I just learned there is an unpaid electricity bill that was originally in my daughter 's name along with mine. In XXXX when she moved into her own place I signed in lieu of a big deposit to get her electricity connected. That ( I thought ) was the end of it. She eventually moved out and into another apartment from XXXX/XXXX/XXXX until she moved out in XXXX XXXX ; she then had the electricity transferred in the roommate 's name. Whether when my daughter left, the electric company did n't send the last electric bill, I do not know ( they will not discuss with me now that this is turned over to a collection agency ). The electricity company has now reported me living at her last address ( my residence is 12 yrs 8 months where I am currently ). In addition, this unpaid balance of {$79.00} is now showing as a collection on my credit report. I have reached out to the collection agency ; they are very rude! They are requiring I file a police report of stolen identity since I never lived at the place where this electricity bill originated ... show proof of my residence for the time the electricity was generated at that address. I am literally being instructed to jump through many hoops. I would n't mind just paying the bill just to get rid of it but would it really get rid of it? Wo n't it stay on my credit history as a collection? Why ca n't I just pay the electricity company and ask they call off their collection agency? I personally had my daughter 's mail forwarded when she left that apartment to my residence to avoid things such as these. I believe that was for a time frame of 6 months to a year ; we never saw this bill or any letter informing it was unpaid or going into collections. Can you help me? Thanks!