Three people who have already been charged in connection with a scam involving moving companies are facing hundreds of additional charges, and a fourth person has been arrested in the case.
In June, Toronto police announced the arrest of two men and a woman following an investigation into several budget-moving companies.
Police said two men were operating the businesses under different names, which include Move Me Again Transportation Inc., All you Can Move, Canadian Principal Movers, Safebound Moving & Storage, and O’Canada Movers.
Customers contacted the moving companies over the internet to avail of their services and were initially quoted a low-cost contract for the move, police said.
However, once their belongings were loaded into a vehicle, the customers were allegedly presented with paperwork with no final price.
Police said shortly after taking possession of the belongings, an employee of the company contacted the customers, informing them that the final bill for the service was thousands of dollars more than the original quote.
“The customers were told by the company that if they did not pay the full invoice that their property would be sold or disposed of,” police said. They added that a legal representative of the businesses also called the customers, telling them they would not have access to their stuff until they paid.
Police further allege that in several cases, the company’s owners and employees stole and disposed of…
