was contacted by 24 different firms
Debt collectors threatened to repossess her house
She told banks, phone firms and credit card providers it wasn't her
'It felt horrible that they actually thought I was a bad person not repaying all this money'


Jennifer Walker has been harassed for five years over debts that aren’t hers. And though she has frequently protested her innocence, the demands keep coming. She has been contacted by 24 different firms, had bailiffs shouting through her letterbox and received intimidating letters on Christmas Eve from debt collectors threatening to repossess her house. She has explained to banks, phone companies, mail order firms and credit card providers that she is not the person they are looking for — but it makes no difference. In total, she has been accused of owing £16,000. But the reason Jennifer can’t prove her innocence is because the person who owes this money has an almost identical date of birth and name. The 35-year-old, from Fareham, Hampshire, says: ‘When speaking with these firms on the phone, I’ve been in tears. It really got to me having to come home to piles of letters demanding I pay all this money. ‘It felt horrible that they actually thought I was a bad person not repaying all this money. It made my stomach churn and I found it difficult to concentrate on my life.’....Read more here