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How do I return an Amazon package wrongly delivered?
Amazon Sent My Package to the Wrong Address—Can I Get a Refund?
- Sign in to your Amazon account.
- Go to Your Orders.
- Locate your order.
- Select Problem with order.
- Choose Request refund.
- Type in your problem in the text box.
- Hit Submit.
Is opening someone else’s Amazon package a crime?
Theft of a delivered Amazon or other package delivered by a package delivery service NOT related to the USPS is just a matter of theft. It would be prosecuted under a State law in the theft statutes. It is NOT a federal crime.
Is it illegal to open someone’s Amazon package?
Now stealing a package from someone else’s porch is illegal. No. It happens frequently when the package is delivered to the wrong address. It gets opened, the contents don’t make sense so people look at the address and realize they made a mistake in opening it.
What happens if you say you didn’t receive an Amazon package?
Refund the buyer The most considerate approach is to issue a refund for a product that was not received. Note: The Seller Assurance for e-Commerce Transactions (SAFE-T) process allows you to file a claim for reimbursement if you want to appeal Amazon’s decision to issue a refund to a customer.
What is the punishment for stealing a package?
In California, mail theft is a public offense punishable by up to 1 year in county jail and a fine to be determined by the court judge. You may be required to pay victim restitution in an amount equal to or higher than the value of the stolen items, as well.
Was Your Amazon package actually intended for someone who lives at another address?
This was the question posed by Consumerist reader Bobby, who didn’t realize until after the box was opened that one of the Amazon packages they received this week was actually intended for someone who had previously lived at their address.
What happens if you don’t order something from Amazon?
According to the Federal Trade Commission, any merchandise mailed to you that you did not order may be legally kept as a free gift. That goes for Amazon or any other retailer who ships goods, and includes any incorrect items mailed to your address, even if the package is correctly addressed to you.
Is it legal to open someone else’s mail on Amazon?
The first one is that Amazon does not deliver by mail. So you’re not opening someone else’s mail to open that package. That would be a violation of federal law. Which brings us to the final fallacy, where somebody told you it was okay to open the package because it was no longer deliverable to the original owner intended.
What do you do if someone delivers your package to wrong address?
If it’s a simple case of wrong address/correct street and you know for whom the package is intended (like a neighbor), you can walk it over to their place. If it’s small enough, place it in their mailbox. If not, give a knock on their door and hand it off.