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LCS Utility Investigation

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New to this but need some help. We moved into our new house on the 6th Feb 2016. We have just received a letter from LCS as below.

"
Utility Investigation

We are currently conducting an investigation into the utility supply at XXXXXXXX. In order to help progress with the investigation we would greatly appreciate you confirming the details below.

•Your name
•Date of occupancy to the address detailed
•Name of previous occupier if known
•Forwarding address of previous occupier
•Landlord’s name and telephone number
•Any other information deemed relevant to this enquiry


All information in strictest confidence, won’t be released to third parties blah blah blah."

What do I do??

Comments

  • Was the letter addressed to you personally, or 'The Occupier'?

    LCS are a Debt Collection Agency, and unless you know that you owe something to someone, then you needn't do anything.

    From what you have written, it's obviously a fishing expedition.
    "There are not enough superlatives in the English language to describe a 'Princess Coronation' locomotive in full cry. We shall never see their like again". O S Nock
  • sourcrates
    sourcrates Posts: 31,507 Ambassador
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    Hi,


    You do absolutely nothing, if its not your debt, do not get involved, as it could end up being your debt.


    You only ever reply to a DCA if you get something in the post specifically addressed to you, do not get involved in other peoples debt problems, time and again I see similar posts where the poster has replied to the DCA and opened up a whole can of worms for themselves by doing so.


    It is, as said above, a fishing trip, hoping that someone will bite, and these companies arnt always too bothered who bites.
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  • Yllas
    Yllas Posts: 5 Forumite
    It is addressed to the Occupier. I will do nothing. Thank you
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