Andrew wrote
>
> Only if you're feeling generous you devious old sod.
> A friend in the States once sent me a package with a declared value
> of $250 as a unexpected,unsolicited gift - which it was. By FedEx. If
> they'd sent it by mail, no duty. FedEx arranged for me to pay $25
> duty on it and charged me $50 brokerage - I was not impressed to say
> the least.
> "Hi, this is FedEx. We have a package here for you and you owe us $75."
> At first I thought it was a scam - until they told me the origin.
> Pay up or they send it back and charge the sender for return.
> Thieves.
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Just last week I laid a complaint with the Commerce Commission about this
sort of behaviour in New Zealand. It was via an online form.
If I don't get some sort of acknowedgement soon I'll follow up with a real
letter.
It's high time this kind of extortion was sorted out.
Brian
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