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anyone heard of clanchatton

Hi,
I received a txt message earlier from clanchatton, which i assume is a debt collection agency (as far as i'm aware i dont have any outstanding debts!!! that im not already in the process of dealing with!) they asked for me to call them on 0870 7741250 and quote a ref no!!! or access there website www.ccspay.co.uk i refuse to call 0870 numbers as of the cost of them!! and didnt get any joy from the website, as it asks for an account no, which i dont have!!! only a ref no, i havent had any letters sent to me, although i did move 7 months ago so not sure bout previous address!!! i googled clanchatton and found someone, that had posted on another site saying they were a bogus debt collection agency!!!! has anyone else heard of them or had dealings with them??? any advice greatly appreciated
Thanks.

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  • Chutzpah
    Chutzpah Posts: 109 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Just leave it, if they are legit I'm sure they'll track you through the electoral register.
  • To further add to what chutzpah said you really should just delete any non personal texts. Legit companies should not be using such an unproffesional approach. I never accept texts relating to business unless I have already had contact with them and english is not a primary language, all others call or get ignored.

    Perhaps i'm getting old and this is the new way though?
    :staradmin5k - 00:27:46:staradmin 10k - 00:57.03:staradminHalf - 02:01:15:staradmin5M - 00:44:07:staradmin
  • dktherapy
    dktherapy Posts: 10 Forumite
    This scam seems to be on the move again: I got a text just like this today. I have looked up some references to it and it seems certain that it is a scam. I have no outstanding debts.
    Debbie
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