Ohio, Got a call from a "Debt" collector with a shifty website from the 90s that had no way of proving I owed a debt and got super offended when I asked them to prove they're legit. Is there a method they can confirm they're legit?

There's gotta be something to prove they're real so I'm not just giving anyone my card information over the phone right? Like beyond the fact that I believe those companies shouldn't exist by nature they have to have some kind of certification or information about me that isn't public that can prove I owe right?

Also like I need to know how this is going to affect me if it turns out to be true. Does this affect my credit score? (They say it's medical debt) How long does this hold on to my account until the statute of limitations goes up? How do I avoid renewing the statute of limitations?

It's not a lot of money and I could totally pay it but the sheer fact that the woman on the other end got offended at me asking how to tell they aren't scamming me makes me SUPER suspicious. and I want to know if I falsely assume they ARE scamming me that it won't come back to bite me in the ass.

There is like a state agency that registers these people or something right?

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