Re: Mobile phone- identity theft?



On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 11:12:23 GMT, Mike Harrison <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:32:03 +0100, Alex Heney <me8@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>>You shouldn't open the letters. They are not yours to open.
>
>Bad advice - you need to know if people are trying to use your address
>for fraudulent purposes.

But it's the law, AFAIK. If you're concerned about fraud, take the
letters (unopened) to the police and ask their advice.

I'm not even sure if it's legal to open letters which aren't yours but
have no return address on the envelope?

Mike
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