Absolute Locate

[Anonguy]

Hi All,

 

I received a letter from the above with the following wording:

 

"Dear xxx

 

We require your assistance to verify information on behalf of a client. This is part of an investigation we are currently conducting.

 

In order to progress our enquiry we would greatly appreciate it if you could contact os on FREEPHONE 0800 xxx xxxx, or alternatively contact us via our website.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Mr. Thomas

Investigations Manager

Absolute Locate"

 

Obviously I will not be contacting them; I have no debts 'in play'; anything I had SB by now, but who are these people, and what would be the appropriate action at this point, in your experience? Is contacting someone and asking them to verify information about a debt a legal practise even?

 

Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide,

AG

[Conniff]

Absolute Locate,

Suite 2,

Bradley Business Park,

Dyson Wood Way,

Huddersfield, HD2 1GN

 

Telephone 0800 0142355

Data Protection Licence No.ZA019311

Consumer Credit Licence No. 579084

 

 

The Consumer Credit Licence number comes out as;

 

 

Firm Name:Natalie Alice Bunyer

Interim Permissions Reference Number:579084

Current status:IP issued

Principal Place of Business Address:

 

 

Cartwright Court 2c Cartwright Court

HUDDERSFIELD

Yorkshire HD2 1GN

 

 

 

Contact Email: Lelia Farrell lelia@globaldebtrecovery.com

 

 

 

 

Quote from their website:

 

Each year thousands of people abscond and businesses move on without giving any forwarding information, leaving unpaid creditors and owing millions of pounds in unpaid debts. Whether large or small, companies cannot afford to simply write off debts that their clients are refusing to pay.

Even though more and more information is available in the public domain today, there is no substitute for the expertise of a professional tracing agent, don't let your debtors disappear with your money.

Edited June 6, 2014 by Conniff

[Anonguy]

Thanks Conniff,

 

Neither Global Debt Recovery or Absolute Locate ring any bells with me; I assume this may be a debt that has been bought from another DCA. Does anyone had an idea on what I should do? Perhaps simply ignore the letter or is there a standard response I should send?

 

Thanks,

AG

[renegadeimp]

Ignore it. Its a phishing letter. Treat it as if youve never recieved it.

 

The next thing youll get will probably be a desperation letter.

 

Theyll try and say in big letters ADDRESS CONFIRMNED when in reality they haven't confirmed anything and its just another phishing letter.

 

Or youll be lucky and theyll run after someone else.

[Anonguy]

Thanks renegade; I will file it under not received and see what happens next.

 

Many Thanks,

AG

[fkofilee]

These people have been on the forum before.

Ignore them.

[Conniff]

As others have said, just ignore it.

[dx100uk]

gone phishing!!!!!!!

 

dx

[BankFodder]

Phishing letters are unlawful - http://fshandbook.info/FS/html/handbook/CONC/7/9

 

You should make a complaint to the FCA