03007909901

My mum got the exact same letter, as soon as I saw it, i knew it was a scam....i took the liberty of thyping it out
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LONDON SOUTH EAST SOUTH AND CENTRAL COURTS
london collection and compliance centre PO box 31090 london sw1p swq
Payments 0300 790 9901 www.direct.gov.uk/payacourtfine
Information 020 7556 8500 www.cao.latestinfo.co.uk ap 31712

"The amount you owe is £290.00

As you have failed to make payment as directed, you are hereby given notice that one or more of the following steps listed below would be taken against you:

1. Issue a warrant of distress for the purpose of levying the sum due

2. Register the account in the register of judgements, orders and fines, which could restrict future credit options available to you, and make it difficult to get loans, mortgages and credit cards

3.Make an attachment of earnings order (for deductions to be made from your salary) or an application for benefit deductions (for deductions made from your benefit).

4.Make a vehicle clamping order

5.Refer your case to court, which may decide to increase your fine by 50%, take further action or commit you prison.

6. Take any further steps as permitted under provisions of fine collection regulations which apply to any other enforcement power of a magistrate court

PAYMENT IN FULL, WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS OF THIS NOTICE WILL CANCEL ANY FURTHER ACTION. PLEASE CONTACT THIS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY IF YOU CANNOT PAY AS DIRECTED

Appeal
You have right to appeal to the court against the Fines offcers decision. Such appeal must be made in writing, stating the reasons for your appeal and supported by any written evidence you have. It must be recieved by this office, at the above address, within 10 working days from the date of this notice.

PLEASE MARK ALL CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE FINES OFFICER.
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HOW TO PAY

Please allow up to 5 days for any payment to reach your account

Payments can be made 24 hours per day using credit or debit card (visa, visa electron, mastercard or maestro) by telephoning

0300 790 9901

or by goinf to the following internet address

www.direct.gov.uk/payacourtfine

You will need to have your Division number 007 and account number ************** CG. Payments must be recieved on or before the date ordered

If you would like any further information regarding your account please contact the court using the details located on the front of this document.

NOTE: Upon completion of your payment you will be given an authoristaion number. You should keep this as proof payment along with the date and amount paid

The court will not issue you with a receipt. Any written request for a confirmation receipt would need to be accompanied by a stamped addressed envelope and directed to the address at the head of this letter.

DIFFICULTY IN MAKING PAYMENT
If you  cannot pay using credit or debit card, you did not submit a statement of financial circumstances to the court and cannot pay as instructed or if you can no longer pay as agreed due to a change in your financial circumstance please contact the fines team to discuss what option may be available.

If you require advice on managing your debt you can free, confidential and independent advice by calling community legal advice on 0845 345 4 345 or going www.communtitylegaladive.org.uk

WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I CHANGE MY NAME OR ADDRESS
If your name or addres changes it is your responsibility to notify the court immediately with this new information using the contact details on the fronr of this document

Hi guys,

This would be about the second time of receiving such letters in the post in the last two years. I ignored the first one letter because it does not state what the fine was meant for. Second one just came yesterday and having a kin look at the state of the letter, the logo looks like a scanned copy and there are several errors in the letter, such as mark all correspondence to the fine officer, instead of make all correspondence  to the fine officer. I would still hold on until someone knocks my door for the warrant of arrest. This is nothing but a huge scam. Watch out please!!!

Hi there,
do not be afraid of that because that what they want. and in that fear they will make u to pay.

Hi there,
I just got 1 of them too and I do not have clue for what!? As well that letter has been send to my C/o address from 2 years ago and that is not everything, on the letter there is not even 1 date and just some numbers  and warren number 701/12/00781
03007909901
01622680070

This is all strange, I don't think so that I am going to pay for it!

Hi there,
So I am not the only 1 :)
I have got 1 of them recently on my old address from 2 years ago and saying that I have to pay £90.
the letter come with out any dates on it...how strange
As well there is a warrant number + enquiry number 01622680070.

Very interesting that all is HHHH?

I have a van now so I will check with police if one day they may tow me away.
But I don't think so if that could happen.

I've just had one of those too. It looked exactly like the ones you're describing and of course no way of getting through on the phone.  Mine was for an overdue payment of a fine for 50 pounds.  As I don't have a car and have had no dealings with the police what on earth can I have been fined for.  I've decided to WRITE back to them at the court's address (not including a payment obviously) and ask them to explain what is going on.  I very much doubt I'll get a reply but will post if I hear anything else.

