Comments on: Don’t fall for a debt collection scam

By: Marlene Wright

Marlene Wright — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:35:57 +0000

Today I received a letter address to my recently deceased husband from a Company named Clarity Credit Management Solutions claiming that my husband owed over £6000 and they wanted to collect the debt. My husband did not have debts so I contacted them and was told that they were trying to collect a debt from someone with the same name and birthday as my husband, who had last lived in Halesowen. We have lived in Hampshire for the past twenty eight years.
Was this a genuine mistake? Or is it a company going through the recent death register and targeting widows when they are at their most vulnerable. Either way it was extremely distressing and very bad practice.

By: Andy Kitson

Andy Kitson — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:15:11 +0000

I had a simlar problem with 2 mobile phones both i fell behind with because got into finicial difficulties. I did pay some of the debt to them but i eventually stopped. I had countless phone calls and nasty letters which i ignored. They dont phone now but i still get the occassional letter, threatning me with court etc. What shold i do next?

By: Mark Coghlan

Mark Coghlan — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:21:59 +0000

I recently had a debt collection agency on the phone to me for two months stating that i had to pay £67.20 for a mobile bill that had been passed on to them from a mobile company, i only have the one mobile and i was all paid up on the bill. The people who were phoning me didnt listen to what i was saying, they said that i wouldnt pay even if i had the money. i phoned trading standards about the problem and a couple of days later i got a call from Trading Standards saying that i dont have to pay a penny cos the firm is a con.