I may have allowed the UPS driver to scam me out of 500$
I had a package from China shipped to me in Germany via UPS. The UPS website gave the usual notification that duties are due on the package and should be paid either online (PayPal, credit card...etc) or by handing cash to the driver (COD Payment).
I've always paid duties online, but this time I had the 500$ sitting around and decided to pay in cash. The guy rang the bell, I went down to get the package, gave him the 500$ and signed for the delivery.
Today I got a letter from UPS demanding I pay the 500$ and saying they've not received any payment from me.
I googled a bit about this and it seems UPS won't deliver international shipments inside Germany unless duties are paid in advance and the driver is actually not authorized to hand the shipment unless duties are fully paid. However, I read about a similar case where a judge ordered the customer to pay again due to lack of evidence that a payment was really done. I foolishly didn't ask the driver for a receipt of the 500$ thinking by receiving the package it's all "sorted out"
Anyway, the invoicing department is closed today and will open again on Monday. I just wanted to share this story with you to see if someone had a similar encounter.
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