Astra Delphi Scam
Following a number of complaints to Consumer
Direct, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is warning consumers not
to respond to letters claiming to be from an international debt
collecting company. The mailing from ‘AstraDelph International Debt
Collection’, which is headed ‘Notice of Issue of Litigation
Proceedings’, states that an outstanding debt is owed to an
electronics website and that the debt has been passed on to them
for recovery.
The letter goes on to explain that failure to
pay could result in legal proceedings, a County Court Judgment or a
visit from doorstep collectors, unless the recipient contacts them
immediately on one of the numbers provided.
The office address for AstraDelph is stated to
be in the Czech Republic, and the international telephone numbers,
which are not being answered, appear to be in Liechtenstein.
Consumer Direct has received a large number of
calls from consumers who have received these letters, particularly
in the East Midlands area. Consumers have complained that
they have never placed orders with the electronics website in
question.