Companies House aiding fraudsters

bob_a_builder

I had my 1st experience of this the other week .... Company registered at my address with Chinese sounding details 

The irony of the fact that I have to supply a proof of MY address to companies house to get them to remove my address from any connection with this company !  
If only they had made that same demand of the original registrant 

Next port of call  Action Fraud ( AKA Chocolate Teapot) - Their response .....

"You have indicated within your report that the misuse of your personal details or that of a company trading style played a part in the matter you are reporting. The use of another person’s identity, often referred to as identity theft, is not a police recordable crime. Where the details are used to obtain goods or services, we can only record a crime on behalf of the person or organisation which was defrauded as a result of the misuse of an identity.

An example of a situation in which we could record a crime would be where details were used to obtain credit, the use of which left the provider of credit with a financial loss. In these circumstances we would record a crime for the provider of the credit and look to establish if there was scope for the matter to be investigated.

Whilst the misuse of your identity cannot be classified as a police recorded crime, we do recognise that identity theft can cause significant distress and inconvenience. For advice and support, please see www.actionfraud.police.uk/fraud_protection/identity_fraud."