Moving Fraud Red Flags
Rogue movers usually represent themselves like this: They will never visit your home and give you an on- site estimate. They will ask you to furnish a list of items to be moved, so they can give you a “low-ball estimate”, based on your list of items to be shipped. Once your goods are on the truck, they will say “you added items to your original list”, and then demand more money before they will deliver your goods to your new home. They hold your goods hostage until you pay the full bill. Many times it is much more than was estimated on the phone or internet. If you refuse to pay the inflated amount, the rouge mover will take your goods to a warehouse somewhere, and add storage charges to your already inflated bill. But, if you want your goods, this is your only way out, pay the increased amount.
