Consumer Alert: FedEx Is Running A Billing Scam

FedEx

FedEx, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee is running an outright, fraudulent a billing scam. I recently selected FedEx as the shipping service for an order I placed online. FedEx quoted an exact price, which I paid with my debit card. The merchandise arrived from the order I placed online and paid the full bill for at checkout. Days later, I received a second bill from FedEx demanding an additional "shipping and handling fee" that was not mentioned or included in the original $137.00 fee they had charged me for 5-day delivery on my order.

FedEx sent me a threatening letter demanding this extra money, which is fraud. For you to quote a fee ($137.00), then accept payment, receive your money from the person's bank account, then decide you want a second payment of $60, one you did not previously disclose, is fraud and extortion. Be careful using FedEx. I am going to avoid using them in the future. They are trying to undercut competitors by offering lower prices, but after they take your money, they will send you a second bill demanding more funds that exceeds what all their competitors would charge or they will sue you.

We Are Living In A Troubled World But We Must Learn From The Past If Humanity Is To Progress

Martin Luther King jr. was harassed, hounded, imprisoned and later murdered on the orders of the FBI for daring to preach the message all men are created equal

We are living in a very troubled world, but we must learn from mistakes of the past to progress in the future. When you try to do good in life, there will inevitably be some, who would like to see you fail for whatever reason. Some, who for selfish reasons, such as money and stature, may even seek to destroy others for trying to move humanity forward, if it affects their bottom line. 

Abraham Lincoln killed by actor and spy John Wilkes Booth for promoting equal rights

When one looks at how some in world history treated men like Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln, Gandhi and Nelson Mandela to name a few, it becomes crystal clear there is evil in this world, as these men were put through terrible abuses for no reason other than hatred. Great men and women have been defamed, wrongfully incarcerated, beaten and or killed for peacefully standing up for what they believe. A difference in opinion should never result in death. 

Gandhi was assassinated for being too sympathetic to others

As time goes by, we sometimes see history repeat itself, via innocent men and women persecuted, some even maimed or murdered, for seeking to do the right thing in life. The things people do to others is astonishing. When compassion fails, humanity is at its worst, but when understanding flourishes, hope and mercy grows.

Nelson Mandela was imprisoned under terrible conditions for opposing racist apartheid

As a world we need to learn from mistakes of the past and not repeat them. However, as much as we try as a world to peacefully progress. moving forward, there is always someone with strife and hatred in their heart, determined to make the good and innocent suffer.