My Ltd company which has been trading for over 20 years has recently become a victim of corporate identity theft.
A number of companies have had attempts to open accounts with them, from electronics to power generators to drinks, to telecommunications from individuals claiming to be from my company.
Some have been successful, others have not.
If you are approached by somebody providing either of the following companies as a trade reference:
Hedgehog Technology Limited (victims of identity theft).
Media Technologies Limited (doesn't appear to exist).
Neither of the above will be genuine. Details of other companies that have been scammed can be found in the following article.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/beware-fraudulent-hires-philip-french/
If anybody provides an email or phone number, don't believe it's genuine, get it checked. The only valid emails for my company will belong to the following domain (registered since 2007):
@unitedprocesssystems.co.uk
Any other versions (especially via GMail, Microsoft, Hotmail etc are false) and are in no way connected with my company.
If you represent an organisation that has been approached posing by somebody claiming to represent my company, don't believe them and if it does subsequently turn out to be fraud, report it via the link below.