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Tuesday, January 1, 2008
The Locksmith Mafia
Recently I happened to see a news report about a locksmith scam involving a company called "Dependable Locksmith". What really caught my attention was that it was an Israeli company(s) based in New York City that operated largely unlicensed nationwide. They ran local ads in numerous states with local numbers but all calls to those numbers were actually forwarded to a call center in New York. Hmmm, I thought.
Sure enough, I did some quick checking and compiled a list of links showing a pattern of what appears suspiciously like another "mover/zoom copter/art student" Mossad operation.
It seems like dozens of local news stations around the country are doing there own little independent "investigative" reports on these locksmith scammers, but of course never pursue the bigger question. Why the sudden surge in locksmith scams NATIONWIDE and why are so many ISRAELI?
Could this quote from the Better Business Bureau website, "Complaints about locksmith services to the 114 BBBs serving the U.S. increased almost 75 percent from 2005 to 2006, and have continued to come in steadily during the first half of this year." be some sort of foreboding indicator?
I'm not really sure, but if the recent past is any indicator, I'm betting there is a whole lot more to this story than just "unscrupulous business practice".
Regards.
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Israeli "Locksmith" Ring in US Charges $1,500 to Change Your Door Locks (video)
The Blotter: The Locksmith 'Mafia': Making an Estimate You Can't Refuse
The CBBB, a non-profit organization that provides information on businesses to the public, told the Blotter on ABCNews.com that Dependable Locksmith is the most notorious of a number of "bully" locksmith companies known by some as "the locksmith mafia."..
Locksmiths as far as Denver "are literally afraid" to speak out against these companies because of their tactics, said Susan Liehe, spokesperson for the Denver BBB....
BBB Warns Consumers of Nationwide Locksmith Swindle
Complaints about locksmith services to the 114 BBBs serving the U.S. increased almost 75 percent from 2005 to 2006, and have continued to come in steadily during the first half of this year.
The BBB has identified Dependable Locksmith – which operates under more than a dozen different names – as a particularly disreputable locksmith....
BBB Warns Public about Locksmith - Phoenix, AZ
“We became concerned when we began seeing a pattern of complaints in a short period of time,” stated Matthew Fehling, CEO/President of the BBB of Northern/Central Arizona...
Complaints also include unprofessional customer service which includes:
• Technician appearance
• Foul language
• Implied intimidation by service technicians
• Consumers allege service vehicles do not identify the business by name
Consumer investigation into illegal locksmiths - Charlotte, N.C.
Investigators: Door Jam - Kansas City, MI
The company's real name is Dependable Locksmith, and when you call one of the six local phone numbers, your call is forwarded to an answering service out of New York....
Israeli company cons Chicago residents
Bronx-based Israeli locksmith company facing two lawsuits for alleged consumer fraud, after they manipulated phone listings with false addresses and charged customers with unrealistic high prices....
Oakland Tribune: Locksmith trial set
Fraudulent Locksmith Companies
Some of Dependable Locksmith’s aliases include, Superb Solutions, Locksmith 24 Hour, Inc., USA Total Security, Priceline Locksmith, and S.O.S. Locksmith.**
Two other locksmith contractors fleecing consumers are Basad, Inc. – which operates under more than 50 names nationwide, such as A-1 Locksmith Service, A-1 24 Hour Locksmith, A-1 Lock & Key Locksmith, and AAA Locksmith 24 Hour – and Liberty Locksmith. Similar to Dependable Locksmith, they pose as local locksmiths and run full-page yellow pages ads with multiple phone and address listings. The phone numbers appear to be local, but connect to national call centers such as Liberty’s in New York City, while the addresses end up belonging to other established businesses in the local area, or are simply non-existent.**
On YellowPages.com there are 247 locksmith listings in my area. I verified 75 of them coming from Priceline Locksmith (AKA Dependable Locksmith). That's 30.36% of the listings! And that number is just the listings I can absolutely verify are Priceline Locksmiths. There are a few additional listings and/or numbers I have personally flagged but cannot yet determine 100% if they are Priceline's numbers....
Locksmith Killed at Work in Southeast
A young immigrant locksmith was fatally shot yesterday afternoon in Southeast Washington as he tried to help a robbery victim get into his car after the keys had been stolen, D.C. police said...
Raich, an Israeli native who lived in Arlington, was pronounced dead less than an hour later at Prince George's Hospital Center, police said...
Sgt. Joe Gentile (seriously?), a police spokesman, said investigators were looking into the possibility that the gunman was involved in the Saturday robbery in the Benning Terrace area, which in recent months has been plagued by crashes involving youths driving stolen cars.
