I received a call today from a XXXX XXXX ( name given but most likely not the real name XXXX to my number at XXXX CST on my work paid cell phone on a work day. The woman asked for someone who was not me. I told XXXX " XXXX '' that I was not this person and asked for the name of the company she was calling from since they were calling my work cell phone and calling for someone who is not me. 

" XXXX XXXX '' did not answer the question of " what is your company name/where are you calling from '' which I could see was XXXX she ignored me and asked " do you know XXXX ''. I in turn did not answer her question for many reasons:XXXX This is obviously debt collection for someone else which is none of my business nor is it within privacy laws to provide. 
XXXX. The answer was quite rude. 
XXXX. With all of the scams and security issues surrounding personal information I would not give out any information on myself or another person to begin with. 
XXXX. I am not on that company 's payroll and am not being paid to provide the collection company information on someone they pay people to contact. 
XXXX. The company 's employees should use their other forms of contacting people they are after, which large amounts of uncollectible debts are bought anyway to scare people into paying with uncouth and threatening tactics even if they are past their term or statute of limitations. 
XXXX. These tactics are against the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. 

The charade continued with " XXXX XXXX '' when she asked again if I knew xxxx, and I in turn asked her more sternly and concisely each time she would ask her question listed above and refuse to answer mine " What is the name of your company '' ... which she is required to disclose. This went back and forth about XXXX times more. Then she tried the typical rhetoric of " well you are saying you do n't know her but I am calling you on this number '' and then stated that it was Portfolio Recovery Services. I promptly stated I would be contacting the Consumer Complaint Bureau thank you '' and she continued to talk and say " that 's fine ... '' and I hung up. 

I am tired of being harassed by people such as this for people that I WILL NOT give any information about, known or not known, due to the reasons listed above. 

I suggest that XXXX XXXX and her direct reports come up with another form of communication other than rude collectors and failed business practices. Until that time happens leave me out of it and do not call my phone again - leave it off the list and remove it from the system.