PPOBox guys claim that they haven't received the package ?

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I wanted some suggestion/advise on how to deal with PPOBox fraud.

I recently bought a mobile from US and used PPOBox NY address to get it shipped. The seller used USPS Priority mail and sent the phone. It was a Delivery Confirmation shipment.

The tracking status on USPS website shows delivered on July 15.

But the PPOBox guys claim that they haven't received the package.

What should I do now ? Any help/advise will be highly appreciated. These PPOBox guys have started acting very rude Many of their shipments are stuck in customs and I saw many bad feedback and unhappy customers on their feedback page in the last 2 weeks.
 
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raksrules said:
Sorry if it sounds stupid, but just reconfirm the address where the package was sent.
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Already done that bro. The only thing I fear that since it is without signature confirmation, not sure if those guys are trying to make some extra money...
 
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Ya they have started acting weird and rude over Phone
My three packages are stuck with them since last 17 days and there is no update what so ever
No one answer Call no one reverts mails.
Seems like a big scam is going to open
 
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Check their website for the update. They have acknowledged shipments are having issues cause they are being audited by the government.
 
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For my shipment they haven't even acknowledged the receipt on their US address...
And another one is stuck in customs..[DOUBLEPOST=1374306356][/DOUBLEPOST]
sharktale1212 said:
Check their website for the update. They have acknowledged shipments are having issues cause they are being audited by the government.
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Btw, where have they given details on issues. I don't see anything...
 
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G0t0hellb4me said:
For my shipment they haven't even acknowledged the receipt on their US address...
And another one is stuck in customs..[DOUBLEPOST=1374306356][/DOUBLEPOST]

Btw, where have they given details on issues. I don't see anything...
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Its there on their website main page. @destiny I am not defending them, just saying there is an update. I was going to order a mbp via them but after reading their site decided not to. Instead using hopshopgo
 
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sharktale1212 said:
Its there on their website main page. @destiny I am not defending them, just saying there is an update. I was going to order a mbp via them but after reading their site decided not to. Instead using hopshopgo
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Oh ok, its not shipment specific update, just a general one. Btw, how is feedback and charges on hopshopgo? Are they good?
 
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Well I was going to use them for the first time so not sure about the service. Shipping Charges are a bit high so going with SnS instead, they normally piss me off with their lethargic service but shipping is low compared to hopshopgo
 
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AFAIK ppobox never paid any customs duty, or sneaked in most shipments in bulk clearing, and that has now caught up with them.
 
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prateekS said:
AFAIK ppobox never paid any customs duty, or sneaked in most shipments in bulk clearing, and that has now caught up with them.
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I think even SnS does bulk clearing, that's why you don't get an itemised bill of clearing instead you get a huge list of items in the custom sheet.
 
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They sent me an invoice 20 days back and i paid for it , but i havent got my phone yet. they say custom audit. Also one item was delivered to NY, and hasnt moved from there for 15 days. its so frustrating.
 
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PPOBox sucks...i had one of my signature confirmation package delivered to the, which they kept denying, finally after so much trying n all, they accepted that they have the package and that its already in Mumbai...very very fishy if you ask me. Stopped using them after that and this was like 3-4 months ago.
 
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sharktale1212 said:
I think even SnS does bulk clearing, that's why you don't get an itemised bill of clearing instead you get a huge list of items in the custom sheet.
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Ppobox.com doesn't give clearance proof.
Ishopinternational does not provide the invoice.

I undervalued a ppobox.com package 600$ lesser than actual. Nothing verified. Even though invoice was in package.

Charging us customs are the only way they earn, as their shipping charges aren't that high, also unlike sns, they're not the freight forwarder, they use services of ICCWORLD, just like ishopinternational.
 
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mutant said:
PPOBox sucks...i had one of my signature confirmation package delivered to the, which they kept denying, finally after so much trying n all, they accepted that they have the package and that its already in Mumbai...very very fishy if you ask me. Stopped using them after that and this was like 3-4 months ago.
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Yep this is my last with them. Which one do you use now?
 
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prateekS said:
Ppobox.com doesn't give clearance proof.
Ishopinternational does not provide the invoice.

I undervalued a ppobox.com package 600$ lesser than actual. Nothing verified. Even though invoice was in package.

Charging us customs are the only way they earn, as their shipping charges aren't that high, also unlike sns, they're not the freight forwarder, they use services of ICCWORLD, just like ishopinternational.
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Yep, their shipping charges are the lowest. And till now there weren't any problems at all. Looks like good days are over :(
 
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prateekS said:
Ppobox.com doesn't give clearance proof.
Ishopinternational does not provide the invoice.

I undervalued a ppobox.com package 600$ lesser than actual. Nothing verified. Even though invoice was in package.

Charging us customs are the only way they earn, as their shipping charges aren't that high, also unlike sns, they're not the freight forwarder, they use services of ICCWORLD, just like ishopinternational.
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Iccworld and ppobox is the under same umbrella company. You can check icc world website, ppobox is listed under services.
And they have provided me with proof both times i have used them cause i like to see my charges.
 
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^No mate.

ICCWORLD is the company involved in shipping from USA<----> India.

PPOBOX and ISHOPINTERNATIONAL are LLC's (limited liability companies) , who use the services of ICCWORLD.

EDIT: Ibhejo is also a LLC using the services of ICCWORLD.

They are all companies using ICCWORLD's freight forwarding service.
 
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prateekS said:
^No mate.

ICCWORLD is the company involved in shipping from USA<----> India.

PPOBOX and ISHOPINTERNATIONAL are LLC's (limited liability companies) , who use the services of ICCWORLD.

EDIT: Ibhejo is also a LLC using the services of ICCWORLD.

They are all companies using ICCWORLD's freight forwarding service.
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Then why do they list PPOBOX as a service on their website? If you don't know the link, here it is:
http://www.iccworld.com/ (top panel 5th item)
or http://www.iccworld.com/sitemap.asp
or http://www.iccworld.com/ppo.asp
They neither mention Ishopinternal nor Ibhejo which might be a different companies.
If you still insist they are not "shipping from USA<----> India",then whatever floats your boat.
 
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