If my credit card was used to make a fraudulent purchase andI have gotten a refund and the property from the police, am I obligated to return it?
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If my credit card was used to make a fraudulent purchase andI have gotten a refund and the property from the police, am I obligated to return it?
The property is from an internet vendor. If it was sent via USPS I know I cold treat it as a gift. But what about ups or fedex? Do the same rules apply since the property was sent without my consent? Also, I have police reports detailing the fraud and identity theft.
Asked on January 29, 2012 under General Practice, New York
Answers:
Daniel Bowen / Daniel D. Bowen, Attorney at Law
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
My advice would be to contact the vendor who shipped the item and ask them to provide you with a return shipment label. Keeping the item although possible not illegal only seems likely to buy trouble.
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