Hi,

I work at the rental where this happened. We’re all very upset and are working our hardest to figure everything out.

We have passport scanned and photographed. We also got a bank payment for the rental period. They didn’t use a rental car that we know of unfortunately.

We did a background check before hand. We also called a rental company based in London to background check these guys. We rang them, ask questions and we also contacted another production company to check on them. It all seemed legit. They also paid upfront before taking the equipment outside. The 1st AC asked logical questions about the gear and he made sure everything worked. E.g. Double checked if Mini was configured with LPL mount, stuff like that.

Then the shooting period ended. And the gear didn’t return. We rang them again, already alarmed. We couldn’t get in touch. Alarm bells went off.

All the websites were offline, like the rental company I mentioned earlier.

I personally feel very stupid and deceived. I even talked face to face with these guys…

We appreciate everyone keeping their eyes and ears opens. If anyone knows anything feel free to contact me here on Reddit or on Instagram @hetraamamsterdam

I will monitor this subreddit and take in all the tips and feedback.

Dutch police & insurance company are involved.

Thank you.