- Bribe Fighter
- 12 years ago
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Municipal Property Tax Shakedown Attempt
I have a property which is let-out. The self-assessment tax's been paid. A Municipal Corporation "bill collector" came over for an inspection recently and asked for stuff like the lease deed, which we submitted. He calls today, and says that the rate will climb by a factor of 10, and out of the goodness of his soul he wants to "help us" - so can I please go ********** him since he can't discuss things like this on the phone?
How do you figure the factor-of-10, I asked. He had no clue and, had no compunctions about letting me hear him ask his "boss" what the formula is. The boss came on the line, and repeated the total amount, but couldn't explain how. OK, I said, please send us the communication, and hung up.
The guy calls me back 2 minutes later, asking when I can ********** him. I repeated that he should send us the official notice. OK, he says - if you don't want me to "help" you, so be it!