Letter from Dutch debt collection agency

eastberks44

Thank you pauletruth and firefly. I have never lived in Holland, only went there for a weekend about 13 years ago and definitely nowhere near a bank.

My concern is, how did they find out where I live? They're obviously a serious outfit going after serious money, so quite capable of coming here and doing serious damage.

pauletruth

no they are not. if real they are just debt collectors.

dead easy to track folks just look at 192.

seems an odd con.

ValHaller

eastberks44 wrote: »

Thank you pauletruth and firefly. I have never lived in Holland, only went there for a weekend about 13 years ago and definitely nowhere near a bank.

My concern is, how did they find out where I live? They're obviously a serious outfit going after serious money, so quite capable of coming here and doing serious damage.

They are not specifically looking for you, as long as they can find a mug. Thousands of this letter have probably gone out. If the letterhead is from a company of any repute, then it is a scam. Don't even contact them in any way which shows you are taking them seriously.

pauletruth

how about contact the real company from there real online site and ask them.

eyeopener2

Or just ignore it.

eastberks44

I did exectly what eyeopener2 and others suggested - ignored it and maintained total radio silence.

But today I got a follow up letter:-

Ons kenmerk:xxxxx
Opdrachtgever: ING
T.n.v.
Betreft:

Geachte heer xxxxxxx

Wij hebben geprobeerd u telefonisch te bereiken. Dit is niet gelukt.

Via deze brief vragen wij u om binnen vijf dagen contact met ons op te nemen, op telefoonnummer xxx-xxxxxxx

U kunt ons op werkdagen bereiken van 8.30 tot 17.00 uur.

Hoogachtend


Vesting Finance Fiditon

Our reference:xxxxx Sponsor: ING T. n.v. Subject: Dear Mr xxxxxxx We have tried to reach you by phone. This is not successful. Through this letter we ask you to within five days to contact us on telephone number xxx-xxxxxxx YOU can reach us on weekdays from 8.30 to 17.00. Yours Faithfully Fortress Finance Fiditon

I am now seriously worried. They have not given up. Like I said, if these guys regularly net 26,000 off their victims they must have serious cash in the bank.

Should I go straight to the police with this?

fatbelly

Scammers don't give up after one letter.

You may find the police not interested. I think I'd run it past Trading Standards.

[Deleted User]

sourcrates wrote: »

as long as you didn't walk into a dutch bank using mickey mouse credentials, take out a loan, blow the lot on a great weekend in Amsterdam, then wake up on the ferry home unable to remember any of the above

Be honest OP, that's exactly what happened, isn't it?

Stewart_78

Reply with 'Shtop, this debt is not ready yet....'

pauletruth

check its a real company and contact them via a real number. not the one on the letter. its the quickest way to check if its a con. is ing not a former morgage/insurance firm. have you ever had a house repoed or been in an accident. ing were taken over by barclays direct.