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Dylan Davies received 580 letters in one day in November.
  • 11,000 companies used a man's address to register for sales tax, BBC News reported.
  • Dylan Davies, from Cardiff, Wales, was sent 580 letters in one day in connection with sales tax.
  • The UK tax authority said it's taken action to stop Davies being contacted over payments.

A man received 580 letters in one day demanding payment for sales tax bills after thousands of Chinese companies fraudulently used his home address to register for tax, BBC News reported. 

Dylan Davies, from Cardiff in Wales, started getting the letters from UK tax authority HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) telling him to pay sales taxes, known as VAT, in November.