Being happy when you are travelling in Miami is very important.But you should take care of some safety tips.
Moving services are no exception. They have in their roster, a growing list of complaints arising from the simplest con act perpetrated online to the most outrageous scam started online and perfected in real time.
Here are 3 profiles of a scam perpetrated by some moving companies. You can protect yourself by making sure you deal only with the most credible moving company; when in Florida, you may check on a list of Florida Residential Moving Companies -only moving services with proven track record get listed.
Seeing Double. To avoid this scam, make sure that you have prior notice when the moving company delivers your belongings to the new address and arrange for someone, in case you are not available, to receive them. You should also request an explanation on the word “undeliverable”. Confusion springs from the use of this word, and oftentimes, this serves as the launching pad of a scam. When items are considered “undeliverable”, a moving services company can put these up for storage; you can only claim your items back upon payment of storage fees, fines or service charges.
But where’s the scam? Some of these moving companies set up storage facilities, too, thus when your belongings are classified as “undeliverable”, these go straight to the storage facility, likewise owned by the moving company. This robs you of choice and perpetuates a scam on unwitting victims, like yourself.
The Mistaken Identity. It can start with an innocent-looking moving company website: professionally-laid out designs, interesting content and links – everything, but the truth. You could be dealing with a broker, not the owner of the moving company. Watch your step! Read more…
