Please help :(

[Ladyinred27]

Hi all,

im glad i found this site through Google, its very informative.

My husband was sent a letter today from link financial outsourcing. It just says, 'your address has been highlighted to us as a potential new address for our customer with whom you share the same name. Please contact our office'

it doesn't say any other reason why, should i phone them or is it a [problem]? Thankyou for reading.

[firstship]

Hi Welcome.DO NOT contact them,by any method and certainly not by phone.Link Financial Outsourcing are a Debt Purchaser/Debt Collecting Agency,and the approach they are using is an unacceptable practice.

 

They are Fisching as somebody with the same name has a debt which they have probably purchased and they are not sure whether it is your good selves or not

 

Report this to ICO and OFT this is really sneaky

 

Regards FS

[Ladyinred27]

Thankyou for your response fs, i will report it to those you have mentioned, i may however know who it is. 3years ago our house was repossesed and the mortgage company sold it for alot less than it was worth, they tried to chase us for the remaining £47,000 and debt helpline told us to ignore all correspondence with them. Dont know what else it is! Thanks again.

L.I.R

[firstship]

You are welcome.Have been down this route myself in the distant past,I would then guess that Link have purchased the Mortgage shortfall,so follow the advice you have received from debt helpline.

 

Mortgage Companies/Banks had a nasty habit of selling Repo Houses for well under market price,I believe the law has changed a lot so at this stage, no contact

 

Good Luck FS