Your id card has been stolen. Write a letter to the local police station, giving detail. Who are you? What happened? Ask what you should do to get a new id card.

Dear sir or madam, I am writing
this
letter to file a complaint about the identification
card
of the
university
that has been stolen yesterday. I am Eva Smith, a student at Oxford
University
, London, and studying for a bachelor of computers in 2nd year.
Moreover
, I live on the
university
campus and I need an id
card
to enter the
university
.
Furthermore
, I missed it between the 27th and 28th of February when I went to visit the museum with my friends that were not far away from my
university
campus. I think I lost my
card
in the museum because there were a lot of crowds.
However
, when I came to the
university
at that time realized that I lost my
card
. All in all, I informed the dean about the lost id
card
, and
then
he suggested I file a report at the police station.
Moreover
, my
card
was valid till the 31st of March 2023. It has my name, photographs, and the logo of the
university
. My id number is BC12345. As I am a student and I need that
card
. I am hoping that you will file a complaint and send a copy. So I can apply for a new identification
card
. I hope to hear from you soon. Yours faithfully, Eva Smith.
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The Greeting

Depending on the style and aim of the letter, you will need to adapt your greeting.

Always start an informal letter in the ways:

  • Dear + name
  • Hi / Hello + name

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  • Use Dear Sir or Madam if you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to.
  • Use Dear + surname if you do know their name, e.g. Dear Mr Smith or Dear Mrs Jones.

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