Woman called and asked to verify my information and location. When I asked who she was, she said that she could not provide that information until I confirmed my information. I informed her that I wasn't providing any information until I found out who I was speaking to. She said, "Well, everyone you speak to starts out as a stranger in some form, don't they?" I said, well, goodbye stranger, and hung up on her!
Woman called and asked to verify my information and location. When I asked who she was, she said that she could not provide that information until I confirmed my information. I informed her that I wasn't providing any information until I found out who I was speaking to. She said, "Well, everyone you speak to starts out as a stranger in some form, don't they?" I said, well, goodbye stranger, and hung up on her!
Sounds like the daily dance of disclosure versus privacy performed by debt collectors. You're entitled to a business name on demand no matter if you owe something or not.
FTC and CFPB material on US federal collection law:
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ... debt-collection