<p>I am wondering if anyone has had an experience with/heard of experiences with World Moving Company (out of Florida)? My MIL has a move planned with them in the near future. Yesterday, in the doctor’s office, I read an article about the latest scams and rip-offs out there, and moving was highlighted as one of them. A quick Goggle search revealed several unflattering posts about this company in particular. I feel somewhat responsible for this situation, since when my MIL told me she was moving, I encouraged her to get a moving company rather than resorting to her usual do-it-yourself technique. I never imagined she would contract with anyone other than the big reliable giants (United, Allied, Mayflower, etc.). So if anyone has any information on this company, I would be most grateful to hear it. (She has already paid them about 1/3 of the cost. Is that a bad sign? I have moved several times, but always under a corporate plan.) Thank you, CC friends. I feel as if I can learn about nearly anything here.</p>
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<p>I’m really concerned that she’s not going to get her money back, but it would be worth it to walk away anyhow. I thought, “What’s the worst that could happen?” when I signed up with a no-name moving company. They utterly destroyed a huge number of my possessions-- boxes were beat up and moldy, and had been sitting in the heat. My furniture was battered. Everything looked like it’d been dragged BEHIND the truck rather than placed IN it. Looking at the torn-up things that they dumped unceremoniously in my new home, even the cops we called said that there was no way that the amount of damage they did could have been unintentional. Not only did I not have the money to replace a lot of the things I needed, but things I treasured were completely destroyed. I’d say that about a third of my breakables made it. It cost me seven thousand dollars to move from Illinois to California. They were three weeks late, holding my things hostage and charging me over three times what they quoted me. We documented everything and tried to sue later, but the company just folded, renamed itself, and started all over again. It was awful. My husband still refuses to stay in the room if I recount the story in his presence.</p>
<p>Don’t do it… Tell her to get out. Look at movingscam.com and read the stories. This happens so often, and there’s really no recourse, so a HUGE percentage of moving companies are total scam artists. Be very careful…</p>
<p>I’ve heard very good things about Bekins. They’ll give you a “binding estimate,” which is what you want. They’ll give you a not-to-exceed amount.</p>
<p>Please convince her to walk away from this… It’s just such a traumatic experience if it goes badly.</p>
<p>Look at this…
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<p>Be very careful with this! A friend of ours had everything she put into a moving truck stolen… that’s right, they never showed up. The movers took her money and her stuff.</p>