Hello People:
PLEASE PASS ALONG TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LISTS SO OTHERS WILL NOT BE SCAMMED!!!!!
READ TO THE BOTTOM TO FIND A LIST OF MOVING COMPANIES WHO WILL FRAUDULENTLY OVERCHARGE YOU AND HOLD YOUR BELONGINGS HOSTAGE UNTIL YOU PAY UP!!!!
Latest Update:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/nine-arrested-in-moving-company-scheme/article1575472/
Right now there are a list of unscrupulous moving companies that are ripping off innocent seniors, students, and families.
They list their services on internet sites like Kijiji, Craigslist, and free classified ads. They service the Southern Ontario region.
Here is how they falsely advertise:
1. They list an ad offering moving services with a host of “free” upgrades. Examples of free upgrades are: boxes, shrink-wrap, wardrobes etc.
2. They list the price of moving with NO HIDDEN COSTS- 1 truck with one mover $29.99 per hour, 1 truck with 2 movers $49.00 per hour and so on.
3. They offer special discounts for mid-month moves, seniors and students.
4. The give a cell phone number as their company number.
EVEN IF YOU ASK ALL THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ABOUT MILEAGE CHARGES OR OTHER COSTS, THEY WILL STILL SCAM YOU AND TELL YOU THERE ARE NO HIDDEN COSTS-THIS IS A BOLD FACE LIE!
IN ADDITION THE FREE SERVICES THEY OFFER NEVER MATERIALIZES.
This is how the scam works on the day of your move:
Movers come on the day of the move. They request a deposit to begin the move. Unusually $200.00. They load up all you belongings in the truck and then say they have to “calculate” the final fees.
The movers then invoice you for transportation fees, heavy item fees, stair fees, mileage fees, dispatch and inflated labour fees. The original quote you receive from them is now inflated by 200%. They will only accept CASH payment and/or certified checks or M.O.
They tell you to pay up or they will steal your stuff.
HERE IS THE CURRENT LIST OF SCAM MOVERS AND THEIR ALIAS NAMES
(THIS IS ALL THE SAME RIP-OFF OWNER!):
905-672-0952, 416-994-4694
Various Address used by these Fraudulent companies:
7546 Redstone Rd
Mississauga, Ontario L4T 2B8
Canada
20 Millwick Drive unit #5
Toronto, Ontario
M9L 2B5
Complete Movers:
http://completemovers.ca/index.html
L.M.S. Moving and Storage:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/Search/complete-movers.aspx
AAA Sterling Movers:
STR MOVERS INC. 416-871-4456
G.T.A. Moving and Storage:
This is also Logan Moving and Storage but they use a reputable company name as an alias.
L & G Movers also known as:
Logan Moving and Storage
http://www.loganmovers.ca
TOLL FREE: 1-866-482-8464
Toronto movers:416-994-4694
Mississauga movers: 905-672-0952
ALL OF THE MOVERS LISTED ABOVE ARE FRAUDULENT RIP OFF ARTISTS
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Tags: moving scam, toronto mover scam, toronto moving company scam
November 14, 2009 at 10:10 am |
Everybody should be aware of these scam moving companies. Thanks for sharing this to us, I’ll warned my friends about these scammers.
November 14, 2009 at 3:55 pm |
To get rid off these scams it is advisable for everyone to research carefully and investigate your movers company profile and their testimonials. It would help you to dictate terms and proceed further.
December 11, 2009 at 5:59 pm |
I got ripped off by LMS movers. was really pissed but could not do much since my goods were hostaged. I payed triple of what was advertised. what can I do to report these people???
December 15, 2009 at 12:28 pm |
416-571-3459 SCAM MOVER BEWARE
December 18, 2009 at 1:26 pm |
I got hosed earlier this year by GTA Moving. I recommend just doing the move yourself. I moved last month….really easy. Rented a truck, rented the labour from http://www.rentason.ca and just paid an hourly fee. No additional costs. Its just too hard to find good movers these days. Make sure you know who you are dealing with people.
December 24, 2009 at 8:06 am |
I got hosed earlier this year by rentason.ca . I recommend just doing the move yourself. I moved last month….really easy. Rented a truck, rented the labour from jibbsdlabors and just paid an hourly fee. No additional costs. Its just too hard to find good movers these days. Make sure you know who you are dealing with people.
