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Just a quick question, card through door should we ring?

We have today had a card put through the door which I am assuming is from a debt-collection agency

It is only addresses to the occupier no name. We havn't lived there long, are sure it's not for us and are still getting some post for the previous owner

Should we ring or ignore? If they are looking for someone other than us would it be better to ring now to let them know they no longer live here or would we be opening up a can of worms?

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  • RAS
    RAS Posts: 36,511 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Hi

    Do not phone. if it is anything really important, they will write properly and tell you what it is about.

    if you phone they will be very unpleasant, pretty much insist that you pay, even if it is not your debt, and you will make yourselves an ideal target for repeated phone calls.
    If you've have not made a mistake, you've made nothing
  • L-M
    L-M Posts: 202 Forumite
    Eeek!! That's quite worrying lol!

    I should've said that the note was handwritten so someone has obviously been to the house knocked then posted it through:eek:

    Does this make a difference or should we still ignore and see if they come again?

    Thank you for taking time to reply
  • RAS
    RAS Posts: 36,511 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Hi

    If it is a DCa, then a debt collector arriving at a door has all the official power...... of the paperboy.

    Is there a written address on the card?
    If you've have not made a mistake, you've made nothing
  • L-M
    L-M Posts: 202 Forumite
    :rotfl: at paper boy

    It's got his name, a phone number ref no and that he's from Wescot credit services ltd
  • L-M
    L-M Posts: 202 Forumite
    So should we ring or wait till he comes back? If he does come back what should we say? apart from get orf moi laaaand complete with shotgun;) :rotfl:
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