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.
According to documents filed with the government agency, at least 21 homes on the street have had their addresses fraudulently used by around 30 China and Singapore based businesses.
They include a clothing company, hardware firm, lighting business, and furniture supplier.
The directors of the companies—set up in the last two months—appear to all have links to China, with their dates of birth either given as 1990 or 1991….