January 23, 2010 at 12:20 pm |
Oh my God, I wish I’ve read this before. They gave the name GTA Movers and email address gtamovers@hotmail.com, and exact the same type of ad and SAME STORY “on the day of the move”. First I was dealing with a guy named George (905-672-0952), and a Sam (416-871-4456 took over as George was supposedly on vacation and finally perhaps to test how their scam worked a Ron called to ask for comment. Mind you they all sound the same.
It’s the biggest Daylight Highway Robbery when it comes to moving.Yes, they put all these fees and then miss-add all the figures and they put GST and PST with no regards whatsoever. They even asked for coffee and donut in the morning.
I knew it was a SCAM after they loaded the truck and they gave me their “calculated final fees” but I had no choice. I had to play their game and even promised them a tip and a free lunch. Of course I broke my promise. I will forward this website to all agents in their company so the may advise their clients.
January 23, 2010 at 12:27 pm |
Correction on previous comment. I meant, I will forward this website to all agents of my wife’s company (real estate brokerage) so they may advise their clients (potential victims).
January 23, 2010 at 8:18 pm |
BEWARE 416-834-5383 I BOOKED FOR MY DAUGHTER AND THE PRICE COST MORE (BEWARE ROGUE MOVER)
Date: 2010-01-23, 4168345383
BEWARE ROGUE MOVER 416-834-5383
I BOOKED THE MOVE FOR MY DAUGHTER AND THE PRICE WAS MUCH MORE WHEN THE MOVERS ARRIVED , I HAD TO CALL AND RE-BOOK WITH ANOTHER COMPANY Omega Toronto Movers THIS THEN TOOK ALLDAY TO COMPLETE MY DAUGHTERS MOVE !!
BEWARE ROGUE MOVER 416-834-5383 !!
But rogue companies “aren’t afraid to drive away with everything you own unless you pay them whatever they decide they want to charge you for your move,”
August 30, 2010 at 3:24 pm |
This is not the right number… Nobody by the name of Rogue works here!!! Please check this information before posting!!!!!
March 14, 2010 at 5:25 pm |
I BOOKED THESE SCAMERS. THEY WILL GIVE A CHEAP QOUTE ON THE PHONE TO GET YOUR BUSINESS BUT WHEN THEY SHOW UP THEY ASK FOR DOUBLE IN FEES. THEY HAVE ALL THESE HIDDEN FEES AND YOU LEFT AT THE LAST MOMENT WHEN YOU NEED TO MOVE WITH ACCEPTING THE PRICE OR FINDING SOMEONE ELSE.
HERE IS MY RATINGS AND REVIEW OF THIS MOVER.
SATAY AWAY DO NOT USE THEM!!!!
Toronto Movers- Gateway Movers Toronto
They also go under Skyline Movers or Metro Pacific Movers
500 Keele Street
Toronto Canada M6H2B1
Phone: (416 ) 723-6683 or 647 895 6004 or 647-833-5827 or 519-574-9173 or 866-762-0234
Fax: (416) 555-5515
http://www.gatewaymovers.org
gatewaymovers@live.com
May 7, 2010 at 7:28 pm |
Jack, Did you wind up using GATEWAY MOVERS? – What did it wind up costing per hour? I have a friend who has them booked in a few weeks…
May 23, 2010 at 3:12 am |
l used gateway movers last week and there were awesome , these guys were so professional and l payed only 3 hundred dollars to move my one bedroom apt. l do not mean to take anything away from you Jack , but to me these guys were the most honesty movers l have used so far , S,N l hope you will tell us your story , l was however charged a 10 percent service , but thus nothing compered to the horror stories l have had about movers . If anything l would recommend these movers , Most movers have their bad side but to me Gateway movers are better devils , l really liked their service , and they made me read the their contract before they touch my staff and guess we their did that to you before they move you Jack, Anywhere l believe Gateway Movers is one of the best movers in Toronto
August 13, 2010 at 8:13 am |
I used Gateway movers, and I had the same experience as Jack. I’ll repeat his words: “THEY WILL GIVE A CHEAP QUOTE ON THE PHONE TO GET YOUR BUSINESS BUT WHEN THEY SHOW UP THEY ASK FOR DOUBLE IN FEES. THEY HAVE ALL THESE HIDDEN FEES AND YOU LEFT AT THE LAST MOMENT WHEN YOU NEED TO MOVE WITH ACCEPTING THE PRICE OR FINDING SOMEONE ELSE.”
I advise anyone who is considering dealing with them to think twice before being scammed.
Here is my story: I checked the price with them (actually 3 or 4 times) before ordering the service.
