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Just had a text from Belmont Thornton thanking me for applying to reclaim PPI fees and saying my claim pack should arrive in the next few days. I haven't contacted them to make any claim, is this just a ploy to get me to contact them so they can then try and get me to make a claim?

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  • dunstonh
    dunstonh Posts: 119,797 Forumite
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    They are on our blacklist of dodgy claims companies given the state of some of the complaints received from them (not against me personally but the compliance company we use). There have been significant numbers of complaints generated by them where the person hasnt got the product they are complaining about and the letter they send is just a standard template letter (like you get from the internet) with a load of reasons given that are easily rejected and make the complaint less likely to succeed.

    I suspect in your case, it is a spam style text where they hope you reply and they get a chance to talk you into signing up with them.
    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
  • Thanks, thought that might be the case.
  • Have received a letter from them as well now. No idea how they've got my details.
  • ~Brock~
    ~Brock~ Posts: 1,715 Forumite
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    Expect firms like this to get ever more underhand in their tactics as they try to stem the tide of their little gravy train coming to a halt.
  • Urrgh. Had another text from them asking if I've received the claim pack, and an email as well now! I've never even paid for PPI and wouldn't have given them my details.
  • Just had another letter from them, is there anything I can do to stop the mailings? I don't particularly want to phone them. I know I could just bin the letters but I haven't given them my details and don't want to receive anything from them. Is there anything I can do to make them remove my details from their records?
  • J_i_m
    J_i_m Posts: 1,342 Forumite
    Report them to them to the ministry of justice, if only to try to protect others from them.
    :www: Progress Report :www:
    Offer accepted: £107'000
    Deposit: £23'000
    Mortgage approved for: £84'000
    Exchanged: 2/3/16
    :T ... complete on 9/3/16 ... :T
  • and if you need to claim back ppi do it yourself

    NEVER use a CMC
  • Big problems at this company,

    i ran belmount with a 5% discount which i have been waiting

    they told me that capital one has not received the agreement letter back, but still sending overdue letters though door now i have a debt recovery agency after more now

    RING SALES YOU WILL BE ANSWERED IN SECS RING FOR CUST SERVICE 30MINS AT LEAST

    wish i ever called this company now waste of phone bill with nothing coming off my account but i still have to pay
  • Just had another letter from them, is there anything I can do to stop the mailings? I don't particularly want to phone them. I know I could just bin the letters but I haven't given them my details and don't want to receive anything from them. Is there anything I can do to make them remove my details from their records?


    mail them, stating anymore contact from them will be classed as harracement and dealt with accordingly. see my thread.
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