{"id":157,"date":"2013-05-17T18:22:16","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T18:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.corrinblogsinsurance.com\/?p=157"},"modified":"2013-05-17T18:22:16","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T18:22:16","slug":"red-flags-of-moving-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corrinblogsinsurance.com\/?p=157","title":{"rendered":"Red Flags of Moving Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<table id=\"Table9\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"content1\" valign=\"top\" height=\"100%\">Rogue movers typically work like this: Without ever visiting your home or seeing the goods you want moved, they give a low-ball estimate over the phone or Internet. Once your goods are on their truck, they demand more money before they&#8217;ll deliver or unload them. They hold your goods hostage and force you to pay more\u2014sometimes much more than you thought you had agreed to\u2014if you want your possessions back.<\/p>\n<p>Your best defense is to recognize a rogue mover before they have your goods. Here are the &#8220;red flags&#8221; to look out for:<\/p>\n<p><strong>No inspection<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The mover doesn&#8217;t offer or agree to an on-site inspection of your household goods and gives an estimate over the phone or Internet\u2014sight-unseen. These estimates often sound too good-to-be-true. They usually are.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Payment first<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The moving company demands cash or a large deposit before the move.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The mover doesn&#8217;t provide you with a copy of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.protectyourmove.gov\/consumer\/awareness\/rights\/rights.htm\">Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move<\/a>,&#8221; a booklet movers are required by Federal regulations to supply to their customers in the planning stages of interstate moves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>No local address, license or insurance<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The company&#8217;s Web site has no local address and no information about licensing or insurance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mover claims <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The mover claims all goods are covered by their insurance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>No company name<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you call the mover, the telephone is answered with a generic &#8220;Movers&#8221; or &#8220;Moving company,&#8221; rather than the company&#8217;s name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Office conditions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Offices and warehouse are in poor condition or nonexistent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Generic Rental truck<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On moving day, a rental truck arrives rather than a company-owned and marked fleet truck.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you know someone in the business that you have used, and trust, that is someone worth passing along. I know personally Bob Landsinger, of Vector Atlas Moving, In San Francisco, and can only say good things about him! if you live in the bay area give him a call, 415-822-2377.<\/p>\n<p>This info (except for that last part about Bob) was copied from a USA.gov posting on 5\/16\/13<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--\/PAGEWATCH CODE=\"\"--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Rogue movers typically work like this: Without ever visiting your home or seeing the goods you want moved, they give a low-ball estimate over the phone or Internet. 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