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Fake letters

Hi just wondered if anyone else had ever recieved a fake letter.

Back in 2012 when i was made redundant i had one from santander.

To me they can use that tactic (i work in accounts - and if people owe us money like that they should expect that kind of letter)

I mean myself i am grateful it was a fake letter as if they had been real i would have had court costs etc - its now paid but still..

If u owe money u owe money i know sometimes its hard but they will still chase for it i dont get all the fuss.

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  • dr_adidas01
    dr_adidas01 Posts: 2,157 Forumite
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    And the point of this thread is what?
    Time is a path from the past to the future and back again. The present is the crossroads of both. :cool:
  • Lith
    Lith Posts: 897 Forumite
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    It's a fake letter ... so why stress/lose sleep over it?

    Write on it 'RETURN TO SENDER' in red ink... trust me i use to be a mail sorter.

    and move on in life.
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  • kpearsoncj
    kpearsoncj Posts: 248 Forumite
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    To see if anyone else had seen the fake letters headlines and see if peoples opinions are the same as mine. - shouldnt u be at the sports hospital dr addidas lol
  • ~Beanie~
    ~Beanie~ Posts: 3,043 Forumite
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    I can't even work out what you are talking about - what kind of fake letter?
    :p
  • kpearsoncj
    kpearsoncj Posts: 248 Forumite
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    sorry i meant about the ones that the banks use for debt collecting
  • dr_adidas01
    dr_adidas01 Posts: 2,157 Forumite
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    kpearsoncj wrote: »
    sorry i meant about the ones that the banks use for debt collecting


    So how do you know the letter was fake then?

    Still whats the point in this post as others have said there no point to it at all.
    Time is a path from the past to the future and back again. The present is the crossroads of both. :cool:
  • colsten
    colsten Posts: 17,597 Forumite
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    If you owe money to a bank, and you get a letter from that bank about it, it is almost certainly not a fake letter.
  • mgdavid
    mgdavid Posts: 6,710 Forumite
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    kpearsoncj wrote: »
    To see if anyone else had seen the fake letters headlines.....l

    no, where?
    I'm close to calling out another troll.
    The questions that get the best answers are the questions that give most detail....
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    I'm assuming the OP is referring to letter purportedly sent by solicitors but actually sent by banks or other organisations. While it's been in the news recently it's been going on for years, and I'm sure there will be old threads on here about it (probably on DFW rather than here). Doubtful if there's anything new to be said about it.
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