Before they unload, they asked me for the money which was unreasonably high. They told me they won’t unload if I don’t pay, and if it take less time to unload, they will pay it back after they are done with unloading.So to waste less time, I payed them that money. When they unloaded the truck, I asked them to pay back as they have promised, but they refused. And that is not the whole story: I had the service for 4 hours, and they charged me for 5 hours. When calling them, they said that they have also charge me the time that the truck was moving from the company to my place (which was more than an hour). I reminded them that it is neither mentioned in the contract, nor did they say it when I checked the price with them. And they were threatening me for extra charges this time!!!!!!
I’m considering asking a legal clinic to help me with this. This process will take both my time and money. I definitely don’t recommend that much trouble for a simple job like that to anyone. Stay away from them!
Just go with another company. There are luckily still many honest, trustworthy people out there.
March 31, 2010 at 6:34 pm |
I got screwed big time by the J&P moving who claimed subcontracted with citiline moving company. I’m sure they are the same company. They hostaged all of my property and invoiced almost $2,000 by mentioning they will reimburse the money if they finish earlier. I even called police and reported but police couldn’t do anything since we signed some paper we are not aware of in that moring. (we thought it was work order and they didn’t even give us a contract to read). Then they ran away and almost ran me over by truck even before finished their job. All my stuff were sitting around the loading dock and some of them are still in their truck. This is a total crime and scam. I’m taking them to the court. Police has their dirver’s licence number and info. What goes around comes around!
April 12, 2010 at 10:19 pm |
SMS movers and storage inc, short notice ok, $40/hr 2men and the (www.greatertorontomovers.ca 416-871-4456)
logan movers new name, punjabi mafia from delhi. ‘alex’ always has high voice, skilled at
July 18, 2011 at 7:26 pm |
Sms movers ripped me off today
4169944694 don’t trust them. Big scam
July 29, 2011 at 4:07 pm
This fone number 416-994-4694 are most stupid guys, specially Mark, when I saw these stories and called him to cancel the service, he started abusing and then I had to give him some dose of shit.
Suha
July 29, 2011 at 4:08 pm
This fone number 4169944694 (CMS movers) are most stupid guys, specially Mark, when I saw these stories and called him to cancel the service, he started abusing and then I had to give him some dose of shit.
Suha
April 17, 2010 at 3:25 pm |
i moved with j&p movers last week worse movingcompany i have ever seen owner had no idia what he was talking about. i dont think even he know proper english i quoted me $120 for the whole job and ended up with $400 and again old moving company trick they will keep your stuf hostage. his worker name was jimy and he said this guy use to work for another bad company name cms movers he learnedevery thing fromhim so i think we should catch this cms guy who is been teaching these kulies allthis beware of jp movers beware of j&p movers
April 21, 2010 at 6:01 am |
@Randy
Jimmy is a bigger fat scum bag and fraud just like the owner whose name is Kumar Guatam. They are the most heartless assholes you will meet on this planet.
Avoid Logan Movers, CMS, Complete moving and storage and god knows this is really a losing battle the stupid cops and goverment better wake up!
April 29, 2010 at 11:20 am |
Toronto Moving Scams- Consumers BEWARE! « Toronto Mover’s Blog …27 Oct 2009 … I got ripped off by LMS movers. was really pissed but could not do much … BEWARE 416-834-5383
torontomover.wordpress.com/…/toronto-moving-scams-consumers-beware/ – Cached – Similar
*** SCAM ALERT -SUPREME MOVERS, LMS, DO NOT CALL 416-834-5383/647-893-8107
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Date: 2010-04-27, 2:27AM EDT
Reply to: serv-5rwgj-1712254822@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
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BEWARE – THIS COMPANY IS UNETHICAL, DISHONEST AND OUT TO CHEAT YOU…
SUPREME MOVERS- called and was quoted $39/hr plus $39.00 travel time..
Once the movers arrived was told I required a $300.00 cash deposit.. Note- this is not advised when booking the truck..
Was advised this is a security deposit for insurance and after the move is complete they would deduct the cost from the deposit and return the remainder.. This never happened..
Once the truck was loaded – they locked the truck and called into the office to get the final quote- which amounted to $622.00
Breakdown:
$39.00/hr PER MAN – total cost – $312.00
#39.00 travelling -$39.00
$30.00 kilometers -$30.00 (note I moved approx. 5 minutes away from my previous address)
$100.00 Heavy Items charge -$100.00 – cube freezer and not sure what else – apparently anything over 50lbs)
$80.00 Other -$80.00 – not sure what other is???
