Re: Strange solicitor's letter

In message <ZIODf.12756$wl.4262@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, axel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes 
Some days ago I received a letter from a company called 'Telogram'
saying that they were holding a message for me and asking me to
call a number to retrieve it.

Quite naturally I thought it was some kind of scam and binned the
letter.

Since then I have received a letter from a firm of solicitors asking
me to contact Telogram by [date] 'to establish whether the information
this office has received is relevant to yourself and we will then
be able to bring this matter to a conclusion'.  There was no
telephone number for the solicitors on the letter head paper - the
only number given being that of Telogram.

I find this very strange indeed. It seems bizarre for a firm of
solicitors (if it is in fact them and not someone posing as them)
to be using a third party in this way instead of communicating
normally - indeed I wonder if it raises all sorts of data protection
issues.

Any comments/advice - I have taken no action so far.

Axel 

Http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/choosingandusing/findasolicitor.law

Check whether they are legit, and if so, contact the solicitors direct. Or if you post their name here, I or another lawyer here might be able to find out at least whether they exist and if so what reputation they have.

You are right, though, this is a very strange way for a solicitor to act. My first reaction was that this might be a case where there is an inheritance waiting for you, and this company has traced you, in which case, if you contact the solicitors direct you can cut out the middleman and may save a significant sum. But it doesn't ring true even for that.
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Richard Miller
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