/country/en_generic/services/special_services/timecritical.html), there is a real and legitimate TNT Express (www.tnt.com). Moreover, the real TNT Express is not only aware of this type of scam, they shut down 1500 scam website just in the second half of 2007. The following link to the real TNT's website details their fight against scamers: http://www.tnt.com/country/en_us/about/ournews/Internet_Fraud.html Jsnik - sorry for the money you lost, but you did help two people, including me, from losing theirs... So thanks!

I was apartment hunting in New York City, and found a place in Brooklyn heights for $1399, a price way too good to be true. Normally in Brooklyn Height a 2 bedroom apartment will go for no less than $3000 per month. I reply to the ad and got a similar email requesting that I go through TNT Express to wire money but that I would get the key to the apartment before hand. I'm making it sound simple, but it was quite an elaborate scheme. The woman ("Susan Hvener") had just moved to London because of work and was desperate to rent out immediately this amazing place. I sensed a fraud and did some googling, and that's when I came across JSniks' posting. I followed up the trail some more and discovered that while the web link that they sent me is a fraud (http://www.tnt.com/country/en_generic/services/special_services/timecritical.html), there is a real and legitimate TNT Express (www.tnt.com). Moreover, the real TNT Express is not only aware of this type of scam, they shut down 1500 scam website just in the second half of 2007. The following link to the real TNT's website details their fight against scamers: http://www.tnt.com/country/en_us/about/ournews/Internet_Fraud.html Jsnik - sorry for the money you lost, but you did help two people, including me, from losing theirs... So thanks!

I was apartment hunting in New York City, and found a place in Brooklyn heights for $1399, a price way too good to be true. Normally in Brooklyn Height a 2 bedroom apartment will go for no less than $3000 per month. I reply to the ad and got a similar email requesting that I go through TNT Express to wire money but that I would get the key to the apartment before hand. I'm making it sound simple, but it was quite an elaborate scheme. The woman ("Susan Hvener") had just moved to London because of work and was desperate to rent out immediately this amazing place. I sensed a fraud and did some googling, and that's when I came across JSniks' posting. I followed up the trail some more and discovered that while the web link that they sent me is a fraud (http://www.tnt.com/country/en_generic/services/special_services/timecritical.html), there is a real and legitimate TNT Express (www.tnt.com). Moreover, the real TNT Express is not only aware of this type of scam, they shut down 1500 scam website just in the second half of 2007. The following link to the real TNT's website details their fight against scamers: http://www.tnt.com/country/en_us/about/ournews/Internet_Fraud.html Jsnik - sorry for the money you lost, but you did help two people, including me, from losing theirs... So thanks!

I just wanted to say that I have seen something that seems to be the same scam. I found a Mac ibook on Craig's list in Madison Wisconsin that was selling for $300 (seemed too good to be true). I found the same type selling on ebay for a few hundred more than that. I thought maybe this was just a sweet deal. I got an email back today and then did a bit of research on this TNT company and the ripoff report was one of the top listings on Google. I really appreciate that someone posted something about this scam - thanks! Here is a copy of the email I received (it also included 4 good looking pictures of the computer - on one I could see that the power cord was British): Re: IBOOK G4 1.42 GHz 14 DVD BURNER 120GB 1GB LOADED WIFI - $300 You emailed me about my iBook from craigslist. I've replied to your email but I don't know if you have received my email. My outlook express is acting crazy, I am so sorry about this. Anyway, here I go again. Below is the email I sent you. My email address is [email protected] Hello I still have the laptop. The laptop was set up for the US. I have attached some pics with the laptop to this e-mail. I am now in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. Since I can't meet you and make the exchange, I would like to use a service that will help us with that: www.tnt.com/tnt.express.wolverhampton.depot/third_party_service.html TNT is a worldwide delivery company (like Fedex, DHL or UPS). You can see from their procedure that you will be able to check the laptop before I receive the payment. If you are in a hurry, I will use 2 day delivery (shipping is on me). Let me know what you think. Best, Susan