$60.00 stairs charge – $60.00 (note I have 3 stairs leading into the garage)
I calculate that at $561.00 – not quite sure how they got $622.00 … – However, they refused to release the contents of the truck until they had CASH in hand..
These guys are a bunch of cheats.. Pleaae do not use this service..
If you have been taken by this company.. I would love to hear from you.. I am looking into a law suit and it would help to be able to file a claim which shows that this is routine and they prey on consumers…
May 5, 2010 at 8:11 pm |
Hey same thing happened to me the other day with supreme movers. I am also in the process of a law suit. Please get in touch with me… my names Laura and my email is subliminalsessions@hotmail.com
April 29, 2010 at 11:56 pm |
They also go by the name SMS Movers and their phone numbers are 647-688-6683, 905-789-6170. I found them on Kijiji
They quoted me a price on the phone and when they arrived, they had all these hidden costs. I even called their dispatcher who confirmed the price i was told before, but the movers kept saying their dispatcher is some other guy (who is from the same company). When I called the so called “dispatcher” he was just swearing.
They are a complete nightmare
May 9, 2010 at 6:37 am |
Hi,
My friend has been robbed by these people and she is looking to get into a lawsuit so please if you can get in touch with me my email is sabraharthy@hotmail.com thanks
May 9, 2010 at 6:31 pm |
EMPIRE MOVERS will take all of your money. They charged almost $1000 to move a one bedroom aparment. By the end of the move they added all kinds of additional charges. When I refused to pay, they would not unload my stuff. Finally a threat to call the police was the only way to get my stuff.
May 12, 2010 at 10:16 pm |
I wanted to say good things about this company at: http://www.JohnsonMoving.com / # 1 Moving Company in St.Catharines and all Niagara, Ontario / Great Service and in Business for 43 years (since 1967). I buy Local Moving Services and I can have Peace of Mind at Moving Time ! They LOVE Seniors ! That’s good enough for me !
May 13, 2010 at 11:17 am |
If you choose a Kijiji or Craiglist Mover you deserve to be ripped-off people ! Look in the Yellow Pages. Pay the price and get Quality Movers ! You only get what you pay for !
May 18, 2010 at 9:59 pm |
SMS MOVERS IS A SUPER RIPOFF ARTIST IN TORONTO ,BUT I AM THE ONE WITH EXCELLENT RIPOFF SKILLS NAMES AS MILESTONE MOVER FROM ABROAD MOVER,FOR ALL THIS INFORMATION CALL CITY HAWK MOVING
May 20, 2010 at 7:54 pm |
The GTAA movers are a complete rip off.They screw you and charge almost double of what they quote.The mover manager GEORGE is a real sucker.I think with all these scams now recently a moving company was charged.We all should have a protest against the movers
MOVING SUCKERS
May 21, 2010 at 6:00 am |
PLEASE DONT HIRE CMS,LMS MOVERS BECAUSE WE ARE ALL SAME COMPANY ,AND SPECIALLY OUR FATHER COMPANY IS DESI MOVER(THE ONE WHO IS IN JAIL NOW) ANYWAYS KUMAR GAUTAM WILL SEE HIS BOSS SOON IF HE CONTINUES THIS SCAM OF MOVING ,RUNNING 10 COMPANIES UNDER DIFFERENT NAMES,RIPPING OFF PEOPLE QUOTING LOW PRICES,IF U WANT TO SEE GAUTAM SE HIM AT 8 GREYMAR ,BRAMPTON,TORBRAM /WILLIAM PARKWAY AND CAN DISCUSS ABOUT THE FRAUD HE DOES EVERYDAY WITH THE PUBLIC.
ALSO I CAN LOCATE HIS YARD IF YOU EMAIL ME
May 21, 2010 at 12:44 pm |
Here is another company called 5-stars and indo pack phone #’s are 647-406-4988 and 416-320-0916
These phone #s have been given to Toronto Police as well yesterday!!
There is an old women as well i was in contact with her when they ripped me off that women was not listed with the arrested people
Thanks
May 21, 2010 at 3:40 pm |
Nine arrested in moving-company scheme
Range of hidden costs arise once movers have belongings hostage
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/nine-arrested-in-moving-company-scheme/article1575472/
May 23, 2010 at 3:35 am |
George thanks for posting this! But unfortunately Logan Movers did not get caught nor any of their other stupid company names. I think people should now go to the police and just complain about Logan movers especially that bastard Kumar Guatam and his whore wife nancy
May 26, 2010 at 4:19 pm |
Has anyone had any experience with a Moving company out of Brapmton On named Moving Titan Phone #’s 1-888-726-4470 or (416) 899-2146. They have adds on kijiji and craiglist right now and I have them booked for a upcoming move. Thanks
June 1, 2010 at 5:57 pm |
Hey Mike, I was going to book with Moving Titan as well but was not comfortable with them. They wanted a $100 deposit and just a gut feeling they were not good. You should try 310Move. They are a A++ rating on BBB and also have worked for Ikea, etc. and I got a very good price for my move and while it was a bit more than Moving Titan’s quote, it was still lower than other larger moving companies such as AMJ Campbell, etc.
