<prompt> Human: Been recently getting phone calls multiple times a day from a 1-800 number with vague voicemails only stating to call back - no other information. Flustered and not knowing what it was in regards to, I answered today and after being hustled at admit my name and phone number, I was told that I have a debt from 6 years ago that was delinquent. Because I answered this call... has the time clock for the 7.5 year debt forgiveness been reset? Im so angry at myself for answering the phone... but was also underwent some medical treatment recently and was very paranoid it was some type of information I missed regarding that... turns out.. I was very, very wrong. Is there anything I can do? I just cant afford this... Assistant: Theres a very good chance the call is fake. Probably shouldnt have given your name or any personal info. If you were actually in trouble with debt your bank should contact you directly. Its a popular scam right now for places to call you and say youre in debt trouble and then theyll use info you give them for themselves.Human: Im really leaning towards this not being a fake call... the person on the other end did have a report they read from that contained my former address and phone number and such. They were calling to collect a debt from ATT, whom I havent used in years obviously. Because this is a collector who obviously bought the debt from ATT, Im unsure of who to really contact... If I call ATT, I assume they will tell me to contact the debt collector.  <response>: Doesnt necessarily mean its real- ATT is ubiquitous enough that pretty much everyone has had dealings with them and a scammer would be able to use that. 