Truth is stranger than fiction, and nothing illustrates the dangers of fraudulent moving schemes better than a real story. Go to http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=776372. and read about what happened to Tyrone Kelley. Tyrone’s family was victimized by what police call a “shakedown scheme.”

This family was lured by an online moving estimate that seemed like a great price. But after the company took control of their life long belongings they were informed that the price had tripled. Supposedly the weight was more than estimated. Because of loopholes in the law, there is little the police could do. The investigation that was made showed the weight slips had been falsified. The police found that the victims belongings weighed 1,000 pounds less than what the movers had claimed. When, months later, the belongings were returned by court order, anything that said glass or fragile had been crushed or kicked in.

People mistakenly believe that the law will protect them from being frauded when they move. They don’t realize that clever criminal types have found loopholes in the law within which to enact their nefarious schemes.

“We don’t have jurisdiction over loss and damage claims, nor do we have enough resources to really put a stop to the majority of the fraudulent moving cases that are out there,” said Dave Longo of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in a phone interview.

The best way to protect yourself, when moving is to use the services of a Packing company An honest company will give you a fixed packing and moving cost estimate for the packing, honest weights and cubic feet figures, and will educate you about finding safe transport companies. When you look at the before and after packing pictures on the Packing Service Inc.com , you will understand the benefits of using a packing service to pack your precious belongings.

Packing Service Inc. provides expert loading, packing and crating services in New York and Florida. They’re an honest packing company dedicated to fighting moving cost scam. If you will be moving to and or from the New York or Florida area, talk to them about using their services, do the driving yourself, or get their advice about finding an honest transport company.

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