I received a mailing from a debt collection company called Dynamic Recovery Solutions dated XX/XX/XXXX. It claimed that I owed the original creditor, XXXX, the telecom company, {$370.00}. The letter also indicated that the debt was purchased from another collection company called XXXX XXXX XXXX. I had never heard of the original debt. 

Upon calling Dynamic Recovery Solutions, I learned that the supposed debt was from XX/XX/XXXX - 13 years old - and that it was not reportable to credit reporting agencies because of its age. I explained to the representative that this debt was not mine, that I had never heard of it, and that it is unscrupulous and illegal for a company to make up a debt in a consumer 's name and offer to negotiate that debt down, especially a supposed debt of such age. I threatened legal action and an FTC complaint if any further steps to collect this fraudulent debt were taken by the company. They claim to have filed a " request for dismissal '' of the debt back to XXXX XXXX XXXX - the original debt collector - but never emailed me the paperwork confirming that this request had been made. 

I believe this company may be operating a scam, namely calling former XXXX customers from years past and claiming that these consumers owed XXXX some nominal amount that could be resolved for some fraction of the original " debt '' amount. As a result of the age of the " debt '', consumers ' lack of memory of debt from decades prior, and consumers ' fear of harming their credit scores, consumers may pay the {$100.00} or so dollars to have the issue resolved, even if there was no " debt '' owed in the first place. 

Thank you.