Saturday, May 18, 2013

Most "locksmiths" advertising through google are scams operated

Most “locksmiths” advertising through google are scams operated by organized crime. They have effectively dominated the market through this strategy and run the legitimate guys out of business


“Just look at the phone book or online and you’ll see hundreds of fly-by-night locksmith outfits using phony names and bogus addresses to fleece millions of dollars each year out of locals and tourists.


The scam emanates from New York and Florida and appears to be a highly organized criminal enterprise that flaunts local laws and has been known to use threats and intimidation against customers who are invariably in vulnerable situations.


An undercover police officer posing as a shopper locked out of car calls a company named Right On Time Locksmith. She is routed to another company, S and S Locksmith. When help arrives 15 minutes later in an unmarked van, the man says he works for a 3rd company, Mega-Locksmith.


The $30 fee mentioned on the phone gets bumped. “”$50 bucks,”" says “”locksmith”" Eli Levy on hidden camera. I just say $50. Other companies are charging over $100 to open doors.”"”


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