Illegal Movers Hire Sex Offenders And Criminals
November 24, 2009 by admin
Filed under Moving Company Reviews, Moving News, Moving scams
When you hire illegal rogue movers you are not only taking a risk of being scammed, but you are also letting known sex offenders and convicted criminals know where you live.
Illegal movers (also called “rogue movers”) often hire the cheapest labor they can find. Many of these labors are sex offenders and criminals. And we are not talking about minor offenses either people; we are talking major felonies.
Recently a state agency did a sting of movers and what they found was appalling. Here is what they found:
[M]any of the subjects who posed as movers had felony convictions. Some of the crimes were Rape I, Robbery II, Assault IV, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, and drug charges. Two were registered sex offenders.
You may not be aware of these little things, but you cannot trust the workers of illegal movers. These people have already demonstrated a lack of morals and ethics, so what is preventing them from stealing from you? Are you moving with young children?
…You may want to re-think hiring those low-baller illegal rogue movers.
Here in Michigan I have reported several moving companies that may not be your first option to hire. These guys have all proven (to me) that they are lawless, and in my research I have found some horrifying facts…
Greater Michigan Movers: The owner Mike has a criminal record. Last year the police raided his home and confiscated his computer because it was filled with child porn.
AAfordable Movers: They are also pimps. Google their phone number and you’ll find several listings for hookers that they placed on Craigslist and Backpage. They call themselves “Angel’s Angels”.
A Better Move: A good portion of their labor force are criminals. It has been reported that they even had hire one individual that was on a tether (ankle bracelet.)
And this is just starting to scratch the surface.
There is tons of dirt I could shovel at you, but I believe you get the picture.
So what you need to do is hire legitimate moving companies. Licensed and insured companies have to put their work force through background checks. Of course that doesn’t mean it is full-proof but you are better served and can rest easier knowing that you are getting the best.
I wrote this not to scare you, but to inform you. Now that you know the truth you can avoid these illegal movers and have a stress free move.
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Avoiding Moving Scam Traps!
October 29, 2009 by admin
Filed under Moving News, Moving scams
I believe there is powerful lessens to be learned from those that have had bad moving experience, whether or not is was just a bad move or a moving scam. And by knowing of these stories you can learn to avoid moving scam traps and pitfalls.
Recently, there has been an individual that was wronged, apparently, from a local moving company here. So this person then splattered all over Craigslist his dissatisfaction for this moving company. I do have to say that I do not agree or condone this persons approach to the matter, but I do understand their frustration. But what can we learn from this so that we can avoid the same mistakes and not fall victim of moving scams?
Here is the actual Craigslist ad:
They are not insured as advertised Check their reviews at http://www.professional-moving.com/move-complaints/ . The drivers are rude, and unprofessional. were supposed to show at 1, but didn’t call me until 4;30 to tell me they would still be another hour and a half!!!! he didn’t even apologize!!!! This screwed me because I had to have my stuff out of there by 6. I told the guy that and he told me “thats how it’s gonna be, take it or leave it and I’m hanging up” THEN HE HUNG UP ON ME!!!!!!!!!!!! I called the “owner”, Mike Nash, and left several messages but he will not call me back. The whole group is unprofessional and doesn’t care about their customers. Now looking at their reviews though, I’m glad they didn’t show!!! Only use this company if you want to be treated like dirt and have a very unpleasent experience. they screwed me though, and I WILL be taking them to court.
You can view it as it is on Craigslist with this link: http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/lbs/1440922418.html
So what are the lessens that this persons misfortune can teach us?
Lessen 1: Price.
This person obviously choose this mover because of the price. That is a moving scammers way of putting out cheese to snare the mouse. Moving scammers often advertise low prices…then whammo! They hit you with all sorts of nasty curve balls.
So never choose a mover just because he charges you a low ball price than everyone else.
Rule of Thumb: The lower the moving cost the more likely it is a moving scammer or an uninsured and non-licensed mover, which means the greater chance of a poor or bad moving experience.
Lessen 2: Research.
This mover obviously did no research on this moving company. Only after they had a bad experience did they research this mover and found all sorts of bad movers. That’s closing the barn doors after the cows got out.
Research the moving company BEFORE you hire them.
How do you research a moving company? Follow these simple steps:
- Google the moving company name.
- Google the moving company’s phone number.
- Check out their website. No website is a bad indicator.
- Ask for references.
- Check with the BBB.
- Check with US Department of Transportation for licensing and insurance.
Of course there is more. I have over 200 different articles on this website that you can read to learn how to avoid moving scams including 20 questions that you should ask any mover before you hire them.
Rule of thumb: Always research the moving company BEFORE you hire them.
Lessen 3: Have a backup plan.
While this persons move was tragic, it could have been avoided if they had had a back up plan.
To be fair to movers there are occasions where they do run late due to unforeseen circumstances. Trucks do breakdown. Employees show up late or not at all. An earlier move is more problematic than anticipated. So knowing this, you should have a back up plan just in case something goes amiss. This will help you avoid unnecessary stress.
Lessen 4: Time.
This person thought he had time, but it turned out that they did not.
I have seen many times in my own moving company where a customer has scheduled a move for the very last minute. You are only inviting disaster when you do this.
If you know that you have to be out before the 1st of the month lets say, then don’t book your move for the first of the month. Book your move to take place a day or two before.
