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From: daver@felix.UUCP (Dave Richards)
Newsgroups: net.consumers,net.legal
Subject: Re: Mail order scam -- BEWARE
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Date: Mon, 10-Mar-86 13:17:28 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 10 13:17:28 1986
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In article <545@nsc-pdc.UUCP> joemu@nsc-pdc.UUCP (Joe Mueller) writes:
>I just got burned for the insured return postage for a set of books from
>the Harlequin Reader Service of "Harlequin Romance" fame. The way they suckered
>me is they sent me a box with an envelope attached that states
>"official sweepstakes entry" on it. The box is stamped "free sample enclosed".
>I open the box and it contains a set of four romance novels and a free
>steak knife. I open the envelope and it contains a #@!@&# bill for the books!!
>

I feel that sometimes the best action is NO action.  In the above case, I would
have thrown the stuff in a closet somewhere and waited.  If I hadn't heard
anything from the company in about 2 months, I would have kept the stuff.  If
I kept getting billed for it, I would have sent their bill back with a letter
stating, "I have the merchandise.  If you desire, you may come by and pick it
up between the hours of (xx) and (xx) on any day you wish.  If you prefer, I
will send the material back to you if you first remit to me the postage in 
the amount $x.xx."

Dave "never put off procrastinating" Richards