Beware using the services of an Israeli locksmith technician named "Ben", who is doing business as "24/7 Locksmith Services" with a phone number listed as (323) 391-3691, which is probably a Google phone number that forwards calls to his cell (312) 391-3691. He gets referrals from "Locksmiths Professional", which list their corporate address as 464 Foothill Blvd., La Canada, CA 91011, (818) 864-5029, which when you visit it, belongs to a Flintridge Proper Restaurant & Bar. This ring of operators are practicing a "bait and switch" scam. The problem is that when you call 411 and ask for a local locksmith, "Locksmiths Professional" is in their database. "Ben" overcharged by nearly 4x the national average ($68), after "Locksmiths Professional" quoted lockout service at $45 for the service call and $25 for labor ($70 total). If you cannot pay their excessive fee, they may ask to hold your computer or jewelry as collateral (they may be canvassing houses, profiling them for future robberies).
Beware using the services of an Israeli locksmith technician named "Ben", who is doing business as "24/7 Locksmith Services" with a phone number listed as (323) 391-3691, which is probably a Google phone number that forwards calls to his cell (312) 391-3691. He gets referrals from "Locksmiths Professional", which list their corporate address as 464 Foothill Blvd., La Canada, CA 91011, (818) 864-5029, which when you visit it, belongs to a Flintridge Proper Restaurant & Bar. This ring of operators are practicing a "bait and switch" scam. The problem is that when you call 411 and ask for a local locksmith, "Locksmiths Professional" is in their database. "Ben" overcharged by nearly 4x the national average ($68), after "Locksmiths Professional" quoted lockout service at $45 for the service call and $25 for labor ($70 total). If you cannot pay their excessive fee, they may ask to hold your computer or jewelry as collateral (they may be canvassing houses, profiling them for future robberies).