A New York woman lost all her belongings to a moving company scam. She got a $10,000 settlement, but is living with her parents and scraping together 5 part-time jobs to make ends meet.

Wed, 04/19/2023 - 09:43

Stephanie Wagner, a 45-year-old lactation consultant, lost all of her belongings in an alleged moving scam.
Courtesy of Stephanie Wagner

Moving company scams, in which companies charge extra fees or steal customers' things, are on the rise.
Stephanie Wagner stored nearly all her belongings in December 2020. She hasn't seen them since.
The 45-year-old lactation consultant won about $10,000 by suing the moving company.

Stephanie Wagner knew she had to leave New York in December 2020, when her apartment building management announced they would raise her rent by $250 per month. Her fledgling small business as a lactation consultant was suffering under the pandemic lockdown.