From: "Troy Steadman" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Aktiv Kapital (UK) Ltd of Hamilton Place, Chester
Date: 22 Nov 2005 07:52:42 -0800
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Tumbleweed wrote:
> "Troy Steadman"  wrote in message
> news:1132646524.243890.275700@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> davidof wrote:
> > Troy Steadman wrote:
> >
> > > 2) You reply to them Recorded Delivery.
> >
> > Why?
>
> There's a common spam in this area which goes like this:
>
> 1) You send a bill to a random pensioner demanding =A362.50.
> 2) Pensioner gets very frightened and phones back on the number
> provided.
> 3) Matter is soon sorted out, and it turns out the bill is not really a
> bill, but an offer.
> 4) Pensioner finds a month later that premium rate phone call cost =A39.
>
> So I wouldn't phone such people. Recorded letter costs less than a
> pound and provides evidence that I have replied despite their
> assertions that I haven't.
>
> why do you need to provide evidence?

Because they are threatening to take me to court unless I repay this
"debt". I have no idea what they are talking about, and when I write to
ask them what they are talking about they send me a letter saying: "We
are surprised we haven't heard from you!"

If it gets to court, or if I am blacklisted by Equifax etc, I'll be
counter-attacking with some Trading Standards/Quality Assurance
complaints. Recorded delivery will prove I *had* written to them when
they expressed surprise that I hadn't :)