telogram

[protelhun]

are these people just trying to trace debtors?

[fuzzybobble]

Yes, basically Telogram are a debt collection agency called

Capquest in disguise.

They send the letters out trying to get to to call them,

confirm that you live at the address and you are the person

on their file. They they'll hound you every day to try and

get you to pay a debt, whether it's actually yours or not.

 

Best to ignore the letter. A few days after you'll get

a simalar letter posing as a firm of solicitors asking you

to contact telogram by phone.

 

What happens after this I'm unsure about as I have only

received both letters in the last 10 days.

If anyone out there knows what they try next, please

feel free to let us know what to expect, so we can be ready

for them. Let battle commence.

[andymanx]

My brother received a letter from Telogram this morning but I knew it was suss straight away as I used to work for BT and as part of our training we were told that Telegrams were phased out years ago.

 

Needless to say that my Brother wont be ringing Telogram back and I will keep you posted as to what he carries on receiving from them.

[andymanx]

I just did a bit of investigating and I typed in the post code from the bottom of the Telogram letter of M2 3AB into the Royal Mail Post Code site and the address came up as:

 

Addleshaw Goddard

100 Barbirolli Square

MANCHESTER

M2 3AB

 

and when I typed Addleshaw Goodard into google I found AG Home - Addleshaw Goddard who are a firm on Solicitors who are at the same address as Telogram! Crafty buggers!

[andymanx]

I also found the following information at www.companieshouse,gov.uk for Telogram Ltd. :

 

 

Name & Registered Office:

TELOGRAM LIMITED

100 BARBIROLLI SQUARE

MANCHESTER

GREATER MANCHESTER M2 3AB

Company No. 05484229

 

Status: Active

Date of Incorporation: 17/06/2005

 

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Company Type: Private Limited Company

Nature of Business (SIC(03)):

7487 - Other business activities

Accounting Reference Date: 31/03

Last Accounts Made Up To: 31/03/2006 (DORMANT)

Next Accounts Due: 31/01/2008

Last Return Made Up To: 15/06/2007

Next Return Due: 13/07/2008

Last Members List: 15/06/2007

 

Previous Names:

Date of change: 09/08/2005

Previous Name: WH 216 LIMITED

 

Branch Details.

There are no branches associated with this company.

 

Oversea Company Info.

There are no Oversea Details associated with this company.

 

 

So by looking at the account details above, it seems that the accounts are dormant and if this is the case, isnt it against the law to be sending out these Telogram letters?

[andymanx]

I also found the following information at Companies House for Addleshaw Goodard Ltd. :

 

Name & Registered Office:

ADDLESHAW GODDARD LIMITED

100 BARBIROLLI SQUARE

MANCHESTER

M2 3AB

Company No. 04673315

 

Status: Active

Date of Incorporation: 20/02/2003

 

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Company Type: Private Limited Company

Nature of Business (SIC(03)):

7499 - Non-trading company

Accounting Reference Date: 29/02

Last Accounts Made Up To: 28/02/2006 (DORMANT)

Next Accounts Due: 28/12/2007

Last Return Made Up To: 20/02/2007

Next Return Due: 19/03/2008

Last Members List: 20/02/2007

 

Previous Names:

Date of change: Previous Name:

06/03/2003 INHOCO 2798 LIMITED

02/03/2006 ADDLESHAW GODDARD LIMITED

 

Branch Details.

There are no branches associated with this company.

 

Oversea Company Info.

There are no Oversea Details associated with this company.

 

 

Again, these accounts are also dormant! Very strange indeed.

[andymanx]

Here are some more links about Capquest (the Debt Collection Company behind Telogram and Addleshaw Goddard) that you may find useful:

 

CapQuest [problem]

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[vandermerwe]

Hi Andymanx

 

Just Google Telogram and you'll find all your questions answered!

 

Regards.

 

Vandermerwe

[k65]

I would suggest making a formal complaint to the trading standards in manchester, as this practice is misleading and therefore falls foul of the trading standards regulations regarding debt collection.

i have recieved a similar item saying a parcel is waiting for me, i contacted trading standards with regards to this and they are carrying out investigation into this practice

heres the stuff

 

Manchester City Council, Trading Standards Service, 1 Hammerstone Road, Gorton, Manchester M18 8EQ

Telephone: (0161) 234 1555 Fax: (0161) 957 8379 Electronic Mail: [email protected]

[pigrabbit]

Well I received a letter or actually a piece of paper with telograms details on it but with no name but just my address so I stupidly called them quoting the ref no and found out it was to do with nobody I knew, so I told them this and was then told the matter would be binned in effect. So what is going on ,I am certainly not paying anyone's debt ,not over my dead body.

what would you do??

[dpick]

What they are after is someone with the same or similar name as they have for a debt in that area. If you ring them and confirm that your name is the same or similar you will then be inundated with threats/ demands for payment of this debt even though the debt may not be yours. They just want someone/anyone to make a payment they do not care who as long as they get some money.

 

dpick

[Jan4a]

Addleshaw Goddard

100 Barbirolli Square

MANCHESTER

M2 3AB

 

 

Hi, I know this address and it is a big building with a lot of different companies based there. I can't say 100% but would be very surprised if Addleshaws (used to be Addleshaw Goddards) were involved with Telogram. Addleshaws are a big corporate legal firm and, as far as I know, don't get involved in debt collection.

 

I wonder if Telogram have leased space in the building to try and look respectable - other firms in there are big law firms and accountants.

[anynewmouse]

I believe Capquest use a similarly named company called 'Telo Gram'