Toronto police charge 42-year-old man in moving company scam

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A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a moving company scam, Toronto police say.

A man hired a moving company online and was told their services would cost between $600 and $800. When the movers arrived, the man paid a $400 deposit.Later, the supervisor allegedly told the man that the final bill for the moving services was $3,200. When the man refused to pay, the supervisor allegedly withheld his property from being unloaded.

On Friday, police announced the arrest of Toronto resident Dashen Smith. He has been charged with false pretence under $5,000, fraud under $5,000, mischief interfere with property under $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.Police believe there may be more victims. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5500 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS or www.222tips.com.

It is the latest arrest in relation to the moving company scam. Two men who operated several budget companies and a woman for allegedly forcing customers to pay inflated prices and holding their items when they couldn't pay.

 

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One down, another 523 to go in the moving scam syndicate

Finally !

Moving companies need to be regulated to avoid this pieces of s****t taking advantage fo people.Good he is out the market but they are many more out there.

why are they always black men in the news?

Whats the name of the moving company?

Good

Thank you Marketplace!!

He looks pretty surprised in this mug shot

Trends

no suprise.

Usual suspect

these bad actors are only the tip of the iceberg. get as much info as you can, such as photo of the movers, with promise to erase/delete after transaction is settled.

You scunt you

NEVER GOT AWAY WITH IT, DAYM, folks its time to take the pirate pill, the PRISON PLANET PILL! If you get caught, you did NOT win the human race. Thats all I have to SAY! Humanity HumanRights Economics Freedom Pirates Pirate Economy , PirateHumanRace SpacePirates

CBC Marketplace did an episode on scammy moving companies.

Why is every criminal posted here black?

That 🐐 tho

BLM

This happened to me too. There should be a specialized task force to crack down on things/thieves like this.

Are they sure he’s a man? Last guy with a beard was a woman.

Where are the mugshots of the hockey players involved in the biggest rape scandal the country has ever seen ? 🇨🇦

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