DirecTV DirecTV Equipment Return Scam El Segundo, California

After closing and canceling our DirecTV service in July, we were sent a box by FedEx Ground which contained a prepaid USPS return label.  Our DirecTV equipment was carefully packed and dropped off in July at our local post office and returned using DirecTV's USPS return label. 

On August 6, 2011, our account was charged $401.74 by DirecTV.  Upon calling DirecTV, they claimed that our equipment was never returned and they refused to refund our account or try to locate the returned equipment.  Since the USPS return label was created on DirecTV's account, we are unable to file a claim with USPS.  DirecTV refused to file a claim with USPS. 

After researching online, we found that this is very common with customers who close their accounts with DirecTV.  There are numerous complaints to be found online about this scam by searching for the phrase "DirecTV Equipment Return Scam".  Since the burden of proof is upon the customer to prove that the equipment was returned, customers are essentially helpless against these charges.  DirecTV's business practices are unethical and should be considered mail fraud since the United States Postal Service is used to scam customers.  We will not stop until this is resolved.