Debt letter ?scam?

beeb60

Hello after leaving  cobtrolling ex n adult children over 12 yeares ago  suffering depession due to death of parents n father inlaw within
8 yrs i left   to be alone iwent to refuge then to  rented place i had my belongings but no electrical items freezer  , tv , kettle,  about £900
I was paying off  with my sick money , for about year then had to go back to work i couldnt pay the rest off as bills took my money then i was made homless due to contract ended i couldnt pay  anything, going  forward  still homless i suffered sepsis nearly died  family helped findng place so i can recover  then got letter demading £1200 thinking was scam somone got my info n trying to get money off me thru deception   having  small savings  still recovering  i ignored  it then year later recieved another letter to pay  £800  now  , im not in work still, and on little savings  im 60 now worrying bout this its scam letter   worrying to me.

Grumpelstiltskin

Some details of the letter please.

Who sent it , what exactly does it say?

RAS

And you need to check all three of your credit records. Can be done for free.

The debts you accrued when you bought on credit will have been sold on, perhaps many times.

This may be a pure scam.

There's also a little trick that some debt collector's use. They buy very old debt that cannot be pursued in court and hope people don't know. And try to get someone (not necessarily the right person) to pay out. 

Even though if they went to court, they'd be thrown out.

sourcrates

Who is the letter from? what company?

What is the debt they are chasing, and how much in total, as you gave two figures?

The more detail, the better we can help.