June 8, 2010 at 2:16 am
we have used Moving Titan twice to move myself and my boyfriend’s stuff from Oakville to St.Catherines.The second time we were not even at the storage they loaded our stuff and all got here safe.They took $100 deposit which was deducted from the final bill.Very honest movers
June 1, 2010 at 6:53 pm |
hi i have booked easy affordable moving thier website is easyaffordablemoving.com , the guy names is calvin9 JAMICAN) phone is 647 988 4042 and 416 568 4294 .has any one used them before please help
thankd
June 5, 2010 at 8:39 pm |
Google them up for you but so far none but their website especially the comment section is lame with no reference to the person comenting on it.
You can try your luck just make they dont ask for a huge deposit of 400 and if they ask you sign a contract make sure you READ
February 2, 2012 at 3:37 pm |
Dont ever deal with this company, they promised my gf they would be at her place to move her on the first of the month, made her wait forever, and called at 9pm saying they would be there 8 am the next day. The next day came, they didnt show again, and when she called the guy answered and said his partner got in an accident and was in the er.
I called from another number, and lo and behold his partner did answer. They will lie to you, best look elsewhere!
June 8, 2010 at 5:54 pm |
thanks .lets see if someone else have an experience with them
July 19, 2010 at 5:18 pm |
We hired JP Moving for our move last Thursday. We found thyeir contact info on the Burlington Post. Our move was a total nightmare. They showed up 45 minutes late. One of the guy, Jay or something, looked around and started talking about extra charges. We had stairs, it was mentioned before on the phone, we were nto moving appliances, I had packed everything, taped boxes and brought everything along the wall right beside the stairs so they don’t loose time. The guy first said ” we have to move these boxes”… I thought it was odd. Then he said we would need to pay extras for every item over 50 pounds. Anyways, the quote was for 420$ or so, so ther “Jay” guy looked at us and said he could do a flat rate of 900$! The n he said 2 guys were not enough so he would need to call his buddies to help and each guy would be an extra 25$/ hour. We refused. Then he gave us this piece of paper and asked us to sign it, which we refused to do. We needed to get out of the house that day so I was stuck. I told the “Jay guy” to carry only heavy stuff and I woudl take care of the rest because I was gettong totally annoyed. He said “Great, just put post it on whatever you want me to carry”! We then called his boss, a Jesse or sometyhing, so the guy said not to worry, they would stick to the quote and he would call his 2 guys so they start loading the truck right away. My husband had to go for an hour so I stay home with them. The Jay guy had decide to park the truck right down the balcony and asked the other guy to stay in the truck, he would through the boxes down to him because he did nto want to walk up and down the stairs. The other guy got pissed at him so they switch and the “Jay guy” went in the truck. He asked me to carry stuff too so because time was an issue, I probably carried 30% of the boxes myslef. The dude was looking at his phone, brooming the truck, while his colleague and I were carrying stuff. I called back the Jesse guy. He puts me on a conference call with Jay that was in the truck. Jesse told Jay that “the costumer is complaining” and the Jay guy not knowing I was on the line said “why would I go upstairs”…. Well, our stuff was upstairs… Anyways, he had started working at 10h15, at 11h he took his first break. Around 1pm, I went to the new house (5km away) and waited for them there. They showed up, and it was time for their lunch. They wanted to drop everything in the garage instead of bringing it to the house. I have to mention that all the way, the guys fought, argue and yelled which was an other stress on our moving they. Jay treated his colleage with absolutely no respect and made him carry all the stuff. The stuff in the truck was not pilled up, it was a total mess, a book case on top of a leather sofa, a chair upside down, etc….They actually broke few things. They dropped the table in the driveway saying it would not fit in the door…. Jay asked me to take it appart. They did the same with our leather sofa, btu I said it would definitly fit so they pushed it, forced it throught the door. The handel got stuck in the leather. All the stuff they brought inside was left there on a total mess. My husband and I had to carry the boxes out of the truck once again. They ended up taking 9 hours for a very easy move. We did nto want to pay for 60$/ hour for 2 guys as one of them was not really working. My husband had to tell them to stop arguing few times, he also had to tell Jay not to stay in the truck but to carry stuff in the house. We called back the company and agree to pay 600$ because at this time, we were so tired and drained by that day we just did. Next morning when I got up I looked at that mess and started finding broken things. We called this “Jesse” back that started saying we did not packed well, our boxes were this and that, we shoudl have hire them to pack and everything would be perfect….etc, etc… We are not going to let this story go away. I don’t want them to screw up more people, my husband and I can handle things like that but what if it was a senior, a single parent, etc.
