Do these people ever check their facts?

[MK_One]

After being in debt a few years ago, I instantly recognised the answer phone message I received today which went along the lines of "Message for Mr ...... could you call me back on 08443729671 quoting account number 123456789"

 

Knowing I have no outstanding debts, I phoned to check anyway and before responding to any questions asked who it was, and was told EOS Solutions, quick Google whilst on the phone and yes they are a DCA and they asked did you get call on this number I said yes and they asked me is that "road name", as it happens we used to live on that road 4 years ago but now we live in a different city so have a different phone code so clearly it is not us. We just seemed to have a similar sounding surname to that person so they thought they would call us and see if we cracked.

 

Nice to hear them getting it so wrong.

[babybear39]

Report them to TS, the OFT and the ICO for using phishing excercises to find debtors!

[zazen.warrior]

Simple answer is no, they buy a disc filled with potential commission, and then harass the closest approximation after minimal or no research.

Edited June 5, 2009 by zazen.warrior

[harrassed senior]

They definitely need reporting, you can do it online so it is not too much of a hassle.

[MK_One]

Wow, I must be flavour of the month, just received another letter from a completely different company, to a completely different person.

 

This time it was Buchanan Clark + Wells, now we have been in the house for four years and have received nothing from these guys, Lowell Portfolio (pursuers), or HSBC (creditor) so they must know the person does not live here. Clear phishing exercise.

[zazen.warrior]

Wow, I must be flavour of the month, just received another letter from a completely different company, to a completely different person.

 

This time it was Buchanan Clark + Wells, now we have been in the house for four years and have received nothing from these guys, Lowell Portfolio (pursuers), or HSBC (creditor) so they must know the person does not live here. Clear phishing exercise.

 

 

The only phishing letter I've ever had for an alleged debt which was absolutely nothing to do with me came from these people, I sent the ‘prove it’ letter and never heard from them again.

[PGH7447]

They must have just bought another load of tat from a creditor, hopefully it is full of rubbish accounts that they cant collect on

[dcakiller]

That would be a shame

[2Grumpy]

Have you just checked your credit rating?

 

There are suggestions that doing so triggers DCAs to look for anything that they can throw at you, after all, there must be a reason for you to check your rating ...

[zazen.warrior]

I have never checked my credit rating, for this reason, and in any case I can work it out for myself

 

But never the less I still got one of these hopeful little missives.

[mr.ton]

They definitely need reporting, you can do it online so it is not too much of a hassle.

 

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