wrong number - collections calls

[Tippiechick]

Someone with my same 1st and last name has been taking out title loans/payday advancements. They got ahold of our number and started being rude to me! They told me if it was my name, then I should know why they are calling. And that was all I needed to know.

After threatening harassment and letting them know I had their number on cid...
1)I asked who they were collecting for.
2) I told them to verify the last 4 of the social, birth year, address... Of course, it was not me they were looking for!
3) I demanded to know if this was simply a skip trace (meaning they call anyone whose name resembles anything close to what they are looking for...) or if they had my info through their client's account information (making sure this wasn't identity fraud)
The company tried to snowblow me several times. But, then I told them I was getting the police involved since this was possible identity fraud and since they refused to cooperate.
That was all it took. They told me they would pull the number from the system.

We took no chances. We pulled our home line. We weren't actually using it. So, it's a lot cheaper just having a cell bill. AND, it solves so many probs.