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I was contacted by Cavalry Portfolio on Aug 21 by an automated woman asking me to verify my first and last name. They had me under my married name when I got divorced in 2003! I verified my name and an actual operator came on asking me to verify the last four of my ssn #. When I declined and asked who she was and where she was calling from all "Janice" gave me was her name. She said she was calling about a Sprint account that had a past due balance of $300+ under my married name dating back to 2001-2203. I asked her how she got my info and she said that they had bought the account from Sprint. I told her I would not verify anything with her until she told me where she was calling from. She refused so I hung up on her. I decided to call back a couple of minutes later and get further details about this supposed past due account. I then spoke to another woman (can't remember her name) who again asked me to confirm my ssn#. I finally gave in and gave her the number and she proceeded to tell me I owed this money due to a Sprint account I had back in 2001-2003. I verified with this woman that I did have an account with Sprint during that time however when I shut the phone off I didn't have a remaining balance. She said that wasn't the info she had. When I asked her where she was calling from she finally told me the name of the company. I explained to this woman that they wouldn't see a dime from me until I got a "bill" or invoice or something from Sprint showing I owed this money. She said they were unable to do that seeing as though Sprint closed the account and it was in collections. I told her she was out of her mind if she thought I was going to fork over any money without verification that this outstanding debt is actually mine. She said that was fine and that they would just keep calling me back! The nerve of these people. After hanging up on this woman I decided to look on the internet and check out their history and came across a website stating that collection agencies cannot call you on your cell phone regarding past due debts. This company called me on my cell phone repeatedly. I do not have a home phone so my cell phone is my only phone. I wrote three letters to the three addresses listed on their website. Until I get verification this bill is mine I am not paying these people anything. They are very rude and unprofessional by not giving out their company name when they call. Any legitimate company will tell you who they are when they call you.