Call Me Van Line

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   Lauren A.

   Source: MoveAdvisor · Encinitas, CA

   30 Jul 20201-bedroomPaid $2,500

   EXTORTION - asked for more cash then cancelled.

   WATCH OUT - SCAM! David at +1 (818) 402-3139 texted me at 8:30pm the night before my scheduled move and said that he wouldn’t come unless I paid him more money for my upright piano. However I had already contracted for that piece and he wanted to be paid directly for it saying “what you paid isn’t enough, I’m not coming unless you pay me more”. This is absolutely illegal and extortion. He then canceled the next day. I’ve filed a complaint and will continue to make sure other people don’t get take advantage of. I was lucky I could find a mover at the last minute, but I’m sure other people face this type of illegal activity.

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   Marianna S.

   Source: MoveAdvisor · Reno, NV

   11 Sep 2019StudioPaid $11,600

   The worst of the worst.

   David Kohanim moved me from mainland to Hawaii. Multiple things broken and missing. He has inadequate insurance which doesn't cover over water moves. David Kohanim operates under multiple mover names (A City Mover, Call me Van Line, Hawaiian Island movers, Virgin moving and Storage, and prob many others) and different DOT numbers. He claims he moved me under (dot 2526974) hiding under name Success trucking but known to public as Virgin Moving and Storage. I hired him and he was known to me as Hawaiian Island Movers. He gets shut down and then changes his name to start all over again. After 2 and a half months of waiting for my belongings, a subcontracted mover showed up at my door with only part of my belongings and took the remaining balance for my move. Only then did he disclose that the rest of my goods would be arriving via DHX, a shipping company, in 2 days. I filed a police report and only had 1,000 cash returned so now this guy had 11,600 of my money and I had missing furniture and goods and a scratched up filthy motorcycle that was supposed to be crated and wasn't. Later on that week, I went with a friends truck and was able to get the shipping company to release the giant pallet with my items after a long wait and signing some bogus letter that would release David from liability. After unloading the truck I realized more stuff damaged and items missing. I tried to file a claim but the insurance company says that they do not cover over water moves so now I can't even file a claim because he has inadequate insurance which seems illegal to me if he is moving people to Hawaii. This whole move has been a nightmare and a shakedown from beginning to end. He has complete disregard for me or my belongings. He only wants to see how he can make the most money of you while getting your goods to you the cheapest possible way. Even if it means long wait times, losing or breaking your stuff. Run away from this guy and save your sanity. Look up all his other names and see what kind of poor excuse for a human being he really is.

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   E W.

   Source: MoveAdvisor

   17 Apr 20171-bedroomPaid $2,900

   Worst moving experience ever!! Warning!!

   They. Broke my antique furnishings. Cost more than they said. Put my thing in storage for months. Horrible!!

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   Matt

   Source: MoveAdvisor

   23 Jan 2017Paid $14,000

   Fraudulent Company.

   Company held our possessions hostage till we paid an additional $5k more than what was quoted with no proof of any official weigh tickets justifying the increased costs. In addition, our stuff was delivered a month late and was severely damaged when it arrived.

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   Carrie P.

   Source: MoveAdvisor

   28 Nov 2016Paid $1,434

   Ripoff and Extremely Dishonest.

   Call Me Van Line was enlisted thru a broker I hired and they were one of the worst experiences of my entire life! I had a binding estimate from the broker but when Call Me arrived at my storage unit in Texas they increased the estimate by more than $500 stating that it was about 3500 lbs as opposed to my initial estimate of 2700 lbs. No weight tickets were ever provided to support the increase and yet David the owner said that he would have his driver pass me by if I didn't pay this price upfront. I refused to pay without proof that there was indeed an increase because I didn't even think that it was 2700 lbs but was taking it higher as a worse case scenario. David held my things for nearly a month. When he decided that he would deliver, David had his driver deliver my things on the side of the road. It was a Sunday and I was forced to rent a uhaul and drive it and I am disabled. I was then forced to hire helpers the next day to unload me. And if all of that wasn't horrible enough, my loveseat and couch were both damaged beyond repair along with other damages AND David refuses to compensate. There are missing items as well. I can only hope that my stress, frustration and humiliation will assist in someone else not going thru even half of what I went thru. This company is the absolute worst moving company ever! Just check out their complaints with the BBB and on the Rip-off site; I sure wish the broker had not used them, just horrible!!

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   Julie

   Source: MoveAdvisor

   2 Oct 2016Paid $3,200

   Scam.

