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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Anna Tims

MYSTERIOUS: Scottishpower sent six cheques addressed to my late brother - What They Never Told You

Scottish Power bills and letters were addressed to the deceased person.
Letters and bills from ScottishPower were addressed to a person who had died. Photograph: David Cheskin/PA

ScottishPower sent a debt collection letter to my house demanding £130 owing on my late brother’s gas account. I am his sole executor and had informed it of his death.

The company, meanwhile, owed a £430 credit on his electricity account. It eventually paid this with a cheque issued in my late brother’s name, which could not therefore be cashed.

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