July 28, 2010 at 9:21 pm |
The best thing you did was not sign the contract. The movers are crooks and I mean some had served jail sentance before. Next time always google for good moving companies.
August 26, 2010 at 4:13 pm |
This is amazing. I wish I had gone thru this site before even talking with these guys. They had this ad in the yellow pages in the name of “Logan moving”.When I called them, someone called “Alex” picked up and said it was “SMS movers” and actually sent someone to my apartment to give a quote I was very happy with. I had to move into a storage before moving to my new address. Fortunately for me, I asked him to put everything in writing and send me a Email confirming the rates were all inclusive. He actually sent that mail too in the name of someone called “Ron Taylor”. I again asked for clarifications and he sent me a one liner that he was ok with the conditions. On the moving day, when I had to vacate the house, I kept waiting and finally gave a call at 9:30 AM. They were to come in at 9. I kept calling, he would pick up and then disconnect. I tried with 3 to 4 different nos. and he would immediately disconnect after hearing my voice. I was left in a lurch and had to beg someone I had spoken to earlier, pay double the cost and move into a public storage (which I had to pay for again). My God! now that I’ve read all these posts, I am thanking my stars that they didn’t show up. I wd probably hv got ripped off by these people. I wish someone could publicise all these stories thru the mainline Newspapers to help avert rip-offs from these con artists in the garb of a moving company.
September 3, 2010 at 2:43 pm |
Yes you are very lucky these bastards did not show up the guy Alex is actually Kumar Guatam, they all use stage name to hide their real identities it is run mostly by Indian Sikhs.
The reason probably they ditched you because you asked everything to be in writing.
Consider yourself very lucky and warn anyone you know about them.
September 20, 2010 at 7:59 pm |
got scammed by Logan movers, not sure what I can do. More than half my stuff is missing lots of damages. what would be my next step?
September 23, 2010 at 5:39 pm |
go to the police and make a report ASAP!
September 28, 2010 at 5:21 am |
Really sorry to hear the awful experiences everyone has had to endure, and continuing to do so, since not resolved. I have filed a small claim case against Taylor’s Moving & Storage, Burlington, ON for loss of items. Apparently the trend for moving companies is to deny everything, lack of responsibility on their part for any loss, damage, etc., is rampant! If anyone has had similar experience with this company, I would be most interested to hear about it, as I’m sure all readers, so as NOT to use them in the future. To be honest, there isn’t too many co., recommended for storage, which is pretty sad. But at least if people ‘stop’ using the scam artists, the companies that refuse ownership or responsibility towards loss of possessions, other than to say “prove it!” then maybe, these people wouldn’t be in business. If there are decent movers/storage places, at least give them the business or the chance to prove their worth.
November 7, 2010 at 7:01 pm |
Theses guys are really rip off assholes they go by many names here are just a few sms movers big boys movers shanes movers great toronto movers some numbers they use 416-871-4456 or 866-482-8464 or 647-996-4694 or 416-994-4694 or lol 866-482-8464 tell me a company that has a good reputation that would have this many phone numbers theses guys need to be put out of bussness and in jail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 29, 2010 at 7:17 pm |
I originally called “Skyline Movers” because I saw an ad on Craigslist.ca…well I called them and booked them for my move. A guy named Simba answered the phone and was very rude, but because I was hysterical in finding someone cheap and fast, I booked them. 2 Days before I moved I decided to check these guys out and came across this blog, and good thing! I immediately checked Homestars and found someone called “Viktoria Home Care” who did my move! I totally recommend them! No hidden fees, $80 per hour, NICE guys, no damage, showed up on time! Go with these guys, you won’t regret it, DON’T FALL FOR THESE RIP-OFF ARTISTS!
December 14, 2010 at 7:28 pm |
Agreed. These movers are awful. They run their business from cellphones that they NEVER answer. Well they answer until they know that you know they are crooks. My move was quoted at $300 and they demanded $500 in cash. Too bad for them they had already unloaded my stuff and I told them where to stick it without fear. I simply theatened to call the police and off they ran like the cockroaches they are.