   THIS IS A SCAM! Do NOT use this company if you value your belongings or money. I booked a move through New Amsterdam Van Lines, who are also part of this scam. I was on the phone for an hour with New Amsterdam giving measurements of every piece of furniture and boxes. I was told that pricing was weight based and the truck would be there Friday. So Friday I get a call from Chris who says the truck I was promised was full and they were sending another truck on Saturday at 10am. I told him that was not the deal and he basically said there was nothing I could do but cancel and lose my $700 deposit. I had no idea New Amsterdam was a broker company and didn't actually do the move. 11am on Saturday, still no movers. I called New Amsterdam and they were closed. I finally get a call from "Dave" from Call Me Van Lines who seemed to think his driver was already there. I said there was no truck and he said he would investigate and call me back. THREE HOURS LATER Dave calls me back and says the truck will be there in 15 min. I had called over 6 times in those 3 hours and he would not answer my call. 15 min turned into an hour. The truck, who was supposed to be there at 10am didn't arrive until 2pm in a rented Budget truck. The driver walks through the house and says, "There's way more stuff than we expected." So he gives me a new quote for over $9,000! I said no way and why did the price change when I had given an inventory list of everything. They said they had estimated 800 cubic ft and this would take up over 2000. I said, "This was a weight based move." They said no. Chris gets involved and Dave calls to tell me he's sending his guys to lunch while I figure this out. Chris calls me back and says the best he can do is $6800. It was too late to rent a moving truck, so we just ate the cost. The movers return 2 hrs later. They didn't have all the tools to disassemble the furniture and kept asking me for my tools, which were packed. At one point, because they did not have the proper ratchet attachment, they just unscrewed the legs of my antique dining table. But since this is an antique, one of the screws was stripped, so they just ripped the screw out, damaging the wood in that part. After they loaded, they said we owed them 50%. I handed them a credit card and the driver said, "Cash or check only." I told them we paid the deposit on a card, so he makes a call (presumably to Dave) and says someone will call me the next day to get a credit card payment. Then I notice that they have left 2 of the dining room chairs. So I asked them and they said there was no room! I said, "What am I supposed to do about the chairs?" and they just shrugged their shoulders. The driver was having me sign paperwork and said we could write good comments about them. So I said, "If you fit those 2 chairs on the truck, I will write a good comment." And guess what? They fit the chairs on the truck! Two days later, Dave calls at 10 pm to tell me I haven't paid. I told him what his driver said about the credit card and he said no he doesn't accept credit cards, no matter what his driver said. Now he had our things and could demand whatever he wanted. I didn't have that kind of cash and he told me to get a cash advance on my credit card!! I asked him if I could just come get my things. He said they were at a warehouse in Phoenix and I could get them for $2500!! A few days later, I contact Dave to tell him when I would be to Phoenix and he told me that he had the truck take the things to LA because he doesn't have to pay a storage fee there. I tell him when I will be coming and he said he could be there to let me into the warehouse. So we fly into Vegas to rent a truck because it was $1000 cheaper. I call Dave to tell him we will be there in 5 hrs. When we are an hour away, he tells me it would be the next day! The next day we show up and call him and he says he is closed for the day and hangs up. Turns out he just rents a storage unit at the facility. We called the police who took our statement and said we could file extortion charges on him. The manager of the facility said that she had another man come with the same story. She calls Dave and tells him that's not how they do business and he can't stay there if this is going to happen. The next day he refuses to show us our things until we give him $2500 CASH! He told us that was how it worked and call the police. So we called the police AGAIN. Then he leaves to go get food! When he comes back, we had worked out a solution with the manager and owner of the storage facility for him to sign a paper saying he would not lock us out of the unit until we had gotten our things out if we paid him the $2500. So we gave him a money order. Once he had the money, he told his men to unlock the unit, take our things out and then he leaves! But that was fine, we wanted him gone. And SHOCKER! We fit everything we had into approx 1200 cubic ft. Waaay less than what he was charging us for. TOTAL SCAM!

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   Deb

   Source: MoveAdvisor

   22 Jul 2016Paid $4,300

   Horrible to work with DO NOT USE very unprofessional.

   This is a very crooked company. After the intial estimate of $200o they uped teh price by almost double a few days before the move. Then required me to pay by credit card up front. The actual mover was a sub contractor. Furthermore, I was told that the freight would be weighed before and after pick up and I would be credited for any overcharge. When I inquired the day of the move I was told that 'somoeone told you wrong'. We do not credit. I am now disupitng the credit card charge. During the week before the move I called several times to check details such as acutal dates and was hung up on by several employees including the 'manager. They would not provide reciepts for any of my payments. I am now disupitng the credit card charge.I am also filing a BB complaint and turning this over to our state attorney general for fraudulant charges.

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   Robert H.

   Source: MoveAdvisor

   18 Jul 2016Paid $2,800

   Bait and switch! Crooks!

   DO NOT HIRE THIS COMPANY! They are CROOKS! Quoted me 2800 for a move from LA to Michigan. Paid 10% to reserve their services, then 50% of the remainder by credit card when they came for pickup. Over a month later, many texts, phone calls and emails lead to nothing but false information and constant changing of the terms of our agreement. The Saturday of July 4th weekend (when most banks are closed), the owner David tells me they will be delivering SUNDAY (after telling me they only operate on business working days), and that I had to pay the full balance in cash to the drivers. Not 1260, but 2520. I was told my card would be credited. When I pushed back, they threatened to hold my items for ransom in a storage locker and mail me the key when I finally paid. After promising me the credit was in process, I reluctantly agreed to pay the full amount and purchased a money order for $2520. Then, the morning of deliver (Tuesday, not Sunday as originally instructed), I was told money order wasn't acceptable, CASH ONLY. Fast forward to today. BBB complaint ongoing, they say they want to credit my card back, but refuse to respond back to me directly. Credit card dispute ongoing, and the owner decides to tell them that the amount owed was actually $4000, because of additional charges accrued! When I called and (finally) spoke to him in person, his response: "Then dispute the charge again!" followed by "I'll see you in court!". Scum of the earth. Bait and switch. Crooks. THIS MAN SHOULD BE IN JAIL.