The MOVING Scofflaws who NEVER STOP

Some say it's the Russian mafia
While they haven't blanketed the boroughs as fiercely as they used to, the obnoxious "$19 MOVING" signs continue to turn up all over the place.
People end up with their belongings held for ransom (because the movers now are quoting hidden charges)
People end up with things stolen or missing.
Is it "caveat emptor," or shouldn't the city be protecting people by not allowing these con artists to post the signs?

After Hurricane Sandy, various towing operators began to clear the streets (as well as driveways, where cars were legally parked) charging a fortune. Somehow, that was legal.
It was ok to show up with a truck, chain a car and haul it away without permission, and charge $500 OR $700 or more to the owner. Ask Arnold Diaz about it.

Assemblyman. Senator. How about a law that would allow the phone company to instantly disconnect the number you see on this sign?
How about making sure the fines escalate, doubling and tripling with each report? And that after several reports, a "sting" is made to impound the moving vehicle?
WHY let criminals and scofflaws prosper when the city can use the revenue?
Why is it that the city doesn't expand from parking tickets to tickets for the kind of eyesores, scofflaws, clutter and conjobs seen in the photos on this blog?