Finger Lakes Marine Transportation Mike Reed, Shelby Reed Boat Moving Scam, Marine Transport Fraud, Syracuse, New York

The owner, Mike Reed, took a $700 deposit from me and never showed up to move my boat. He made lots of claims including that he dropped his phone in the water and that he had the wrong day, but from the start he was evading my calls. His VM box was always full - probably from other people he was scamming also trying to get a hold of him.  He said he would refund my money less his expenses.  Then he refused to refund any money or to provide any evidence of any kind that he actually had expenses. I researched the company more through USHIP and found that Finger Lakes Marine Transportation has a history of taking deposits and then not communicating with the customers and stringing them along as long as possible until they either finally sub-contract to someone else to pick up the boat or the customer gives up and hires someone else - which in the end is what I did. Mike Reed is a totally unethical scam artist. Don't buy into his nice guy attitude when you first speak to him. After you have paid him money you'll also find his attitude quickly changes as does the possibility of getting a hold of him.  Never pay this company a deposit or you may never see that money again.