When 24-year-old Lauren Vlach traded the country music, barbecue and cowboy boots of Tennessee for the rolling Great Plains, she was nervous.
Nashville is nearly 750 miles from Lincoln. The distance posed a challenge in getting her personal belongings moved safely and affordably.
As a first-time mover, she wanted to hire help, but with medical bills and student loans to pay off, she had to stay within a tight budget.
Vlach found a website that would give her quotes for a number of moving companies. All that was required to get an estimate was her phone number.
“It was a very mindless, quick thing when I entered the information,” she said. “I was just curious to see how much it cost.”
What Vlach didn’t know was that one of the companies she’d contacted — the one she ultimately chose — had been given an “F” rating from the Better Business Bureau and had a history of scamming its clientele.
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