This collector is attempting to collect on a debt that is time barred and past the statute of limitations. I have n't been known by that last name in over 7 years. The account is no longer reported on my credit profile and is considered time barred. No validation and or authorization to contact me has been provided. TIME-BARRED DEBTSA new practice has arisen in the debt collection industry. Old, charged off debt is packaged and sold to other financial entities for as little as a penny or less for a dollar of old debt. These debts are old and often barred by the statute of limitations which limits the period of time during which a lawsuit may be filed to collect the debt. 
Thus, a time-barred debt is XXXX which can no longer be collected by legal means due to the passage of time, e.g. - - lawsuits, wage garnishment, liens on real estate, etc. These buyers of old debts are " debt collectors '' covered by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.