[fintstone]

The best way to keep debt collectors from calling...is for you and your family to pay their bills (and don't have "friends" that use you as a contact/reference when obtaining loans that they will never pay). If you buy/sell a part or service here on PP and not get the part or your money...don't you try to resolve the issue?

Obviously, if you are not the person they are looking for, tell them and they will eventually move on. tell them that you are on the national "don't call' list. They probably call a few times because folks who don't pay their debts tend to duck calls from those they owe money. They likely used one of the online search engines that linked your names somehow. Personally, I blame the person that does not pay their bills. If the terms were not great (like a payday loan), it was their choice to borrow under those terms. If a friend or relative, get the caller's number and give it to them and tell them to straighten it out (and that you will expect no more calls). If they don't take care of it...that is quite telling...and it is probably legitimate.