Fraud Fears After 30 China-Linked Businesses Use Leicestershire Residents’ Addresses
At least 21 residents in Hinckley were told their home addresses have been used by overseas businesses
Undated Google Street View image of Netherley Road, Hinckley, where residents have been targeted by Chinese companies who have fraudulently used their home addresses to register businesses with Companies House Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
Residents of a small English street have spoken of fraud fears after discovering their home addresses are being used by China-linked companies.
The mysterious targeting of homeowners in the Netherley Road area of Hinckley in Leicestershire was reported to Action Fraud last week after Companies House contacted the residents.
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