December 14, 2010 at 7:30 pm |
Sorry – above comment is directed at Gateway Movers. Scam. Scam. Scam.
December 25, 2010 at 4:34 am |
i too had a very good moving experience with moving titan. They did ask for the $100.00 over paypal. Paypal does have a 100% refund on deposits so i figured, what the heck – i’ll give them a chance.
Moving Titan was very good and the $100.00 bucks was deducted from the bill for the deposit. NOTHING WAS BROKEN DURING THE MOVE!! THANK GO!
December 28, 2010 at 6:09 am |
Beware of LMS moving, they give you low quote and tell you no hidden charges but when they come to move your stuff they jacked up price three times. Also their service is very poor and they dont handle items with care. Moreover, they miss your items!!!!!
January 10, 2011 at 9:57 pm |
BEWARE OF SKYLINE MOVERS,,,,THEY WILL RIP YOU OFF,,,NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF BLACK MOVERS,,SMOKING TALKING ON PHONE,,COST MY HUSBAND $800.00 MORE THAN THE QUOTE.
January 26, 2011 at 12:49 pm |
BAWWAG l am the owner of skyline like movers no of our movers are Black and there all do not smoke , l do not know which skyline movers you used if you have any honest complain call and we be help to assist you rather than to post racial comments that are not true on the public domain ,
January 26, 2011 at 12:50 pm |
BAWWAG l am the owner of skyline like movers no of our movers are Black and there all do not smoke , l do not know which skyline movers you used if you have any honest complain call and we be help to assist you rather than to post racial comments that are not true on the public domain
January 31, 2011 at 7:00 pm |
Gta movers also operate as honest movers and couldnt be further from the truth.. They held our stuff hostage until we gave them 1000 cash.. They wanted 1200 they had qouted 400 to 500 for the move.. Then after they ripped us off sent me an email with a different quote than they had given us.. The person in charge is Carl.. Beware!
March 16, 2011 at 1:09 pm |
These rip off companies are encouraged to do so by cheap people. When you see a mover price of $40/hr for 2 movers and a truck all included use your common sense. How is it possible? I pay my good movers $20/hr each + truck expanses, gas, insurance, my time communicating with customer, dollies, shrink wrap and tools + I have to make some profit so I charge $70/hr for 2 movers and a 20ft will equipped truck.
Before you book a mover google them.
Good place for movers reviews: HomeStars.com
Happy moving every one,
Zaid Moving
March 28, 2011 at 8:50 pm |
Do not use these people they are a scam . they go by 2 names SMS moving INC and 786 movers Inc. They harrassed us, jacked up the rate with the stuff hostage. took hours to show up. they claim to have insurance please ask for a copy, also request a written rate quote. there number is below – 416 871 4456
June 29, 2011 at 3:06 pm |
I hire them 1 month prior to move. he send me an email confirmation, I even called him a day before move and re-confirm everything with him again….they were supposed to be here ahet 9:00 am , called him at 10 and he said he had no idea who I was??!?!?! after confronting him with his own email, he yelled at me and said do not waste my time!!! called me back in 5 mintues and said he will send a truck if there is any available. a truck showed up 2 hours later … he send a small truck ( suitable for a flat studio) for our 3 bedroom house. he said they will go back and forth 2-3 times!!!!!!!!! bottom line is they are the worst it can get.. DO NOT BOOK WITH THEM…. I called another mover and they will be here shortly.. once the move is done I will tack them to the court! FOR SURE!
July 26, 2011 at 12:27 am |
movers with names like toronto mover or toronto moving companies what is that. look out for companies with address that dont make sense like 1 dundas st west or 21 bloor st west what is that. chose companies with real names and whose been around for some time.be mover savve
August 1, 2011 at 1:28 am |
$40/HR movers DO NOT EXIST. Please do your research before you book.That is why i used Moving Titan.High rate but the service was worth it ..with no hidden fees and headaches. You get what you pay for.
August 5, 2011 at 5:06 pm |
Moving itself is a great hassle and when it is accompanied with a scam becomes even more than a nightmare. My friend experienced the same with a not so popular moving company. Thanks for sharing this information.
August 19, 2011 at 8:17 pm |
Add ASR Movers / ASR Moving Services 647-405-2007 or 416-871-6100 to the list of scammers.
September 9, 2011 at 8:04 pm |
Stop posting fake comments
August 20, 2011 at 8:21 pm |
Do not use MEGA MOVING.
