Buchanan clark & wells??

dogwoof · 31 August 2007 at 1:47PM

yes thanx ppl

i typed it out and am sending the letter.

thanks for the advice every1! :rolleyes:

inmypocketnottheirs · 31 August 2007 at 2:00PM

lindsaymccafferty wrote: »

Buchannan clarke and wells are nasty people!! DONT PHONE! I wish i hadnt! Admittedly, we owed BG money, but we had never recieved a bill, and as we had moved, they wanted to charge us £10 for a copy. I contacted BG direct and they sent me a copy, which I then paid through BC&W but online so I didnt have to speak to them, they really are horrible horrible people who refuse to assist at all. Good luck, i suggest you ask your BF to speak to his dad to see if it is his debt too, to make him aware.

Always pay direct to the original creditor. Never ever ever, under any circumstances pay a debt collector. If you pay a debt collector you are keeping them in business. Make life for them as difficult as possible.

Even if by paying the debt to the original creditor and they then pay the DCA, it just makes things a little more difficult for them.

Under no circumstances do anything that encourages these scum.:beer:

rog2 · 31 August 2007 at 2:08PM

inmypocketnottheirs wrote: »

Under no circumstances do anything that encourages these scum.

Very eloquently put, impnt - pure poetry. :T :T

muggins_here · 15 October 2009 at 7:20PM

I just got a call on my landline and got a recorded message asking me to call Buchanan Clarke & Wells and quote a reference number... I googled the name and it brought me here, and the search also brought up a long list of pages detailing their dodginess!

In my case I have no debts and can't think what anyone could be chasing me for. Could it be a mistake? Or could the be after the flat's previous occupants, who emigrated without paying their last bills, but over 18 months ago? I don't give my landline number out to many people so I have no idea how they got it.

Obviously I'm not going to spend money on a phonecall to find out what they want. I've had no letters from them either, will they continue to harass me by phone?

fatbelly · 16 October 2009 at 12:47AM

Might have been better to start a new thread rather than resurrect a two-year old one...

However, BCW seem to have bought a lot of old untraceable debt recently judging from their frequent appearance on this board.

I would take the view that any contact just encourages them.

If they send anything in the post, start a new thread and tell us what it says.

If their calls are bothering you, you might want to use 'choose to refuse' for a few months.

DarkConvict · 16 October 2009 at 9:31AM

If they carry on contacting you, just send a prove it letter.http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=11570893&postcount=2

But for now don't worry they are probably fishing for people.

Huw1 · 19 January 2010 at 9:30PM

I have just had a call similar to 'muggins here'. I was contacted by BCW tonight asking for a Mike somebody. Having told them i did not know who that person was they started questioning me, and asking questions i was not comfortable answering (financial details). I immediately hung up and searched their details which lead me here.

I do not like the way these people behaved on the phone. It was not professional at all, i thought it was a scam by the behaviour of the guy on the phone.

Though i know i have no debt I have no doubt they will be phoning back so will follow your advice and insist on a written correspondence only. Good forum and advice by the way.

DarkConvict · 19 January 2010 at 9:55PM

You did the right thing, they shouldn't be asking for such details over the phone and i would have hung up thinking scam too. If they called to speak to person x, they should only speak to person x. if they cant they should say goodbye and hang up. DPA means they cant dicuss any details without the named persons consent.

RimskiTJ · 26 January 2010 at 6:30PM

I've had enough of Buchannan, Clark & Wells and now SRJ debt recovery.
I'm being constantly pursued for the best part of a thousand pounds for non- payment of a British Gas bill, even though I have records of payments for the time I owned the bill.

I contacted BBC's watchdog as I am so angry; they responded to me on 18th Jan 2010 to provide more info. I'd recommend contacting them in the near future if this is an issue bugging you.

In addition, people are challenging British Gas in relation to harrassment in similar cases. See Court of Appeal
Ferguson v British Gas Trading Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 46 (10 February 2009)

I don't like the way B, C & W act - I wonder how many vulnerable individuals have paid money they don't owe? To me it's deplorable (the polite version of what I think).

In addition, the problem has only arisen as a result of British Gas having the administrative skills of a chicken embryo.

Toby

WRINKLES · 26 January 2010 at 7:10PM

the way to deal with dodgy debt collectors who are phishing do not talk to them onthe phone keep a record of their number complain to the police your mp the financial authaurities follow the advice of the good people on this site regarding the letters you should send them everyone should complain about them make enough noise for long enough then somebody will eventually take action against them

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