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STEER CLEAR OF MOVING SCAMS

STEER CLEAR OF MOVING SCAMS (4 Tips to protect your stuff)     If you’re among the 35 million Americans relocating this year, add the need to avoid cons to the other stressors that result from moving.  About 3,600 complaints were filed last year by people who hired interstate movers (out of 800,000 such moves), a 25 percent increase since 2014.       Here’s how to reduce the risk of scams: SAY NO TO LOW-BALL BIDS.  Watch out for rogue movers who get your business with bargain-price estimates.  After filling the truck, they hold your possessions hostage until you pay thousands more.  “Hostage...