<prompt> Human: Backstory: Couple months ago I got a debt collection letter addressed to my name and current address. It was for a 700 hospital debt from a hospital on the east coast Ive never been to. I looked up what to do about it, wrote out a Debt Validation request letter, certified mailed it. Check my credit report, all clean no negative marks.Two months or so pass, and I get another collections letter from the same collection company, for the same hospital for 350. I send a Debt Validation request letter to them. A fortnight or so later I get a Validation Notice from them. It lists my name a fairly common name BTW and mailed to my current address, of course, but under the Validation Notice section reads, forgive me quoting,In accordance with your validation request, we contacted your creditor and confirmed the following placement data is correct: MY NAME, SOME STREET, IN SOME TOWN, SS SOME ZIPFurthermore, in the event we contacted you at an address that differs from the original placement data provided by your creditor, this would be due to data processing research that determined the above referenced mailing address is the most current for this account. If you believe this information is not accurate, please contact this office for personal assistance.Then some more regular collection agency stuff, dates, ...This is an attempt to collect..., websites, etc.Conundrum:The name is correct, but very common. They did not list a middle name or SSN, and the address is one Ive never lived at, and in a state Ive never visited. So my question, if youre still reading, o very patient and helpful reader, is: what now?Do I resend them the Validation letter, asking for more substantial proof? Do I send them a Cease and Desist letter? Do I ignore it? Should I check my credit rating again or more often now?Please take this, THANKS, in advance!  <response>: Write another letter, certified mail return receipt, with a copy of the validation they sent you and a copy of your original letter.In this 2nd letter, state that you do not recognize the debt and that you are disputing it in its entirety. Ask them to cease and desist collection activity against you. Threaten to contact the state attorney general if they do not immediately stop. 