Leaving your move to the last minute is just lazy. If it is about money, then you should save up, or failing that then negotiate with your mover and work out some sort of payment plan. Most legitimate movers will and can work with you.
Rule of thumb: Leave yourself enough time to move so that you are not stressed out if something goes wrong.
These are just some of the lessen you can learn from this persons unfortunate moving experience. But as you can see this person is not fault free. I sympathize and empathize with this person, but it could all have been avoided (they should hired me…lol.)
Avoiding moving scam traps is easy. Don’t get lulled into a bad moving experience because of ignorance.
P.S. The moving company in question: A Better Move is not, in my opinion, a good moving company. I have received many complaints about this company by unsolicited former customers. I have published a few of them on this website. You can read also their moving company moving review where I expose the fact that they are not licensed etc.
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A Better Move Complaints
September 30, 2009 by admin
Filed under Moving Company Reviews
“A Better Move” is a company out of Ann Arbor area that claim they are licensed and insured, which they are not.
A while back I reviewed this moving company and found that they lie often in their advertising and directly just to get a moving job. Read their moving company review.
Since that review I had heard of many complaints from dissatisfied customers. I am including two complaints that have come to me personally from their customers. I asked for none of these complaints. They fully originated by their perspective authors, and they are unedited.
Here is the first one:
Judy says:
June 8, 2009 at 5:31 pmI hired A Better Move last week to move from one apartment to another (only 1 mile away). The owner’s name is Mike anc can be reached at 734-716-8586. Two movers showed up, the site manager’s name was “Tony.” What a nightmare! I hired them to do a job that should have taken 6 hours (this is based on two other companies who came to assess the move). They started moving at 12:30 PM (I had requested an 11:00 start) and finally had the furniture in my new apartment at 3:30 AM!!! They did not complete the move…all the furniture was set down anywhere in my apartment, the beds were not put together, and there were still approx. 50 boxes that I had to move myself with the help of some friends. These guys milked each and every minute they were there. Countless cigarette and cell phone breaks, girls showing up who were supposed to be “helpers,” endless complaining and negativity. Tony actually yelled at me at 12:30 AM saying he had “had it” and demanded to be paid saying that he was leaving. Mike, the owner, had to call in a replacement at 1:30 AM to finish unloading the truck. I hired this company to relieve me of stress and all it did was compound my stress, waste time and money.
This is not yet over. I have come across several pieces of furniture with significant damage (my furniture is wood, beautiful and expensive).
I have never encountered such unprofessional, rude, lazy people.
DO NOT HIRE “A BETTER MOVE!!!” YOU WILL BE SORRY!!!
Here is the other complaint:
Holly says:
September 28, 2009 at 1:46 pmI really really wish I would have read this review before hiring this company. I hired them to move all of my stuff from one house to another house a few miles away. I have a 3 bedroom house that is 1000 sq feet but also have a finished basement with a lot of extra boxes. I hired 3 movers because I have a lot of stuff and a pretty heavy TV. One thing they say in their craigslist ad is that they have “no hidden fees”, well that is just a plain lie. They did tell me up front about the “truck fee” which is one hour of pay ($70 in my case). When the movers arrived, they said there was another $20 fuel fee and another $20 for each TV over 40 inches. The movers were supposed to arrive between 9-10 AM. At 10:45, I called Mike Nash and left a vmail. He called back at 11AM and said that the movers “just left the shop”, that was also not true, as they didn’t show up for another 2 hours, no apology, no excuse, nothing. Previously, I’ve hired one other moving company from craigslist and they were awesome, they had a 3 man crew, 2 guys worked on the furniture, 1 guy worked on boxes. These guys however did not do that, they had all 3 guys working on the basic furniture which really means two were carrying couches, etc and the other just sat around “supervising”. They took countless breaks to talk on the phone, text, smoke breaks, etc. The guys constantly complained about this and that, not wanting to move certain things because they were too heavy, or too difficult to get around corners. They were just plain slow at everything. They did start to speed up when we were unloading the truck, although 3 of us helped with a lot of the unloading. Although they did seem to be very careful with our stuff which was nice and they put blankets between tables, glass, etc, one of my tables was scratched pretty badly and they dropped a couch on the floor scratching the new wood flooring. All in all it took 7.5 hours to move with an extra hour for the “truck fee” so the total was 8.5 hours. So although they weren’t as bad as the previous postings, I do think other movers could have done this job about 2 hours quicker without complaining, moaning, and groaning.
And here is the latest complaint that was posted on Craigslist just today (Oct 28, 2009)
They are not insured as advertised Check their reviews at http://www.professional-moving.com/move-complaints/ . The drivers are rude, and unprofessional. were supposed to show at 1, but didn’t call me until 4;30 to tell me they would still be another hour and a half!!!! he didn’t even apologize!!!! This screwed me because I had to have my stuff out of there by 6. I told the guy that and he told me “thats how it’s gonna be, take it or leave it and I’m hanging up” THEN HE HUNG UP ON ME!!!!!!!!!!!! I called the “owner”, Mike Nash, and left several messages but he will not call me back. The whole group is unprofessional and doesn’t care about their customers. Now looking at their reviews though, I’m glad they didn’t show!!! Only use this company if you want to be treated like dirt and have a very unpleasent experience. they screwed me though, and I WILL be taking them to court.
Feel free to read my moving company review of Mike Nash and his company “A Better Move.”