funny letter

grumbleweed2

Im sorry I couldnt work out hwere to post. I received a letter today, well my house did from a company called 'direct recovery solutions' saying they need to contact me urgetnly regarding elctric supply to my address in 2004. It was adressed to 'the occupier' and I would usually just throw those away. I also wasnt living here in 2004. Is it just some sort of scam and should I ignore it or is there possibly somthing sinsiter going on?

many thanks

poorandindenial

It is not impossible that one of the previous owners/tennants didn't pay the bill and they are chancing that they can get you to pay. I'd ignore it - they are just fishing, if they weren't they would write to you properly.

bank_of_slate

I would ignore it, it is probably a company 'fishing'
...Linda xx

GR8

We have also received a letter from this company addressed to 'THE OCCUPIER'.
Saying that they are contacting us on behalf of 'British Gas' and the client 'TTISPC' for 'SP1' regarding the Electricity Supply.?.?
They ask you to ring an 0870 number.
As I was unable to find an alternative free phone number on 'SAYNOTO0870' I contacted British Gas.
We were advised that our account is clear and not to contact them.

There has been a lot of views for this post, so it makes me wonder if this is a scam & a mail shot has been sent out. :cool:

Clevercli

So glad I found this thread as I didn't want to call the number and was having trouble finding info. We received this letter today regarding our 'energy supply from British Gas' specifically the 'gas supply at this address from 05/05/2006'
I was suspicious because the letter was on such cheap paper, they didn't have a website and I found a site for the Complete Credit Management company they claim to be part of, but there's no reference to Direct Recovery Solutions on there. They are obviously making money from the 0870 number they want you to call and who knows what information they can glean from unsuspecting innocents afraid that the bailiffs may come knocking if they don't deal with it. I think it's disgusting :mad:

delegentjoe

It's funny I received one of these very same letters this morning refering to gas supply from 09/05/06. I called the number wishing to "sort out the issue" then twigged when i heard an "on-hold message" that this was an 0870 premium number! I put down the phone and shall be contacting British Gas to report this apparent scam

RAS

Please also report to OFCOM

ljuk67

we've received the letter from Direct Recovery Solutions (registered trading name of Complete Credit Management Limited) today too (03.04.09), asking us to call them about a matter regarding our energy supply from British Gas, on behalf of their client TTISPC for SP1 from 2002 (!!!).

no specific names, details about the problem, just asking to contact them, giving us only the premium 0870 number.

we'll ignore the letter and report them to OFT (oft.gov.uk).

a good case for Watchdog, will drop them a line too.

can't believe companies get away with this form of "legal phishing".

Lensman_2

Some supplementary info from Compaies House.

Name & Registered Office:
COMPLETE CREDIT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
2297 COVENTRY ROAD
BIRMINGHAM
B26 3PU
Company No. 04690658

Status: Active
Date of Incorporation: 07/03/2003

Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Company Type: Private Limited Company
Nature of Business (SIC(03)):
7487 - Other business activities
Accounting Reference Date: 31/03
Last Accounts Made Up To: 31/03/2008 (FULL)
Next Accounts Due: 31/01/2010
Last Return Made Up To: 11/12/2008
Next Return Due: 08/01/2010
Last Members List: 11/12/2008
Previous Names: Date of change Previous Name 21/06/2004 THE LITIGATION SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED [URL="javascript:popup('/goWCK/help/en/stdwc/branchDetails_H.html',500,500);"]Branch Details[/URL] There are no branches associated with this company. [URL="javascript:popup('/goWCK/help/en/stdwc/overseaCompDet_H.html',500,500);"]Oversea Company Info[/URL] There are no Oversea Details associated with this company.

Lensman_2

That's odd. Also an address of Severn Trent Water.

Name & Registered Office:
SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED
2297 COVENTRY ROAD
BIRMINGHAM.
B26 3PU
Company No. 02366686

Status: Active
Date of Incorporation: 01/04/1989

Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Company Type: Private Limited Company
Nature of Business (SIC(03)):
4100 - Collection, purify etc. of water
Accounting Reference Date: 31/03
Last Accounts Made Up To: 31/03/2008 (GROUP)
Next Accounts Due: 31/01/2010
Last Return Made Up To: 16/08/2008
Next Return Due: 13/09/2009
Last Members List: 16/08/2008
Previous Names: No previous name information has been recorded over the last 20 years. Branch Details There are no branches associated with this company. Oversea Company Info There are no Oversea Details associated with this company.

sgtcrackers

we too received this letter, starts like this, In Respect Of........ we are contacting you on behalf of our client TTISPC for SP1 regarding your energy supply from British Gas, well thanks to the internet and all those of you who take the time to post things like this, and we all help each other out, great, it really is what we need more of, especially in this climate, nice one, I too will be contacting British Gas tom and anyone else, I discovered too they seemed to be part of Complete Credit Management, Grangefields, Shrewsbury, 0845 6024424, or 07825 938 106, that is where the po box went anyway. :T