Police officials said last night that it was unclear whom the intended victim was.
"The motive is under investigation," Gentile said....
Sure enough, I did some quick checking and compiled a list of links showing a pattern of what appears suspiciously like another "mover/zoom copter/art student" Mossad operation.
It seems like dozens of local news stations around the country are doing there own little independent "investigative" reports on these locksmith scammers, but of course never pursue the bigger question. Why the sudden surge in locksmith scams NATIONWIDE and why are so many ISRAELI?
Could this quote from the Better Business Bureau website, "Complaints about locksmith services to the 114 BBBs serving the U.S. increased almost 75 percent from 2005 to 2006, and have continued to come in steadily during the first half of this year." be some sort of foreboding indicator?
I'm not really sure, but if the recent past is any indicator, I'm betting there is a whole lot more to this story than just "unscrupulous business practice".
Regards.
--------------------------------------
Israeli "Locksmith" Ring in US Charges $1,500 to Change Your Door Locks (video)
The Blotter: The Locksmith 'Mafia': Making an Estimate You Can't Refuse
The CBBB, a non-profit organization that provides information on businesses to the public, told the Blotter on ABCNews.com that Dependable Locksmith is the most notorious of a number of "bully" locksmith companies known by some as "the locksmith mafia."..
Locksmiths as far as Denver "are literally afraid" to speak out against these companies because of their tactics, said Susan Liehe, spokesperson for the Denver BBB....
BBB Warns Consumers of Nationwide Locksmith Swindle
Complaints about locksmith services to the 114 BBBs serving the U.S. increased almost 75 percent from 2005 to 2006, and have continued to come in steadily during the first half of this year.
The BBB has identified Dependable Locksmith – which operates under more than a dozen different names – as a particularly disreputable locksmith....
BBB Warns Public about Locksmith - Phoenix, AZ
“We became concerned when we began seeing a pattern of complaints in a short period of time,” stated Matthew Fehling, CEO/President of the BBB of Northern/Central Arizona...
Complaints also include unprofessional customer service which includes:
• Technician appearance
• Foul language
• Implied intimidation by service technicians
• Consumers allege service vehicles do not identify the business by name
Consumer investigation into illegal locksmiths - Charlotte, N.C.
Investigators: Door Jam - Kansas City, MI
The company's real name is Dependable Locksmith, and when you call one of the six local phone numbers, your call is forwarded to an answering service out of New York....
Israeli company cons Chicago residents
Bronx-based Israeli locksmith company facing two lawsuits for alleged consumer fraud, after they manipulated phone listings with false addresses and charged customers with unrealistic high prices....
Oakland Tribune: Locksmith trial set
Fraudulent Locksmith Companies
Some of Dependable Locksmith’s aliases include, Superb Solutions, Locksmith 24 Hour, Inc., USA Total Security, Priceline Locksmith, and S.O.S. Locksmith.**
Two other locksmith contractors fleecing consumers are Basad, Inc. – which operates under more than 50 names nationwide, such as A-1 Locksmith Service, A-1 24 Hour Locksmith, A-1 Lock & Key Locksmith, and AAA Locksmith 24 Hour – and Liberty Locksmith. Similar to Dependable Locksmith, they pose as local locksmiths and run full-page yellow pages ads with multiple phone and address listings. The phone numbers appear to be local, but connect to national call centers such as Liberty’s in New York City, while the addresses end up belonging to other established businesses in the local area, or are simply non-existent.**
On YellowPages.com there are 247 locksmith listings in my area. I verified 75 of them coming from Priceline Locksmith (AKA Dependable Locksmith). That's 30.36% of the listings! And that number is just the listings I can absolutely verify are Priceline Locksmiths. There are a few additional listings and/or numbers I have personally flagged but cannot yet determine 100% if they are Priceline's numbers....
Locksmith Killed at Work in Southeast
A young immigrant locksmith was fatally shot yesterday afternoon in Southeast Washington as he tried to help a robbery victim get into his car after the keys had been stolen, D.C. police said...
Raich, an Israeli native who lived in Arlington, was pronounced dead less than an hour later at Prince George's Hospital Center, police said...
Sgt. Joe Gentile (seriously?), a police spokesman, said investigators were looking into the possibility that the gunman was involved in the Saturday robbery in the Benning Terrace area, which in recent months has been plagued by crashes involving youths driving stolen cars.
Police officials said last night that it was unclear whom the intended victim was.
"The motive is under investigation," Gentile said....
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