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People trying to get credit at Gran's address
kazally
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Hi,
my Gran was recently taken into hospital after a bit of a downturn since having a stroke. She will be home fairly soon thankfully.
My wife and have been to her house to clean it before she comes home. I found some mail addressed to two other people at her address and opened them.
Both of them were for new look store cards (declined thankfully).
Is there anything I can do to report this as I am sure it is some kind of fraud? I had a look on Facebook and a name matched the locality of my Gran. I know I can't jump to conclusions and have no proof, but feel this is a pretty low act.
Interested to hear if anyone has ideas or experience of this.
Thanks
Allan
my Gran was recently taken into hospital after a bit of a downturn since having a stroke. She will be home fairly soon thankfully.
My wife and have been to her house to clean it before she comes home. I found some mail addressed to two other people at her address and opened them.
Both of them were for new look store cards (declined thankfully).
Is there anything I can do to report this as I am sure it is some kind of fraud? I had a look on Facebook and a name matched the locality of my Gran. I know I can't jump to conclusions and have no proof, but feel this is a pretty low act.
Interested to hear if anyone has ideas or experience of this.
Thanks
Allan
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What about any children / younger persons in the immediate family?
Would they have done such a thing?
People have been known in the past to use grandparents as guarantors on loans for example...0 -
Hi Allan
She could register her details with CIFAS so that extra checks need to be carried out if credit is applied for at that address. It costs £20 for 2 years. Bear in mind that it can increase application times for credit if she wanted to apply for herself.
www.cifas.org.uk/pr_for_individuals
You can discuss possible fraud with Action Fraud.
www.actionfraud.police.uk
James
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