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Help pls re response to prove it letter.
Eddie_Hass
Posts: 2 Newbie
Hello,
I sent a ‘prove it’ letter to a dc company who had contacted me regarding a debt I don’t recognise. I sent it via email and have received a reply asking me to confirm my DOB, any previous names, previous addresses for the past 6 years and current address. Do they really need all this info to avoid a data protection breach as they claim? If not, what info do they actually need? I just feel uncomfortable sending that much info about myself.
Many thanks for any advice
I sent a ‘prove it’ letter to a dc company who had contacted me regarding a debt I don’t recognise. I sent it via email and have received a reply asking me to confirm my DOB, any previous names, previous addresses for the past 6 years and current address. Do they really need all this info to avoid a data protection breach as they claim? If not, what info do they actually need? I just feel uncomfortable sending that much info about myself.
Many thanks for any advice
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Don't tell them anything, they are fishing for information.
Particularly if they sent their "request" via email, just ignore it.
Wait until they send you an actual letter by post through your letterbox to which you reply with the proveit letter, again giving them as little information as possible.
Most likely it's someone else with a similar name to yours who they are chasing and have sent out several of these fishing attempts to try and catch the one they want.0 -
Don't tell them anything, they are fishing for information.
Particularly if they sent their "request" via email, just ignore it.
Wait until they send you an actual letter by post through your letterbox to which you reply with the proveit letter, again giving them as little information as possible.
Most likely it's someone else with a similar name to yours who they are chasing and have sent out several of these fishing attempts to try and catch the one they want.
Excellent advice, exactly what you need to do.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Debt free wannabe, Credit file and ratings, and Bankruptcy and living with it boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.For free non-judgemental debt advice, contact either Stepchange, National Debtline, or CitizensAdviceBureaux.Link to SOA Calculator- https://www.stoozing.com/soa.php The "provit letter" is here-https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2607247/letter-when-you-know-nothing-about-about-the-debt-aka-prove-it-letter0 -
That was my concern. Many thanks for that reassurance 0
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