This company does buy old debt from businesses to collect on, however most of the debt's statute of limitations are passed and they cannot legally collect anymore. If you are wondering if you the statute on your debt has run you can go to Suze Orman's website she has a site that will give you the statute according to the type of debt, such as; personal loan, credit card, etc. They usually don't leave a message, however do to scams it is never a good idea to answer a call on your cell phone from a number you don't recognize
These people will not stop. When I ask them for the account number and the name of the company they tell me that it does not matter because they don't want to talk to me. Then I tell them that I want them to communicate with me via mail. They refuse or tell me they have in the past. Which I do not recall. I feel uncomfortable giving money to a collection company without knowing what I am actually paying for. But they will not stop. I did follow through with a suggestion on here and did block their various phone numbers. Hopefully, this will work.