Can Someone Help Me? Who Is Telograms Ltd?

claretbuzz

Hi there, Im new to all this so hopefully im writing in the correct place

My dad called me yesterday to say that on thursday a company called 'telograms ltd' ha called him asking for me, well his suspicions were aroused as i have never lived with him and he had only lived at the place he is now for a few months, AND hey asked for me by my maiden name, but i have been married for 4 years so he assumed was something dodgy. He told them i didnt live there and never had and that he had little contact with me, just the occasional email and he didnt tell them i was married so no longer used the name they had on their records.
They said to him that the last address they had for me was blah blah blah and my dad said, well that is her mums address and she hasnt lived there for a long time.
He asked them what they were after and they said they just had a letter they needed to forward to me and left a number in case he heard from me.
I just dont know what to do for the best? I dont know who it could be or what for? And my dad says to ignore it as ive changed my name and actually now live abroad that they wont find me, but im a worrier and being pregnant just dont ned the stress tbh.
Does anyone know who this company is? And how on earth they got my dads number to find me as i say i have no assosication with his house at all. Do they just ring all the people with the same last name as i had in the phone book? Its the thing i can think of.

Can anyone shed any light on this and help me decide what to do?
Thanks in advance
kind regards x

deedee_3

bumping back to the front page for you.

robpw2

they are a subsidery of capquest do not contact them

Deep_In_Debt

Yep, they could be "fishing". Debt collection agencies often send these things out to many people with the same or similar names when they are trying to recover a debt, in the hope that someone will call them so that they can bully them into paying.

Don't call them but just sit tight and see if try and make contact again.

GeorgeUK

Are you in Canada or Germany?

These are the only countries that have a reciprocal agreement with the UK - meaning that if you are in another country and leave a debt behind in the UK, there is nothing they can do other than ask you to pay it unless you return back to the UK.

As already stated though - the debt may have nothing to do with you.

If you don't know what it could be for then it probably is a fishing trip they are on, even if they did have your previous address. If they contact your father again, he should tell them you live abroad.

If there is no CCJ, the debt will become statute barred after 6 years (5 in Scotland). You could check if there is a CCJ on the debt by going through https://www.registry-trust.org.uk but i have no idea of how much that costs.

claretbuzz

Thanks for the replies,

You have put my mind at rest anyway

I have been googling like mad and have seen the link between 'capquest' and telograms ltd so i think your right.

Im going to just ignore it all, my dad and mum would never tell them anything so they will be fighting a losing battle to find me.

As ive been married for 4 years and i cant think what debt it could be im assuming it must be a very old one (if infact it is mine) and they are perhaps making a last ditch effort to get me before the statute of limitations comes into play?
anyway thanks again for your help, It just makes everything not seem as bad when you say something outloud and nobody seems shocked lol

Love Naomi

oh p.s fao george, i do live in germany, so does that apply to me, the 'can ask but thats all' thing?

xx

GeorgeUK

If there is a CCJ (County Court Judgement) then a UK court could enforce it though the German legal system.

BUT - they don't know you are out of the country, what country you are in or even your name.

I wouldn't dwell on it too much. They first need to prove that the debt is yours anyway. I've only read about these things, but doubt they'd try to go to any trouble for this amount as they probably only paid 10p in the pound for it.

donkey404

I have just received the second letter from these ppl and this as gone the same place as the 1st 1 in my file ready for watchdog and trading standards. I would be keen to know if any1 else as received any letters like this recently has am looking at trying to buuild a case file against them. Like I say I have not contaced them as reading on this forum and also the poor quility of the letter shows it's a scam. I also have no outstanding debts that I can think of well at least in the last 10 years.

Do you think contacting watchdog will help as there may be some older ppl getting these letters and they may be more demanding.

My 1st letter stated I had a telogram waiting, the 2nd received today is from HL solicitors, stating I need to call Telograme Limited, as they need to clear something up. SORRY I'M NOT CALLING.

Finefoot

I have also heard from these people- same tactic. They rang (i think it was them) saying they were contacting me on behalf of a bank I currently do not have an account with, they wanted to confirm my address, etc. Also had a solictors letter. Did not contact either of them.

Frequent_Flyer_UK

I have just received a letter from them no idea why. Includes statement "Follow up action may include a visit to the above address for verification purposes" Personally I hope I am at home when they come as it will be my intention to call the Police.

What I dont see is how they can make money on this

I can see this will intimidate some people and I am sure it is carefully scripted so as not to break any laws. However, what can be done to stop this is my question ? Martyn and team what do you say ? The Partners on the letter all state they have a Law Degree but that does not necessarily mean they are solicitors. If they are can Law Society be involved ?

I guess you have to be careful what you say on here as they will be quick to sue lol

Frequent_Flyer_UK

Just banged a letter off to the Law Society re the named partners to see if they exist