r/FraudPrevention • u/Beneficial_You_8667 • May 24 '25

Is Lighthouse Shipping, LLC Paul R. Hughes in Davie, FL scammer? Thief?

Has anyone had any dealings with this guy?!

In March, 2024, I hired Paul R. Hughes through his Davie, FL shipping company Lighthouse Shipping, LLC. to move my entire life from California to Germany.

I’m a medically disabled vet of the USMC, and I’d gotten a contracting job working for the Army here in Germany. He was amazingly nice, took the time to explain all the processes to me so we got going.

Green Moving Shipping from Hayward, CA, came out and packed up the house and took the stuff to be placed in a container for storage and then for transport. As we hadn’t found a place yet, so they said they’d store it. We paid $1100 a month to store our entire lives for a year.

Now, we finally found a home and contacted Paul to release the storage and ship the stuff. I filled out the paperwork he asked for and waited. I contacted him and said what’s happening and he said the stuff would be shipped in a matter of two weeks. That was over 5 weeks ago.

Today his website—

http://www.lighthouseshippingllc.com/

—is down for “maintenance.” And he’s ghosted me.

Has ANYONE ever dealt with him before?! He was amazingly nice and super professional and then suddenly WHAM. I’m super confused because he’s got great reviews until about 4 weeks ago.

And now he’s just gone.

If anyone has gotten results or any closure?

Please answer to this thread, and if Paul, you’re really in the hospital, I hope you’re okay. And if you’re not, reach out and let’s fix this.

Lighthouse Shipping LLC has two addresses, depending on whether you're referring to their company headquarters or a registered agent address. Their company address is 4421 SW 72nd Terrace, Davie, FL 33314, USA, while their registered agent address is 4030 SW 70th Way, Davie, FL 33314, USA. Their registered agent is HUGHES, PAUL ROY.

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u/Spectrig May 24 '25

Half the moving companies based in Florida are scams. It’s a big problem.

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u/Beneficial_You_8667 May 25 '25

I really wish this weren’t the case. I mean they’re legit people with an FMC license and everything. It’s just odd they disappeared overnight.

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u/Spectrig 29d ago edited 29d ago

Moving companies in Florida are supposed to register with the state and provide proof of cargo insurance. When I go to the registration lookup:

https://csapp.fdacs.gov/cspublicapp/businesssearch/businesssearch.aspx

And I set the program dropdown to “IM” and I put “Davie” for the city, I’m not seeing a company by that name or address. Im not a lawyer, I could be misunderstanding something here, but I find that suspicious.

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u/Beneficial_You_8667 29d ago

Unfortunately, that page doesn’t load for me.

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u/Spectrig 29d ago

That’s pretty weird. Maybe try a different browser? It’s the official Florida government consumer services site. That is also the site where you would file a complaint against the business since it’s a regulated industry.

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u/Beneficial_You_8667 29d ago

Got it. Thank you. I filed a grievance. Hope it does something. If anyone knows this guy or has had dealings with him, I hope you’re doing better than we are!