4 Moving Scams Smart People Fall For—Revealed:
Every year, thousands of people—smart and stupid, rich and poor—fall victim to moving fraud, according to the “ Protect Your Move ” campaign by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. As if it wasn’t already stressful enough to pack up all your worldly goods and hire some (impressively strong) total strangers to cart them from one place to the next! But you don’t have to be scared—just be aware. Check out the most common moving scams and advice for avoiding them. Scam 1: The hostage “A mover will load your items into their truck, drive to your unload location, and demand more money on the spot before unlocking the truck or unloading your items,” says Mike Glanz , CEO of HireAHelper . This particular scam “is extremely common and occurs from coast to coast.” Stats from the Protect Your Move campaign show that out of the 36 million people who move every year, one in 10 reports that the moving company held furniture hostage until the customers f...