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report scam| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| City | Saint Petersburg |
| Address | 1584 Canterbury Rd N. |
| Phone | 1-727-504-0298 |
| Website | http://howen-transport-inc.business.site/ |
Howen Transport, Inc. Reviews
Jeremy Howen entered into a contract to transport my boat from st. claire shores Michigan to my home in florida. I used the website Uship to be put in contact with Howen. I was told that to secure the transport I had to pay $1100 and send it to his bank account with PNC Bank.
I am ex law enforcement so I trusted him due to the fact that Uship had him on their website understand I only sent the money because of Uship. Please beware, Uship does not back you up, and pretty much washs their hands of the transaction after you have beern defrauded, I didnt know any better. Mr Howen offered to help me with my boat, and seemed like a really nice guy.
He made arrangements to pick up my boat, and was fully aware that I had to coordinate a flight to my condo to meet him, here is the chronology of events.
JULY 10 AGREED TO TRANSPORT BOAT
AUGUST 13-19 AGREED TO PICK UP BOAT IN ST. CLAIRE SHORES MICHIGAN AND TRANSPORT TO POMPANO BEACH - DID NOT DO IT AND ONLY LET ME KNOW AUGUST 10TH AT NIGHT, WHEN MR HOWEN HAD TO HAVE THE BOAT PICKED UP ON THE 11TH TO MEET OURN AGREEMENT OF THE POMPANO DELIVERY, HE STATED MECHANICAL TROUBLE IN WASHINGTON, BUT NEVER CALLED ME, KNOWING FULL WELL I HAD A FLIGHT.
AUGUST 18 - AGREED TO PICK UP BOAT AGAIN AND DROP IN POMPANO, I CHANGED MY FLIGHT TO AUGUST 22ND AND AGAIN RECEIVED NO COMMUNICATION AGAIN, AND 4 HOURS AND 2 MINUTES BEFORE MY FLIGHT ON AUGUST 22ND AS I WAS DRIVING TO THE AIRPORT HE ANSWERED AND STATED THAT AGAIN HE WOULD NOT BE PICKING UP THE BOAT AND THAT HIS BROTHER HAD PASSED AWAY, THEREFORE HE WOULD NOT BE DROPPING THE BOAT IN POMPANO ON AUGUST 24TH.
HIS EXCUSES FOR NO COMMUNICATION WERE ALWAYS THE SAME, NO GOOD RECEPTION, IM DRIVING, SO FORTH BUT WHEN I WANTED MY $1100 DOLLARS HE ANSWERED EVERYTIME. MR HOWEN THEN STATED THAT HE COULD GET THE BOAT AND DELIVER IT BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH. I HEARD NOTHING FROM HIM AGAIN, AND THEN REPORTED HIM TO USHIP WHO REPEATEDLY TRIED TO CONTACT HIM BUT AGAIN HE DID NOT ANSWER EMAILS, TEXTS, OR PHONE CALLS.
USHIP TRIED TO EMAIL HIM 5 TIMES, AND GET AN EXPLANATION BUT AGAIN IGNORED. I THEN LET USHIP KNOW THAT THIS WAS MY THIRD ATTEMPT AND I WANTED MY MONEY BACK AND HAD TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH ANOTHER CARRIER. USHIP THEN SUSPENDED HIM FROM THEIR WEBSITE INDEFINITELY AND REFUNDED THERE PORTION OF WHAT I PAID WHICH WAS $752, BUT MR. HOWEN STILL HAD MY $1100.
I CANCELLED ON AUGUST 28TH THRU USHIP. I THEN RECEIVED CALLS AND TEXTS FROM MR HOWEN WHO STATED TO ME THAT HE WAS SUSPENDED FROM USHIP AND HE WOULD HAVE DELIVERED MY BOAT. MR HOWEN AGREED ON JULY 10TH AND I GAVE UP ON AUGUST 28TH. THE ONLY REASON THAT HE REACHED BACK OUT WAS BECAUSE USHIP SUSPENDED HIM.
HE THEN AGREED TO PAY ME BACK MY $1100 BUT WOULD TAKE A $250 PENALTY FOR ME CANCELLING, WHICH QUICKLY INCREASED TO A $500 PENALTY. I HAVE FILED POLICE REPORTS WITH ST. PETERSBURG POLICE AND A DETECTIVE HAS TOLD ME TO FILE A REPORT WITH THE CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION WHICH I WILL DO. THE ST. PETE POLICE ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE SCAMS THAT MR HOWEN LIVES BY.
