Scam claim for Customs Duty

Devonroy

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On the 16th Dec 2021 I came across an add advertising CBD capsules for pain endorsed by Mary Berry and Dame Judy Dench.
Having suffered with lower back pain for many years and being told by the GP and Specialist that unfortunately I will have to live with it, thought it might be worth a try.

So I placed an order and received an acknowledgement for Five bottles, costing me £199 instead of the £39 the advert cleverly, led me to believe.
The same day I emailed the company complaining that this was not what there web site had said and after a lot of emails back and forth over the next few days I received a refund in full.
Next day I received the items, in touch with the company again and was given an address to whom I was to mail the parcel back.

Therefore thought that was the end of the saga, but no such luck on the 28th December I received an invoice from DHL demanding payment of customs duty for £99.84, which apparently relates to the above, how they had my name and address I have no clue.

I emailed DHL and told them all about the above and that I no longer had the goods and that they should get payment from my original supplier [I also gave them the email address that I had].
But DHL are insisting on payment!

Tried talking to the original Supplier via chat and email but all we do is go around in circles and they do not intend to give me a refund if I pay or pay the invoice themselves.

As copied here:
"You have been already fully refunded for this transaction. That is all we can do from our part. We do not have influence on DHL company's policy. Please contact DHL company directly. Best regards, Amy
Customer Support Team"

The company in question is www.360nutrients.net

I have since found out that there is a huge scam going on here, the original web site has now been closed down by Microsoft, there are reports about them in various newspapers such as the Daily Mail , The Sun etc and yet they are still trading.

The main question from my point of view is what should I do about this Customs Invoice, I have now received a further letter from DHL demanding payment in 7 days or it will be put in the hands of their debt collection agency, that 7 days is now up

Any suggestions help etc would be appreciated.
 

Devonroy

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I have now paid DHL as I received a further letter regarding late payment and referral to DHL's debt collecting agency.

Now the goods were returned to the seller and not to the USA from which I understand they came from, so I cannot claim a refund from Customs.

I have assumed I make a claim from the company from whom I placed my original order, which I have now done, enclosing proof of payment, I am also assuming that they will NOT give me a refund and make all sorts of excuses why not.

Who and were do I go to make a claim?

I would really appreciate some advice please.
 

Devonroy

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Having claimed a refund of the Duty from the seller, late yesterday I received the following email:

Thank you for your email.


Following your request, we ordered the transaction of a full refund to your bank account today. The refunds are usually instant, but in some cases it might take 3-5 working days for the transaction to be processed. In case we send you an order by mistake, please refuse the package.


Your account has been closed.


Best regards,


Louis, Customer Support Team

Just checked my Bank account but nothing has arrived to date, we will wait and see, fingers crossed.