Were You Ripped Off By One Of These Movers?

26 moving companies, all of them unlicensed, were caught and fined in a sting conducted by the state Consumer Affairs Division. All were fined $2,500 by the state and two face fines of $25,000 by the feds for the fact they were crossing state borders. Five had listings on Angie's list, eight on Craigslist, the rest on third-party moving websites.

Just another reminder to make sure the company you do business with is properly licensed. Here's a list of the 26 companies that ran afoul of Consumer Affairs, thanks to NJ.com:

• 2 Men and a Truck, Garfield
• A Few Good Guys With a Truck, East Orange
• Active Moving, Inc., aka Manhattan Movers, aka Best Movers, Brooklyn, N.Y..
• Alessi Moving, Inc., d/b/a Alessi Moving & Storage, Stockholm
• Always Moving Services, Inc., aka NYC Affordable Moving,East Orange
• Blue Star Moving & Storage,Paterson
• Cardinal Moving, Inc., of Wayne
• Cheap as Heck Movers, LLC, East Orange
• D&D Moving & Delivery, aka NNJ Moving Help, Palisades Park
• Deliveries Made Correct Enterprise, LLC, aka Budget Movers, East Orange
• E.J. Mayer Transportation Systems, Inc., d/b/a EJ Mayer Moving, of Westwood
• Elite Movers, Paterson
• George’s Moving & Trucking Co., Inc. aka George’s & Son’s Moving,Rockaway
• Good Life Moving Services, of Orange
• Jaco Movers, LLC, Middlesex
• Jesus Loves Moving, LLC, Newark
• Just In Time Moving and Storage, Inc., Kenilworth
• Lakewood Movers, LLC, of Lakewood
• M4U Inc., d/b/a Moving For You, Ridgefield
• Metro Movers, LLC, Jersey City
• Morristown Moving Services, LLC d/b/a M.M.S Delivery Service, aka MMS Moving Service, LLC, Waldwick
• Moving Help, aka A1 Movers, of Parsippany
• Plantwurx aka Van & a Man, Fort Lee
• Practical Movers, Inc., aka South Jersey Movers, Inc.,Philadelphia
• Shamrock Moving & Storage, Inc., of Galloway
• TLC Movers, LLC, Marlboro