Fraudulent application

pizzy

Ex has got a new phone contract using my address. The phone company concerned were a tad useless. Should I report it to the police or is just between him and phone company that he has chosen to potentially defraud them out of a £450 phone?

antrobus

I think the key word here would be "potentially". Until such time as the ex fails to make payments under the phone contract there is no fraud.

macman

But of course it's to the OP's address that they'll come calling if he does.

thatsean

If it's not in your name then I guess it's not really your concern. In the event of a default you can return the bills to sender.

DUTR

pizzy wrote: »

Ex has got a new phone contract using my address. The phone company concerned were a tad useless. Should I report it to the police or is just between him and phone company that he has chosen to potentially defraud them out of a £450 phone?

Somehow I beleive we are only reading half of the story?
You mention EX, so at some point did you say it was ok for them to use the address for the contract?

Guys_Dad

Ex uses your address.

Presumably handset delivered to your address.

How did he get his hands on it?

Jimx26

Guys_Dad wrote: »

Ex uses your address.

Presumably handset delivered to your address.

How did he get his hands on it?

I was just wondering that, don't networks only deliver to the contract address?

macman

He may have bought it in-store and simply used that address as proof of ID etc.

robbies_gal

dont u need current id to use an address bills etc

Jon_01

gabbyevs wrote: »

dont u need current id to use an address bills etc

The stores are 'supposed' to only accept proof of ID if it's dated in the last 3 months. But if some hard up sales person is trying to hit their commission they may very well 'miss read' the date info!

I'd image the op's ex has some bills ect, addressed to there and has used those.

zzzLazyDaisy

Just return any mail to sender, unopened, and marked 'not at this address'. They will get the message eventually. If you forward the mail onto him you are enabling to carry on.