-They will “forget” to tag large items such as bed + box!!! (Which means they will not deliver it!)
-They will break your items tagged as FRAGILE, such as my 42 ” plasma full-HD tv…AND,
-they will mysteriously disappear and be IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH once the move is done!
-They also charged us 600 MORE than the original quoted price!
Gina is the name of the manager.
Dont get ripped off like I did!!!
August 27, 2011 at 3:36 pm |
Noble Moving services – A Fraud Moving Operation in Canada.
They will give very less estimate initially. Actual charge will be much more than estimate, for which we do not have any option other than to pay, because we are not present at the weighing
machine.
Company sub contracts to small mover, they will expect some money from you at the time of moving. If you refuse to pay , they will misbehave, will not handle furniture & electronics properly. They will not allow to write about any damage caused while moving. They will send you much hire bill then you expected , you do not have any option other than to pay
February 13, 2012 at 9:38 pm |
Ah yes, Noble Moving did the same with me. A long haul move from BC to Ontario cost about 1200 more than I was quoted. The movers were reckless with my belongings. Upon delivery, they were stacking boxes (clearly marked fragile) precariously on top of one another. One box toppled to the floor with a distinct sound of breaking glass. The mover just looked at it and said “oh…it broke”, Then walked away to get more boxes. Not even an apology.
I wouldn’t ever use their services again.
November 13, 2011 at 6:56 am |
We used Skyline Movers today with a $180 quote for 3 hours. The move took a little less than 4 hours and the bill came to over $500. They stated the reason was that we had stairs. I discussed the stairs when I asked for the quote and there was no discussion at the time that the stairs would change let alone double the price.
There has to be something we can do to stop this kind of scam!!! The only consolation is that I see we are not the only ones victimized by this type of scam.
December 25, 2011 at 11:38 pm |
Listen to this one. SMS Movers
We gave them $2,000.00 cash to move & store and bring everything to our new address to find mould on 99% of our furniture and over 16 boxes missing in a period of 30 day’s.
I would like to see these RAT’S get a stiff jail sentence for doing what they do best. CON PEOPLE.
Do not call this co. they are the slim of slim
December 26, 2011 at 8:30 am |
one year before i was have to shift my home to Canada i was very confuse that which company i ll have to hire to moving and then i find a company that not only shift my home also they help me in setting. i was very happy. and also they charge not to much amount.
January 20, 2012 at 1:41 pm |
Be aware…….BAZINGA MOVERS 647-400-4000 are scammers.
One of the owners (so he claims) named ARIF has a brother who is a police officer with Toronto Police Service, whom he calls when the customer becomes aware of the scam and has him intervene in intimidating the client and tries to coerce the good officers on site dealing with the situation, to side with the movers.
I experienced this first hand the other day. They blackmail you part way into the move while they have your contents in their truck and threaten you, use very foul language and appear very confident that they will succeed in extorting money from you over and above the amount negotiated.
In my case, when I questioned the much escalated bill to which they added 13% HST on top of the HST included deal and by the way, there was no HST registration number on the bill. (i will follow up with revenue Canada), they proceeded to truck, pulled in the ramp on the back, secured the truck roll up door and attempted to leave the premises with my contents. Fortunately, due to parking availability, my vehicle happed to be parked in such a way that they were not able to escape with my contents.
Due to their threatening and abusive behaviour, I elected not to move my vehicle as I feared their unpredictable behaviour and called 911.
Officers from 33 Division arrived on scene and handled the matter in a proffesinal and expedicious manner. I did get all my contents moved as ordered to do so by the police.
SCAM..SCAM…SCAM…BAZINGA OVERS…SCAM…SCAM..SCAM
January 4, 2011 at 4:26 pm |
We hired SMS Movers based on their ad which states $75/hr. When they arrived on moving day there a number of extra charges. They told us about stair chrages, heavy furniture charges and demanded $500 cash up front. We paid them and they began to move our things (very slowly). It took them over 6 hours to load the truck (after arriving an hour and a half late) then went for dinner (and they expected us to pay for that time!!). Finally the truck was loaded (half of our stuff didn’t fit) and they demanded $1600 in cash before they would drive away or else they were going to dump all our stuff out on the driveway. We called the contact number we had to complain and “Alex” became very beligerant on the phone, yelling and swearing. We called the police and had them escort the truck to our new house and paid them a total of $1000 in cash. they emptied the truck into the garage and we had to move everything inside ourselves. We then had to rent a u-haul the next day to get the rest of our things at the old house.