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Can a catalogue do this?
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I had a call from a catalogue company, it's a long story and I have not paid a months bill and stupidly said I no longer lived at this address. They said they are going to be calling the police liason officer and they'll contact me for more details.
Can they do this and if so what will happen?
Can they do this and if so what will happen?
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I assume you pretended to be someone else and said, "She doesn't live here, anymore"?
Pay what you owe and blame an anonymous 'friend' for messing the catalogue company's telephone agent about...........you 'may', just 'may' get away with it. But I don't think you ought to try purchasing anything else from them (they may not allow you to, in any case).
Pay what you owe and blame an anonymous 'friend' for messing the catalogue company's telephone agent about...........you 'may', just 'may' get away with it. But I don't think you ought to try purchasing anything else from them (they may not allow you to, in any case).
A 'police liaison officer' is someone who liaises between the police and a particular community or set of individuals. If there's some set-up that needs this type of contact with them then I'm not sure why the catalogue company needs to know about it.
In ordinary circumstances the police would not bother with such a minor matter.
The situation you're describing sounds like it involves more factors than you've set out - which is not a problem.
Best thing to do would be to contact the company and sound willing to sort out how to repay the arrears. They relax if they think you want to try to be helpful. They only get worried by people they think are avoiding them!
And about the address thing - just say there's been a misunderstanding - what you actually said was that you were thinking about no longer living there - and they misheard you or misunderstood. These mistakes happen all the time!
Do work out with them how to reschedule the payments if necessary though.
In ordinary circumstances the police would not bother with such a minor matter.
The situation you're describing sounds like it involves more factors than you've set out - which is not a problem.
Best thing to do would be to contact the company and sound willing to sort out how to repay the arrears. They relax if they think you want to try to be helpful. They only get worried by people they think are avoiding them!
And about the address thing - just say there's been a misunderstanding - what you actually said was that you were thinking about no longer living there - and they misheard you or misunderstood. These mistakes happen all the time!
Do work out with them how to reschedule the payments if necessary though.
You are dodging the real issue which is; you owe the catalogue money and they would like you to pay it.
Never mind whether the woman on the 'phone was talking nonsense.........so were you.
You'll have to contact them sooner or later; do it sooner before you completely stuff your ability to 'buy on credit'.
Never mind whether the woman on the 'phone was talking nonsense.........so were you.
You'll have to contact them sooner or later; do it sooner before you completely stuff your ability to 'buy on credit'.
The best thing to do here is pay up. By claiming you move when you haven't you are committing fraud and that is a criminal matter. Howevere the police probably won't be that interested so they probably are using scare tactics. Is there any reason why you don't just talking to them and arrange how you are going to pay?
To be honest, you'd only get the Fraud Squad (I take it you mean the Fraud Department of the catalogue?) ringing if they suspected fraudulent activity. A missed payment, or two, does *not* constitute fraud.
They may have wanted to discuss suspicious activity on your account..........and you could have dealt with it quite easily.
They may have wanted to discuss suspicious activity on your account..........and you could have dealt with it quite easily.
In the past, I have missed one payment from a catalogue company. All they did was send me a letter advising me I missed a payment. No mention of the "fraud squad" or the police and no telephone call. I paid in full the following month and all was well with the world. Something doesnt add up with your story and I still can't fathom why you would panic and state you dont live at your address unless you had something to hide?
