Fraudulent company registration using my details

[bland479]

The night before last,for no particular reason,I typed my name into Google.

I was perturbed by the fact one of the results returned was on a website named checkSURE.biz,which appeared to list me as a company director,along with my address.

I have contacted checkSURE to find out what is going on.I have never,ever been a director,much less run a business from my flat!

As I understand it,this can be one of the steps in Identity Theft,and fraudsters can basically register anyones name and address to run up business debts or similar nefarious activities.

I have also contacted Companies House to ascertain whether a company has been registered for real.At the moment,I am considering the possibility that checkSURE have simply created a speculative entry,so I'll pay the nine quid for this company report.I'm not completely naive,but nor do I want to get hysterical

Following advice gleaned on the web,I've set up an Experien account,but it will take 5 days for the PIN to arrive.

I have not contacted the police.

I wondered if anyone here might have some experience with this particular issue.According to the David Icke forums,a shedload of MPs are seemingly registered as companies by checkSURE,yet there's no entry at Companies House.

Neither checkSURE nor Companies house have replied to my emails as yet.

I apologise for rambling,but this has blindsided me slightly.

Edited to add: I just ran the free web check at companies house using the company number and no such company was found.

Update: I just got an email from checksure saying they will investigate and if what I say is true,they will remove the listing.

Edited June 11, 2013 by bland479
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[bland479]

Quick update: This is the reply I got from Companies House,confirming there's no company.I think the part "or a company with your name has been incorporated as a limited company" should more properly read "nor has a company..."

 

"Thank you for your recent correspondence regarding a company being set up in your name. I have checked the public register and you are not listed on our records or a company with your name has been incorporated as a limited company, therefore it is not a matter for Companies House to look into".

 

So,it really looks as if checksure.biz is buying general personal data from somewhere,listing it with a fictitious company number then offering to sell a report on said Director or Company.Of course,I will check Experian as soon as the PIN arrives and update this further,if only to shed some light for anyone else who runs across a spurious listing on checksure.It really makes me wonder what kind of data they would populate a "report" with,on a random individual.

 

[ericsbrother]

Had a similar thing where I was supposedly a director of a foreign exchange business that didnt really exist. I think that fraudsters set up ghost companies in the hope that they can con someone elsewhere in the world to pay up for some service and have a few of these in the background just in case. Check with the ICANN listings to see if you "own" a domain name that looks dodgy

[bland479]

Thank you for the reply.Gosh,it never crossed my mind to check ICANN,will do that.

Eperian didn't bring anything untoward to light,just to update this a little.

ETA: All clear on domaintools.com running several variations of my name.Not 100% conclusive,of course as there is a limit on how many registrar databases are searched.

Edited July 10, 2013 by bland479