<prompt> Human: I get called just about daily 5-6 times a week from the same debt collector at the same number. I know theyre a debt collector from searching their number on Google. Their company name does not appear on my credit report so I have no idea what debt theyve purchased or that I owe to them. They ask me every single time to verify my social security number and address and I tell them every single time Im not going to verify any information at all until they tell me what the call is in regards to. They always hang up almost immediately after that, refusing to give me any information until I give them my social and address. Its entirely possible that they have a legitimate account in collections for me because I made a lot of mistakes in my early 20s with credit that Ive worked hard recently to fix. My credit score went from 417 in January of last year to 701 as of yesterday through a hard process of paying off debts, disputing incorrect entires on my credit reports and taking advantage of a few secured credit cards. I have been on the do not call registry for as long as I can remember but is there any other steps I can take to get these people to stop calling me? Im all for paying a debt that I owe but this debt does not show up on my credit report I have a feeling it may be older than 7 years, which is the SOL in my state and Im just not comfortable giving out my personal information with literally zero verification. I know I could probably figure out a way to block their call on my phone but is it even legal for them to call me every day asking for my personal information? Even when Im on the do not call registry? Is there any way I can get them to verify what debt I owe without giving them my personal information? Just looking for any general advice I can get on this subject since Ive never encountered it before. Thank you.TL;DR I get a call from a debt collector once a day that refuses to tell me why theyre calling without me giving them my social and address. When I refuse to do that until they tell me what the call is about they hang up. Is there any way to get them to stop calling or verify the debt without giving up my personal info?Assistant: Demand written debt validation.Tell them they are not allowed to contact you by phone anymore and that any additional calls will be handled as FDCPA violations and as harassment and that you will sue them.Human: Thank you, this is exactly the information I was looking for. Im not interested in suing them but Im also never going to give my social security number out to someone who wont even tell me exactly what theyre calling about.  <response>: Every violation is a 1000 fine to you from them and they have to pay court costs. Id consider pursuing legal action if they continue harrassment. 