Mike Sev
map-marker Santa Fe, New Mexico

Colleen & Jeff Brown J & C Transportation scammed money

J & C TRANSPORTATION IS ONLINE BROKER THAT PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. WE HIRED THEM TO MOVE A TRUCK FOR US BACK IN JULY. WE FOUND THEM THROUGH TRANSPORTATION WEBSITE WWW.USHIP.COM THEY ACCEPTED OUR ORDER AND ABOUT A FEW DAYS LATER THEY ADVISED THEY HAVE A DRIVER TO DO THE PICK UP BUT THEY NEEDED TO BE PAID VIA WIRE TRANSFER. I DID NOT WANT TO BE LATE ON THE PICK UP AND I WIRED THE FULL AMOUNT TO THEM. I MUST MENTION THAT THEY REQUESTED TO BE PAID TO A PERSONAL ACCOUNT AND NOT A BUSINESS ACCOUNT. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RED FLAG. SURE ENOUGH, THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED AGAIN SAYING THAT THEIR DRIVER CANCELED ON THEM BECAUSE HE DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT CREDENTIALS TO ENTER THE PORT. THEY KNEW IT WAS A REQUIREMENT AT THE TIME WE GAVE THEM THE ORDERS. I WAITED FOR 2 MORE WEEKS BUT THEY WERE NEVER TO ABLE TO FIND ANOTHER DRIVER. SO I HAD TO CANCEL THE ORDER WITH THEM AND ASKED THEM TO RETURN MY PAYMENT. A MONTH PASSED BY AND STILL NO REFUND FROM THEM. I CALLED THEM AND THEY MADE A STORY ABOUT THE POSTMAN STEALING THEIR MAIL AND THAT'S WHY I NEVER GOT MY CHECK. I ASKED TO SEND THE CHECK VIA FEDEX AND EVEN AGREED TO PAY THE COST OF FEDEX AND YET THEY FAILED TO DO SO. JEFF EVEN MENTIONED THAT HE'S DOING ME A FAVOR BY AGREEING TO RETURN THE MONEY TO ME. KEEPING THE MONEY FOR THE JOB THEY NEVER DID IS OKK WITH THEM, AND SENDING THE REFUND IS ACTUALLY A FAVOR TO THEIR CUSTOMER! NOW THEY'RE SIMPLY SCREENING MY CALLS AND NEVER ANSWER MY CALLS OR EMAILS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THEY OPERATE UNDER THE NAME "ONLINE FREIGHT SERVICES" BUT WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY SAID THAT COLLEEN BROWN HASN'T WORKED THERE FOR MONTH. THEIR NEW COMPANY IS "J & C TRANSPORTATION" BUT THIS COMPANY IS NOT REGISTERED IN VIRGINIA AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THEY DO NOT HAVE A DOT LICENSE WHICH IS ILLEGAL. LONG STORY SHORT – STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY AND THESE INDIVIDUALS. THEY DO NOT OPERATE ANY TRUCKS, THEY'RE SIMPLY AN UNLICENSED AND UNREGISTERED BROKER AND THEY HAVE NO PROBLEMS STEALING MONEY AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
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Loss:
$706
1 comment
Guest

umm actually jeff and colleen are my parents and i am proud to say that they are amazing truck brokers.

What happened with you was a mistake and it wont happen again that was a one time thing.

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