MR HOWEN IS SCUM, HE HURTS PEOPLE FOR A LIVING AND STRINGS THEM ALONG WITH APOLOGIES OF FAMILY TRAJEDIES, MECHANICAL ISSUES, POOR CELL RECEPTION......ON AND ON. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS HE IS RUNNING A SCAM.
ANY ONE LOOKING FOR A TRANSPORT PLEASE DONT BECOME ANOTHER VICTIM, YOU CAN READ SEVERAL MORE ON THIS WEBSITE WITH THE SAME M.O.......THIS IS WHAT HE DOES.......
As with several of the previous reports Howen transport sent a contract for transport of a boat from Florida to Montana arriving in late June. After several texts and phone calls were not answered for over 2 weeks, I contacted the Saint Petersburg Police. He did not give them the actual location of the boat and it has been reported stolen. If anyone else has issues with Howen transport in St Petersburg you may contact the St Petersburg Police Department and report this. I believe he gets the deposit, fails to provide the service, refuses to make contact and then refuses to return the deposit. This is an activity that must be stopped, he may respond and say I do not have a contract with him. If you contact the St Petersburg Police and report his activity with his address they will know it He needs to be stopped from stealing money from innocent trusting people. I believe he has done this several times from reading the different reports. Please contact the Saint Petersburg Police.
I purchased a 5th Wheel in Florida and found Howen Transport to deliver it to Idaho around April 20, 2018. A so called contract was written up to deliver the camper within the next week. Jeremy Howen went to pick it up from the dealer and I put 50% down $1950 which was paid through the dealer. After pick up Jeremy said he was having trouble with the payment from the dealership and did not end up getting on the road until around May 4, 2018. Before Pics were taken and sent to me and he supposedly got insurance on the unit as per DOT. I was able to receive a copy of his License and also have videos from the dealership of the condition of the Camper which was practically new condition, no issues as that is why I purchased it. Jeremy said he would keep in touch along the way.
When he pulled out he made it about 60 miles and his truck broke down from a fuel pump. It took him a day to fix that and then get back on the road. He then made it to Hamilton Alabama but I did not know where he was for a few weeks when finally i insisted on a location. He said his engine blew so he was stuck there at a repair shop. All this time you would only receive a text once in a while as he always stated he didnt have service to call. sometimes you wouldnt get a response for days. This is the 20th century...A. there are plenty of landlines to call and keep customer updated and B. service isnt usually out for days. When I found out where he was I called to verify with the shop. The camper sat at the repair shop while his truck was getting fixed. He would give false hopes of getting back on the road and having it delivered as I needed it in time to move and thought this would only take a few days. Way too many excuses and lack of communication and empty promises led to me finding another transport. I have all email traffic and pics and Jeremy wanted more money to get it from AL to Idaho and I said I was done it wasnt in the contract. He was going to have to go home and sell stuff to pay for the rest of his truck before getting on the road. He also stated his health wouldnt allow him to continue witht he drive and he spent time in the ER during that time in AL.
Jeremy was not to live in or go in the camper but after finding a new transport and them taking photos when they got there as Jeremy left it and went home there were damages. A rear power awning was destroyed and had to be removed to make the rest of the trip. there were scuffs down the side. The Antenna on top was broken off. Inside Jeremy had a dog as there was dog hair everywhere and he had been staying in it. It looked as though he locked the dog up in a room and it tore up the carpet and chewed at the door or scratched its way. I was missing and still am my bedroom door. The rear bathroom tank was full of s***. There was a hole in the rear bathroom door that had tried to be covered by a mirror. None of the things wrong happened before he picked it up as I have proof on video. The new transport did not also make any damages and did not stay in it as they did a walk through and took pics. The new transport had it to me in 2 days!
I contacted Jeremy who denys any of it and makes lots of excuses as to someone else doing it. I wanted his insurance info and all he has to say is come to Florida and sue him or leave it alone. I have a copy of email sent when i told Jeremy I was hiring someone else to pick it up from him. I told him he can leave but is still liable for any damages until new transport takes possession to which he agreed but now says someone must have moved it or damaged it. I have pics of all damage from the before new condidtion to the after damaged condition..... This all has been a nightmare and took a month when I could have had it in 2-3 days witht he other company and it would be in new condition. All I want is for him to give me insurance info so I can have it fixed and pay me back the $888 that is owed from the deposit and was agreed on for the mileage not traveled but nothing..... I have contacted Police on the matter as well. Where are the decent honest people out there who take responsibility for their actions......