AFNI, INC - Verizon Pennsylvania Sent bill from 9 years ago - I can't prove is not mine. Ripoff Bloomington Illinois

I received a letter from Afni, Inc.-Verizon PA on 4/3/07 stating that I owed them $294.30. My wife called Afni to check on it and they said it was from May of 1998. I have had 5 other Verizon accounts since that one. Why would they open new accounts if I owed them money? And why have they waited 9 years to do something about it? My wife also called Verizon and they said that they had sold all records of this account to Afni and all Verizon could tell her was that it was just sold Dec of 2006! So I don't know who's more at fault! After reading other reports on here I have filed complaints with MD (state I live), PA, and IL Attorney Generals and I copied and pasted a letter I found on here that I'm going to send to Afni first thing tomorrow morning. Don't know what else to do from there, any idea's let me know. I'll keep you posted.

Thomas
Oakland, Maryland
U.S.A.