People across Southport have been left baffled after billboards appeared around the town warning about 'legal name fraud'.

The billboards, which have appeared on the corner of Derby Road and London Street as well as on Cambridge Road in Churchtown, feature the words 'The Truth' in giant lettering and claim that 'it is illegal to use a legal name'.

No further information is given about the so called fraud and no website or telephone details are given.

Billboards such as these have been appearing all around the country in recent months but the campaign's backer has remained anonymous.

The problem that needs solving, according to the website legalnamefraud.com, is that when people are registered at birth, they then become property of the government, along with the name itself.

In the 'about' section of the website, it states: “This website, is what do we do about the CHANGE we want to see in the world, knowing that WE are the change that we want to see, leaves us with the knowledge of responsibility of DOING (or not). Understanding the psychology of change.

“I/ME/Us/We have set up this website called http://LegalNameFraud.com and it currently has a psychology focus, being about how to help others move over from using the name to being free with no legal name… any ideas are welcome of course,we can discuss the process of change here and find out what works and what is just pure theory.”

So, that's, erm, all cleared up then....