Scam letter?

crawlerbasher

After checking my credit report from Equifax and waiting for credit check from Experian I've only got information for lones from HFC and Yorkshire bank and credit check for the mobile and internet.

There is notting on there to do with Shop Direct Finance, MKDP LLP/MKRR or littlewoods.

And I've got not CCJ that I was not aware off.

This does seem to be a scam or a debt manager company trying to pull a fast one.

The information on this forum will help me out if there try to persist with this.

wirral1971

just had exactly the same latter today with all the same dates as everyone else but there saying i owe £647,,, had my name on it but an address down the road but because it had my name on it got posted here,,, aint used my littlewoods account for a couple of years and i just checked it online and its a clear account,,, only finance ive got is my car and thats bang upto date,,,, im putting this down to a scam letter and filing it in the bin like everyone else,,, if i do owe money to anyone which is highly unlikely then im sure they will be in touch again,, dont loose any sleep over this people because i dont intend to

Kazipoo

My mother in law received a letter from these last week. When we visited yesterday she showed it to me because she was concerned that someone has already used her details in the past. It had her surname on but no initial. She has lived in this house for over 40 years and has never had a catalogue (or any credit apart from her mortgage).

I told her to put it to one side and forget about it, but to let me know if anything else comes through.

To be honest I think the company concerned is chancing their arm in the hope that someone claims the debt, and I think the letter has probably be sent to all of the same name in the area.

Fishingtime

You think it is a scam and that you should bin it?
As it was not your name on the letter I cannot understand why you would even give this letter a second thought

fermi

Kazipoo wrote: »

To be honest I think the company concerned is chancing their arm in the hope that someone claims the debt, and I think the letter has probably be sent to all of the same name in the area.

If you think they are doing that then you should perhaps report that to the OFT and trading standards.

That is a serious breach OFT guidelines if found to be true.

Kazipoo

fermi wrote: »

If you think they are doing that then you should perhaps report that to the OFT and trading standards.

That is a serious breach OFT guidelines if found to be true.

I can't think of any other reason why a company would contact someone with no reason other than her surname. I think perhaps I should get trading standards involved, although through past experience with them (over a different matter - not debt letters) they are pretty powerless to do much anyway.

Tatton_22

My son has received a letter from MKDP saying he owes money to HSBC Bank - I looked up the company on this website being dubious about the letter (lack of full address on the letterhead and no company registration) and found it was a scam. They tried this in 2010 with Littlewoods Direct and now they are trying it on with HSBC now. Please beware!!!

fatbelly

Tatton_22 wrote: »

My son has received a letter from MKDP saying he owes money to HSBC Bank - I looked up the company on this website being dubious about the letter (lack of full address on the letterhead and no company registration) and found it was a scam. They tried this in 2010 with Littlewoods Direct and now they are trying it on with HSBC now. Please beware!!!

There's another thread on this bunch here:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3173286

Please report them to as many official bodies as you can!

Fortuna1

I have received this very same letter today with the October 2010 dates, same phone number, in fact identical to those that have gone before.......telling me that I owe £289.22, outstanding on the 4th October 2010.

ARIES705

I have also this morning received this letter, the difference is that it has my name, and I have had dealings with Littlewoofds etc in the past, and in fact still have an active account with Very. The amount on my letter is £25, but has the 4th October 2010 date.

Any Advice??