I got a letter too. I havent done anything and i do not own a car. I have had no previous letters to back this up. Also the letter does not state what i have done. £321.90 is my 'fine'. Tried calling and there was no answer, gonna try again and if they do not bother to pick up then im not gonna bother to pay... not that was going to anyway... unless it turns out to be real. Then i might... if there lucky.

I got a reply from the court. It relates to a fine of 450 which I paid in full at the time........and get this - dated May 2000..........12 years ago.!!!! I finally managed to get hold of someone at the court service and they were very helpful but completely at a loss as to why I had recieved this letter.  They are currently "investigating" but it appears that THEY have been hacked as I also got a bailiff's notice on the back of it which was demanding a further 135 pounds.  I have forwarded all copies of all correspondence to all parties and am arguing my case whole-heartedly.  I remember the occasion of being fined and I remember paying it. I did something wrong and I'm not proud of it but this is just a scam of some sort whereby someone is somehow getting hold of people's records.

Hi just received a letter demanding 250. It appears from this board it been running for a few years.
If this is a con why have the people responsible not been caught yet?

Because so many people tell this forum and others, but do not take positive action.       Why not start by reporting it at your local Police Station?

Hello I just arrived back from Dublin for the weekend to be greeted by one these red letter saying I owe £700 from west yorkshire collection and enforcement centre with 10days to pay! There is absolutely no explanation for what?

They said i failed to make a payment and this is the first I am hearing about it. So where on earth was first letter if they have my address?

I think I will just write them to explain what is going on.

P

I have recieved the same letter.
This is complete scam.

I did not respond to them as I know they are fake, the poorly written letter, the cheap paper and positioning of the writing.
I ignored them.
Last week I had a hand delivered letter at my home address which is quite worrying.

I am going to either call the police non emergency number on 101 or go to the police station as this is now harrassment.

I suggest you get in contact withe the authorities.

I will let you know how I get on.

My girlfriends daugter just recieved the same scam by txt. O f course I knew straight away without looking it was a scam but she was in such a flap.
She phoned us and we told her do not phone any numbers...
She said "but what if it's real" there was no talking her down and she called the non 0300 number which I have searched online and claims to be a telesales company lol.
Anyway when she called they claimed it was for someoene else that she has signed for to get a phone, someone by a name she has never heard before.
I am thinking it might be some sort of premium number although it appears to be a local number, is it possible to redirect or something so a normal number will incur premium charges.

I have advised she report to the police too.

My elderly father in law (nearly 80 !) got one of these letters advising him that he had a fine of £100 as he had no valid insurance on his car. He was furious as his car is insured so he wrote to the address on the letter advising them that he intended to take them to court for harassment instead of the other way around. Unsurprisingly he received no response to his lettter and so phoned his local police station who confirmed that this was a scam. So beware.

So I managed to get to the bottom of mine.

Its a scam within a scam.

After sending loads of letters to courts and the address the fine came from! finally!

After going around in circles with the courts and traffic enforcement centre in Northhampton. (TEC had no record of me, though the court did)

I attended court and appeared in front of a judge. I had all my letters and explained myself.

I have now sorted it.

When i arrived home after court, I had a letter returned from the address the original letter had come from.

Guess what it said.......

ADDRESSEE GONE AWAY

I have been stressed for months with this worry! i am so glad it is over!

I advise you all to contact your local court and do as I did, Do not ignore it because I had debt collectors on my back.


These people can not get away with this! The letters i was getting contained an incorrect phone number (listed 3 times). The offence 'occured' in 2007! It was sent from a PO BOX address.


I have set up an email

hmctsfraud@gmail.com.

If you need any advise, please feel free to send me a message.

Good Luck to you all!! :)

yesss its a scam i flicked a bean in public apparently lool they want 500 quid

i just got the same letter and i dont drive ,i agree the paper work is very strange dont no what to make of it any body esle got one  ..?

Sorry guys, this is a genuine number.  I've got a court fine (it's defo me!) and on the official collection order is the number 03007909901.  The government website is also legit www.direct.gov.uk/payacourtfine you can easily navigate there from directgov homepage. Call your local court - they'll tell you its real

iv had a letter todayof the stated number called west midlands finance unit sayin i owe debt???? it doesnt state where or from what just says i owe debt, i am so confused i dont owe debt of that stated amount
the number is 0300 790 9901 or 0121 212 6666 i wouldnt mind but i dont know what its for lol theres aload of us then????

iv got the exact letter sayin i owe 175 pound for i dont know what i dont own a car or anything and iv never had a letter of them before in my life so i am none of the wiser. did you find out what urs was for????