Friend's neighbour using her address !!

Maz

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Situation is this. My friend lives in a rented house and her immediate neighbour also rents. (Different landlords)

Anyway, a couple of days ago my friend's neighbour popped her head over the fence and said that she'd ordered a new sim card on a contract deal and had used my friend's address for delivery. :eek: The neighbour hadn't asked my friend's permission for this and friend is now understandably worried, as all furutre bills for this person will now be delivered to her house.

Can anybody tell me what the implications (if any) for my friend could be? I haven't a clue but it sounds very dodgy to me. She doesn't have t'internet so I said I'd do the post on here for her.

Thanks in advance!!

shellsuit

Maz wrote: »

If this is on the wrong board, please feel free to shift it.

Situation is this. My friend lives in a rented house and her immediate neighbour also rents. (Different landlords)

Anyway, a couple of days ago my friend's neighbour popped her head over the fence and said that she'd ordered a new sim card on a contract deal and had used my friend's address for delivery. :eek: The neighbour hadn't asked my friend's permission for this and friend is now understandably worried, as all furutre bills for this person will now be delivered to her house.

Can anybody tell me what the implications (if any) for my friend could be? I haven't a clue but it sounds very dodgy to me. She doesn't have t'internet so I said I'd do the post on here for her.

Thanks in advance!!

How cheeky is that! :eek:

Why use her friends address?? They come in an envelope which just goes through the letter box?

What did your friend say in response?

I'd be seething if that were me ~ at first I thought you meant a free sim card, but then I noticed it's a contract sim.

I'm sure though that a contract phone or sim has to be delivered to the address which is the same as for payment, ie the credit/debit card it was ordered with?

Smells fishy to me!

shelley_crow

'd suggest that when the card arrives, your friend opens the envelope (NB:i know this is illegal bu i'd feign ignorance and say that i didn't look at the name) and ring the phone company to inform them. The credit checks that are a part of taking out contract phones makes me wonder whether the neighbour has bad credit record and is usingthe other address to dupe the phone company. Is she/has she done this before? If she doesn't nip this in the bud then it could become a regular thing. x

Jo_F

When it comes, I would just scrawl in big letters across the envelope, 'not known at this address' and shove it back in the post box.

keelykat

Jo_F wrote: »

When it comes, I would just scrawl in big letters across the envelope, 'not known at this address' and shove it back in the post box.

I would also do this

shelley_crow

Al_Mac wrote: »

Apparently once it's delivered to your house it isn't. Or so MSE folks have said on numerous occasions.

Ah i didn't know that. I feel a bit better for opening the post that used to come to my house, chasing the previous tenant for £9,000 :eek: x

Maz

Thanks for all your replies. I think the sim has already arrived and been handed over to the neighbour.

One of the things that concerns me is, if the neighbour defaults on any bill payments, could this impact on my friend in any way? i.e. her address blacklisted etc.

I agree though, what a bl00dy cheek!

shellsuit

Maz, are you positive it was a contract sim??

Did it come concealed in an envelope, or was the sim card in packaging which screamed the network all over it?

Maz

shellsuit wrote: »

Maz, are you positive it was a contract sim??

Did it come concealed in an envelope, or was the sim card in packaging which screamed the network all over it?

That's what my friend was told, no idea about the packaging, sorry.

skintas_2

i dont think she would be able to get a contract sim at your friends address, as her name wouldnt be on the electrol list at that address. was it delived thru the letterbox or a signature required,

shellsuit

Well if she receives any future letters or mailings regarding her neighbour, I'd open it up and contact the company in question