Ally
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Ok, just need some advice for a friend who recently bough a house 
She keeps getting letters for the previous owner, previous owner now only lives up the road so being the lovely lady that she is she has been passing the post on.
Its been 2 months now and she is still getting letters, even thou previous owner told her she had put a redirect thingy on (even thou mail is still arriving in her name)
So, my friend, is getting abit pissed off with acting like a postal worker.
Yesterday she accidentally opened one of the letters to find it was an acceptance letter for a credit card, for the previous owner at her address.
My friend would like to know where she stands, surely this what the previous owner is doing is illegal?
Previous owner had money troubles as my friend had the baliffs knock once.
PS - My friends name is Sally
Help needed  
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Pop
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are you ever in when the postie comes round... maybe you could speak to them and they could pass the redirect details on to the post office
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gianluigi
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If i were your 'friend' i'd tell the baliffs where she now lives, and seek advice from a citizens advice beureau (sp)
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ssj_kakarot
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er im sure it classes as fraud using some one elses address to get accepted for credit, dont quote me on it though.
you can ring the police see what they say or phone the credit company up but doubt they will do any thing, just get your friend to say to the person they accidently opened the mail and read what was inside and would like to know whats happening.
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ssj_kakarot
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quote:
Originally posted by Pop
are you ever in when the postie comes round... maybe you could speak to them and they could pass the redirect details on to the post office
id be more concerned with the fact this woman is applying for new credit using your friends house as the reference, whitch like i said i think is fraud.
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Melville
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Stop passing on the mail and the person will be forced into changing addresses.
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SXi_Tim
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quote:
Originally posted by Melville
Stop passing on the mail and the person will be forced into changing addresses.
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gianluigi
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quote:
Originally posted by SXi_Tim
quote:
Originally posted by Melville
Stop passing on the mail and the person will be forced into changing addresses.
maybe they dont want to change the adress because of credit card issues 
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Ally
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She has stopped passing the mail on. She also telephoned the credit company and explained and they have agreed to send no mail to her address
She is just worried what else she has passed on
Will get her to call the police on her lunch break, i think shes just worried because opening someone elses post is illegal... she thinks anyway 
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--Dave--
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I get loads of mail for the couple who used to live there  drives me mad! I end up putting a lot of it in the bin
The already told the post office to redirect the mail and they're clearly not. Not our fault.
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JadeM
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Hmmm tough one you could (cough your friend!! ) get in trouble for opening someone elses mail.
I woud just stick it in the bin....along with the rest of her mail!!  Thats what I done with the dudes mail that used to live in my house, & still get the odd letter now & then!!
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gianluigi
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quote:
Originally posted by Ally
She has stopped passing the mail on. She also telephoned the credit company and explained and they have agreed to send no mail to her address
She is just worried what else she has passed on
Will get her to call the police on her lunch break, i think shes just worried because opening someone elses post is illegal... she thinks anyway
genuine mistake, if she has a bunch of post all adressed to her, and one odd letter for someone else, its understandable how she opened it by mistake 
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mwg
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I'd burn the letters and forget about it
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Teddy
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Right best thing to do is this...........
Something which i have done with junk mail which works....
I kept getting letters from mailing companies and i kept asking them to take me off their mailing list and they didnt.
If you send something "return to sender" they are invoiced by WEIGHT.... so all you need to do is attach a copy of the yellow pages...
This will piss the company off into not sending her anymore mail.
Job done.
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gianluigi
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PMSL Teddy
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Ally
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quote:
Originally posted by Teddy
If you send something "return to sender" they are invoiced by WEIGHT.... so all you need to do is attach a copy of the yellow pages...
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p4uls corsa
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im a postman all u need to do with all mail that comes for them is write not at this address on letter and put it back in the post it will be sent back to sender who will then make a note that they dont live there
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Ally
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She called, ok I called the post office and the guy said he knew exactly who i was on about as previous owner has been giving them ear ache because she wants the postie to give her her mail to the old address, which they cant do
He told he she doesnt have a redirection on, he will tell my postie not to deliver her post but if i do get any just to put them in the bin
Phew ... got abit worried then
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--Dave--
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Ally, I wish to Harry Monk over your face like in Jamie's pic
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by Ally
She called, ok I called the post office and the guy said he knew exactly who i was on about as previous owner has been giving them ear ache because she wants the postie to give her her mail to the old address, which they cant do
He told he she doesnt have a redirection on, he will tell my postie not to deliver her post but if i do get any just to put them in the bin
Phew ... got abit worried then
for that, i would stab her
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ed
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They should have paid the Royal Mail to forward thier mail to their new address.
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Dean_W
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Just had this problem at my house. A woman who hasn't lived there for four years hasn't paid her Dotty P's bill. (opened her mail) This was a red letter, stating that the bailiffs will be paying a visit.
I spoke to the credit company, and they said show your passport and mortgage agreement to the bailiff. I told him to fuck off.
I was worried, because she could get my address blacklisted. Police are on the job now. Going to arrest her for fraud 
Silly bugger.
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KerryP
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every letter i get for the previous owner goes back in the letter box with 'not known at this address' written on it!
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Jamie Walby
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Does you're 'friend' have nice boobies?
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Melville
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pics?
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