Let me explain the "Israeli mover scam"….I personally knew a young Israeli who was brought to USA to do this.
First off, the flood the WWW with "Moving Company" ads who all get top rating from Jewish sites like Yelp!.
Then they give very low quote, with some fake reason like "We have a truck that needs to drive that route to get to another move".
They have you sign contract with hidden "extra charges" in fine print, then they pack your stuff up, and steal any good stuff.
When they arrive at new location, instead of $600, they want $5000! They explain "open contract" and extra charges for all the extra tape and wrap, etc. If you don't pay they threaten to put your stuff on storage, that will cost an extra $3-500 per day, plus loading fees, etc, and more to get it out.
Cops will call this "a civil matter".
My Israeli friend did say that if it seems like the victim is about to become violent to back off and stick to original deal.
Last I saw him his face looked pretty well beaten, but he was in good spirits. Later, there was bunch of legal/police mail from LA, and an insurance company called MY number asking for him about some hit and run. They didn't seem to happy when I told them he'd gone back to ISRAEL (with his load of stolen consumer electronics).
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