I had an odd phone call this morning from a supposed collection agency.
They said I have a $240 utility bill that is apparently six years over due from a legitimate power company but in a place I have never lived in that is some 300+ miles away. I have lived here for 10+ years now but they are threatening to put it on my credit history if I dont pay it. (Not that I really care about that.)
They had my name and correct present address and my social security number but where they claim I lived I have only ever passed through a few times a year at most. I suspect that the information got lifted off of a check I may have wrote years ago and someone else at the time used my name and info to get their power or gas reconnected but I have no way to prove it exactly. I have heard of things like that happening before.
Its not a big deal and I am not the least bit concerned but it just seemed odd.
Anyone else ever get these sort of notices?
They said I have a $240 utility bill that is apparently six years over due from a legitimate power company but in a place I have never lived in that is some 300+ miles away. I have lived here for 10+ years now but they are threatening to put it on my credit history if I dont pay it. (Not that I really care about that.)
They had my name and correct present address and my social security number but where they claim I lived I have only ever passed through a few times a year at most. I suspect that the information got lifted off of a check I may have wrote years ago and someone else at the time used my name and info to get their power or gas reconnected but I have no way to prove it exactly. I have heard of things like that happening before.
Its not a big deal and I am not the least bit concerned but it just seemed odd.
Anyone else ever get these sort of notices?