Just a quick query....On the letter CSL sent it states at the bottom they are regulated by the FCA, and gives their registered number......however upon checking on the FCA website it gives their Interim permissions number as something completely different !! any ideas ?

Many thanks for responses its appreciated. Weird thing is i work for the government ( dont hold that against me it pays bills lol ) so its not like they dont where i am but have never heard a thing. as i said many thanks for confirming my course of action with this DCA Cheers

Ok thanks very much, So all this spouting and threats of court visits etc is all just bluster with the hope of scaring people into paying then ? i mean the first lot and their letters, threats of court etc am i to take it if they were 100% sure they were right they would of carried through with what they threatened ??

Will contact DWP then i guess. Didnt respond to anything as i did not think they had power to do anything and just found the whole thing strange, IF they do turn up is it a case nope not talking to you bye ?

Just before christmas i received a letter from a company called CCS regarding an alleged debt to the DWP and that i should contact them immediately. This i ignored. I have not been out of work in the last 15 years, have only moved house once and have never claimed a penny in benefits in this time a nd have certainly NEVER had any correspondence from the DWP regarding anything at all. Surely if any money was owed to them for anything the DWP would have informed me ? after all i have not changed my name, national ins no or employer so if they wanted to find me they could easily These letters continued with increased levels of threat, including added costs, court action and doorstep visits none of which happened so am i right in presuming this is either some farcsical attempt at intimidating me into paying something or a possible debt from so far back i honestly have absolutely no idea what it relates to ? ( i honestly cant remember the last time i claimed anything !! ) Now CCS have stopped and i have today ( 19/05/15) received a letter from a company calling themselves CSL ( credit solutions limited ) telling me i have 10 days to respond or a doorstep collector is calling !! more threats ?? I have not responded to any of the letters as NO proof or evidence of any such debt was supplied just a total out of the blue demand and i am not in the habit of contacting people to discuss financial matters on the strength of such demands, and i certainly wouldnt ring them Any advice would be appreciated Many thanks