Fraud Network12 min

How Consumers Mapped a Moving Fraud Network That FMCSA Can't See

Three Florida brokers. One California carrier. 750+ BBB complaints. Recorded phone calls. AirTags. This is how consumers connected the dots on an interstate moving fraud pipeline.

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The Menards Connection

Menards Moving and Storage (Greenacres, FL) brokered a consumer's move to Loyal Moving and Storage, which then used Immaculate Moving LLC (Canton, OH) as the actual carrier. Immaculate Moving loaded 295 cubic feet but charged for 919 cubic feet. Driver Amer Mousa collected cash at pickup. At delivery, medically necessary items for a disabled child were withheld. Loyal Moving's FMCSA license was revoked 22 days after pickup. Menards owner Mr. Menard Jr. demanded the consumer remove Facebook posts as a condition for returning belongings. Consumer complied. Belongings still not returned.

LoadRans: The Carrier Everyone Uses

LoadRans LLC (USDOT 3729978) operates from Vernon, CA, an industrial city with approximately 100 residents near Los Angeles. The company has 12 trucks, 12 drivers, and a Conditional FMCSA safety rating with a 13.3% driver out-of-service rate (2x the national average). Multiple Florida brokers independently route moves to LoadRans: Value Added Moving, Safe Shield Moving Services, and Coastal Moving Services have all been connected to LoadRans through consumer complaints and Facebook community reports. Consumer Jennifer D. used AirTags to track belongings brokered through Value Added Moving and discovered they were stored in a public storage unit under someone else's name, not in LoadRans' facility.

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The Entity Network (Updated)

EntityTypeLocationKey Detail
Value Added MovingBrokerFort Lauderdale, FL127 BBB complaints. Primary sales operation.
Coastal Moving ServicesBrokerBoca Raton, FL316 BBB complaints. Highest complaint volume.
Safe Shield Moving ServicesBrokerBoynton Beach, FL0 trucks, 0 drivers. MCS-150 filed Sept 2025.
LoadRans LLCCarrierVernon, CAUSDOT 3729978. 12 trucks. Conditional safety rating.
Menards Moving and StorageBrokerGreenacres, FLBrokered to Loyal Moving. Owner demanded Facebook posts removed.
Immaculate Moving LLCCarrierCanton, OHLoaded 295 cu ft, charged for 919. Driver Amer Mousa.
Loyal Moving and StorageCarrierWest Valley, UTFMCSA license revoked 22 days after consumer pickup.
Zenith Moving GroupBrokerDelray Beach, FLQuoted $3,999, charged $7,787.

Source: FMCSA SAFER; BBB; Trunk consumer reports; Facebook Stop Moving Scams group

Companies Mentioned

Sources: FMCSA SAFER database. BBB complaint records. Stop Moving Scam Facebook group. Consumer-submitted complaints to Trunk. AirTag tracking data (Jennifer D.). FMCSA license revocation records (Loyal Moving and Storage). Trunk investigation, July 2026 and August 2026.

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