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Originally posted by stevej37
I had almost the same thing happen. Was contacted by email that a camera I bid on would be sent to me, and I was supposed to send a cashiers check to a post office box after inspecting it. Before the camera arrived, I was contacted by a Sony dist. and told that if I accepted the camera, I would be charged with postal theft. Turns out the seller had purchased the camera with a stolen cc and offered it for 25% off. After refusing delivery, I was contacted by an FBI agent asking for copies of the email. Never heard from the seller again.
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You should have told that "Sony distributor" to take his threat and shove it someplace where the sun doesn't shine. There is NO way you could be charged with postal theft, or any crime, by accepting mail that is addressed to you.
Keeping something sent to you that you did not order could eventually lead to criminal charges if you did not return it, but the simple act of accepting it could not.
I'm guessing you were not really talking to a Sony distributor, but someone involved in the scam. I'm not sure how this scam is working, but am guessing they might be placing the order, getting you to refuse to accept it and intercepting it on its return trip. If I were in your situation, I would have accepted it, not opened it and turned it over immediately to your local Postal Inspector with an explanation of what happened.