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Re:I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed by Wistar on Thursday March 31, 2022 @08:49PM (#30874011)
Related. Finding real locksmiths has become so difficult that I have resorted to calling a business across the street and asking them to tell me if there is, in fact, a locksmith at the purported location.

Maybe there is a business in physically verifying a given business is the actually the real thing.

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Re:I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed by mitchdoogle on Friday April 01, 2022 @03:14AM (#30875913)
KeyMe are one of the perpetrators of this shady practice. They have vending machines for keys and put them all over the place and then their machines show up when you search for a locksmith. If you call the number their rep will act as middleman to connect you with an actual locksmith and they take a cut.

I've decided I will do my searches through https://www.findalocksmith.com/ which is from the associated locksmiths of America

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Re:I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed by pbhjpbhj on Friday April 01, 2022 @12:22PM (#30879926)
Google used to send a postcard to a business address before adding a listing (in UK at least). Do they not do that now?
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