Stars are a shortcut. Trusty checks the exact business, review patterns and relevant records—then brings you a dated report before you hire or buy.
22 kinds of business
Can you really trust a five-star rating?
Ratings can miss a wrong identity, repeated complaints, and the records that matter for this kind of decision.
Throw him a businessPeople reported about $16 billion lost to fraud in 2025, according to the FTC.
According to the Federal Trade Commission, reported fraud losses reached about $16 billion in 2025. Nearly $1 billion of that involved business impersonators.
These are national consumer reports covering many categories. They do not mean every unfamiliar business is unsafe.
Source: Federal Trade Commission, June 2026 →FMCSA warns that moving fraud can start with a low estimate and end with belongings held for more money.
According to FMCSA, common forms of moving fraud include deliberately low estimates, demands for significantly more money before releasing belongings, and false shipment weights.
These are examples FMCSA tells consumers to report. They are warning patterns, not proof that a particular mover did anything wrong.
Source: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration →BBB Scam Tracker published more than 81,000 scam reports in 2024.
According to BBB's 2024 report, about 74 percent of submitted moving-scam reports and about 88 percent of submitted online-purchase-scam reports included a reported monetary loss.
The tracker contains submitted reports from the United States and Canada. These percentages describe submitted cases, not all moves or online purchases.
Source: 2024 BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report →What are you checking?
Movers. Roofers. Mechanics. Online stores. The stranger asking for a deposit. If money is about to move, throw Trusty the business.
A Hard Pass takes at least three sources.
A Good call can rest on one strong source. Take a closer look needs two. A Hard Pass needs three. Every source is dated, and every read starts with the exact business.
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