FAIR COLLECTIONS & OUTSOURCING, INC. Debt Collection Complaint

FAIR COLLECTIONS & OUTSOURCING, INC. Debt collection department,

I do not know Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed Debt is not mine Tennessee

For the past 2 weeks I have been receiving harassing phone calls from Fair Collection and Outsourcing ( FCO ) regarding an alleged debt owed to - - - - - -. I have spoken to this agency once and informed them that I have never lived in Maryland and that they have the wrong individual. Today, - -, 2016. I received a collections letter in the mail informing me that I owe $8000.00 and that I need to pay it. I have reviewed my credit report from all - credit bureaus. This company has inquired about my credit via - without my permission or consent. I suspect this is a scam as the company called my home and asked to speak to me but then they wanted me to give them the last - digits of my social security number and/or my mailing address. I did not provide them with either. In addition, I am sending FCO a certified letter requesting validation of debt and reporting them to the fraud department at - before they try to add false negative debt information to my credit.