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Paid a guy $150 cash in Dallas to 'expedite' my car and it sat for 11 days
Booked a transport from Dallas to Phoenix back in March and the dispatcher talked me into a $150 rush fee so my car would get picked up within 48 hours. It sat in the same apartment lot for 11 days while I kept calling and getting told the driver was 'two days out.' Turns out the fee was just extra cash in his pocket, the actual carrier never heard about any rush. If a broker asks for a side payment to speed things up, what's the move, ask for it in writing or just hang up?
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lily_singh27d ago
Why do people keep falling for this rush fee trick when it's the same scam in every part of life? You see it with movers, contractors, even the DMV guy who swears he can bump you up the line for a little extra cash. The whole point of these side payments is that they leave no paper trail, so the second someone asks for one you already have your answer. A real broker or carrier puts every charge on the contract, no exceptions. Cash in hand means nobody can prove anything later, which is exactly how they want it. Hang up and find someone who bills you like a normal business, because the moment they want cash on the side, that money is gone and so is your car for two weeks.
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