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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Anna Tims

RARE PHOTOS: Debt collectors keep pursuing me for a stranger s bills | Rare Historical Photos

Letters on doormat
Letters from debt collectors keep arriving despite contacting them. Photograph: Chris Howes/Wild Places Photography/Alamy

For 10 years I’ve been harassed by letters from debt collecting agents claiming I owe money to companies I have had no dealings with. I even found a county court judgment (CCJ) had been issued against me without my knowledge.

It turns out I shared my maiden name with the person who does own the debt, although we have different middle names and live in different counties. I’ve repeatedly asked the debt collectors to remove me from their records.

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