Got a call from Asset Acceptance asking for a person that does not live here.

The call was from an automated system, and it's message was recorded by my answering machine.

Included in the long-winded message was "By continuing to listen you are acknowledging that you are [name of person]".  Such a statement is ridiculous. The message said to call "Donald Wilson" at 1-877-692-6188.

I called the number and specifically asked for "Donald Wilson" but (according to the representative) such a person was not on the internal phone directory - meaning no such person exists. A obvious (and as far as I know)  unlawful deception.

I have been getting other calls asking for a person with the same name. Everytime I try to get information on where my (unlisted) phone number was acquired, they say it's "private information" and they won't disclose how they got it. That means that the calls stop only for the length of time it takes for the next collection agency to get the information. That means more calls are sure to occur in the future, from other debt collectors.