Thief giving my address!!!

Just googled the term "address fraud" and a noticeable number of entries come up - off to check them out....

I've just checked out the Action Fraud page - and it's to do with cyber security and not letters through the post.

Think it probably doesn't apply to me then - though I do get several emails a week from a thief pretending they are to do with a firm (which may, or may not, be one I actually use). Also the odd phonecall from a thief - pretending to be Amazon or my bank security or the like and hence I answer my (landline) phone with a cautious "hello" and then don't say another word and wait for the person (or automatic message) at the other end to start up - so I can tell if it's a "real" phonecall or a would-be thief.

Marydoll

This is known as Address fraud.
Contact Action Fraud: www.actionfraud.police.uk/contact-us

Thanks. I'd not been aware of them - I'll check that out.

It is indeed an area of Wales where Welsh housenames are preferred by some and I duly received a form from the Council back at the time asking me to reconsider etc and then "ask" if I was still of a mind to. My reply back was "I've already checked there is no nearby house with the same name and it's a perfectly polite normal housename - so I've already changed it/new name plaque already in place. I was notifying you for information - so you could change the necessary records".

If it's someone locsl, and it probably is, all it means is that she has walked along your street and decide to use your house name and number at random.

Perhaps whoever it is chose your house name and number because it is an English name in an area of Wales where Welsh house names are preferred.

From what I have read about this kind of fraud, addresses are chosen at random, not with malice aforethought.

This is known as Address fraud.
Contact Action Fraud: www.actionfraud.police.uk/contact-us