They Broke My Furniture and Threatened My Family

They Told Me: 'Pay Up or You’ll Never See Your Things Again'

I am sitting on the floor of my new apartment in Austin. There’s no furniture, no bed, just the echo of my own voice and the crushing weight of a bank account that reads zero.

I didn’t just get "scammed." I was hunted. I was extorted, and Perfectly Fast Moving are the monsters who did it.

I did everything "right." I got a Binding Estimate (#PF-99281). I spoke to an agent named 'Mark' who sounded like a friend. "Jayden, don't worry," he told me over the phone. "We’re a family business. We’ll take care of your stuff like it’s our own."

The $2,450 lie was the bait, and I swallowed it whole.

On moving day, the "crew" showed up six hours late in a rusted, unbranded white truck. They didn't look like movers; they looked like they were looking for a fight. They worked with a frantic, careless energy, tossing boxes marked "FRAGILE" like they were bags of trash.

The second the last piece of furniture, my grandmother’s antique vanity, was shoved into the dark of the trailer, the tone changed. The foreman, a man with cold, dead eyes, slammed the door and locked it. He didn't hand me a receipt. He handed me a new Revised Inventory and Bill of Lading.

"The price changed," he grunted, wiping grease on his shirt. "You’ve got more 'volume' than the estimate. New total is $5,050."

My blood ran cold. "That’s double the quote! I have a signed contract!"

He leaned into my personal space, the smell of stale cigarettes hitting my face. "I don't care about your piece of paper. You pay $2,600 more right now, or this truck doesn't leave the curb. And if you keep arguing, the price goes up another grand for 'labor delays.' What’s it gonna be?"

I spent the next 48 hours in a fever dream of panic. I called the main office, screaming for Mark, the "friend" who gave me the quote. He wouldn't take my calls. Finally, a woman picked up. Her voice was pure ice.

"Listen to me carefully, Jayden," she said, her tone dripping with mock pity. "We have your things. They are currently at a 'transfer station' in a location you don't need to know. If that $2,600 isn't wired by 5:00 PM, we consider the shipment abandoned. We’ll auction your furniture to cover our costs. Do you understand? You’ll never get your things back."

I felt a physical sickness in my gut. My whole life, my clothes, my memories, my daughter’s baby photos, were in the hands of people who didn't view me as a human, but as a target to be bled dry.

I had to pay. I borrowed money from my family. I emptied my savings. I couldn't even afford to turn the lights on in my new place because every cent went to these criminals.

When the truck finally arrived in Austin, they didn't even park. They demanded the final payment in Cash Only before they would even open the latch. When I finally stepped inside the trailer, I gasped. It looked like a bomb had gone off.

My $2,000 sofa was ripped. My dining table was missing two legs. And the most heart-wrenching part was that the three boxes of "Home Decor" and electronics were just gone. Stolen.

When I posted a review, the owner finally called. He didn't offer to replace my broken items. He didn't apologize for the trauma.

"I'll give you $350," he said. "Just take the review down. Tell people it was a 'misunderstanding.' If you don't, I have your new address... remember that."

$350. That was the price he put on my peace of mind. They are evil and shady. They operate illegally in the shadows of the DOT regulations.

Please, if you love your family and your belongings, do not let Perfectly Fast Moving touch a single box. They don't move homes; they destroy lives.

Evidence Provided by the User

Note: No photos or videos were shared with this report. The story above is a real experience shared by the person who went through it and is published to warn others.

Warning to Other Customers

A "Binding Estimate" is your only protection. If a mover claims your "volume" has increased after they’ve already loaded the truck, you are being targeted for a hostage scam. Legally, they cannot demand more than 110% of the original estimate for delivery.