Man Says He Was Given £8,500 Energy Bill because His Name Was Spelt Wrong

Man says he was given £8,500 energy bill because his name was spelt wrong

Iain Smith was told he owed thousands of pounds to his energy provider despite having never lived at the property. (Picture: Iain Smith / SWNS) A man who was told he must foot a £8,500 energy bill has claimed it was a ‘distressing’ case of mistaken identity in which he was confused for someone with the same name. OVO Energy contacted Iain Smith, from Leicester, to tell him he needed to pay the company £7654.77 for electric used last October. But…

OVO customer hit with £8k bill in mistaken identity 'due to common surname'

Iain Smith, 35, says he has never lived at the address in question