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College student was late returning a textbook to Amazon, so the company took $3,800 from her dad

The fee was more than 30 times the price of the book. “The item is now yours to keep,” the Seattle-based company emailed.

Amelia SanFilippo, 19, a freshman at the University of Delaware, was shocked to learn that Amazon withdrew nearly $4,000 from her father's checking account when she was four days late returning a textbook.
Amelia SanFilippo, 19, a freshman at the University of Delaware, was shocked to learn that Amazon withdrew nearly $4,000 from her father's checking account when she was four days late returning a textbook.Read moreAnthony SanFilippo