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I have yet to see the first emergency locksmith that isn't a grifter. The moment you can't open a lock yourself, you're paying ten times the reasonable rate, or

I have yet to see the first emergency locksmith that isn't a grifter. The moment you can't open a lock yourself, you're paying ten times the reasonable rate, or worse. It's usually cheaper to knock in a window, or if you live in an expensive area, to buy a fire axe and break down the door.

exhilaration 1y ago
The trick is to to find real locksmiths, with a real storefront, preferably ahead of time. If you just Google emergency locksmith and your ZIP code or location, all of the top results will be scammers in unmarked vans. This is an old scam, it's got its own Wikipedia page: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locksmith_scam https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locksmith_scam There's been some reporting about these fake listings on Google maps: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-maps-fake-listings-lawsuit-scams/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-maps-fake-listings-lawsu...