People are on the move all over the nation. Many want to relocate to find lower-priced communities or to start a new job. And an increasing number are leaving blue states for red. Legitimate moving companies know this. But so do scam artists—and many people are falling for moving company scams and getting ripped off.
Motivated by supply and demand, even legitimate moving companies are hiking prices. A December 2021 survey of 63 moving companies by Movebuddha found that 76 percent of moving companies reported raising prices, from 5 percent to over 25 percent.
