Desi Movers and its 18 aliases are currently out of business.
Their trucks have been impounded, their offices raided and their owners arrested...
...In its investigation, the Star found more than 30 people alleged they were taken advantage of by the movers.
The Star also discovered that the company changed its name in order to distance itself from the complaints. But with every new name came new complaints and they all sounded the same.
The movers would quote a very low cost to clients who responded to their ads in local newspapers or on the internet.
The company would ask for a deposit up front, then, halfway through the job, it was alleged would double or even triple the costs. If a client refused to pay the increase, the company would allegedly threaten to hold their belongings in a company storage locker.
One client, Chris Brown, was told it would cost $500 to move 200 metres from one Port Credit apartment to the other. But once the truck was loaded the price jumped to $1,500.
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