Potential identity theft?

Moose1960

If this is in the wrong subforum forgive me, admins please advise. It seems as good a place as any for the subject matter.

I have been the sole occupant of my home for some decades. A few weeks ago I received mail from the NHS addressed to my home but to someone with an entirely different name. I ticked the "no longer at this address" box, added a note to say "never has been at this address" and posted it back.

More recently I've received a letter from the DWP addressed to the same person. I have returned it with a slightly stronger worded note.

The implication, of course, is that a person unknown has registered themselves with various official bodies using my address. The consequent concern is that the next step will be loans/credit cards/other debt registered to my address.

My question: is there a way to pre-empt this - effectively "head it off at the pass"? A central body that I can notify? I suspect that I already know the answer but thought I'd ask the good people here.

MorningcoffeeIV

No. But no cause for concern. 

Either just return to sender or bin them.

Brie

check your credit file to see if anyone has applied for anything in your name, possibly with them as a secondary on the account.  

it could simply be that someone living in the same postcode with a similar address has filled something out incorrectly.  So you are at 19 Moose Road and they are at 19 Moose Close.