Moving: Learn how to avoid Moving Scams

Moving: Learn how to avoid Moving Scams: "Wondering how moving companies get away with it? Here's how the scam works.
Most often, these companies get their clients mainly from Internet web sites that let you enter in your basic moving information, and then send the information to the so called moving companies. The moving companies then compete for your business which in most cases would be a good thing - not so for the moving industry.
At first the people at these moving companies are very nice to you. They give you a low-ball bid, and tell you that your things will be in good hands because 'Our people are professionals' or something. It's when the movers actually show up, and it's too late for you to save yourself where things start to go horribly wrong.
One thing I should point out, is that the bids from these companies that I have seen often quote you by cubic footage not by weight. If you get a quote that is priced by cubic footage, that should raise a red flag right away. The reason for this is that if they charge you by weight, they have to provide proof of the weight of your belongings at no charge to you. In fact, as of August 2005, interstate moves based on cubic feet are illegal. "