Hello everyone. I'm in South Carolina and I recently received a letter from a collections agency about potential unpaid parking tickets to a university (in South Carolina) I attended years ago. Since it was so long ago, I dont remember if I had any unpaid parking tickets, so I sent a letter back to the collections agency asking for proof. Knowing me, in college, I thought to myself that I probably did have parking tickets that were unpaid, and after receiving "proof" from the collections agency, I was about ready to pay up.
After looking at the proof sent by the collections agency, it listed basic information such as a description of the fee (parking citation) and the balance, which is $89. After that, it has my name, the date it was printed, the mailing address of the university and last but not least, the term date for which the citation was issued which was in May of 2014. By 2014, I was 3 years removed from this university. On top of that, according to the university website and its parking services, it states that students will not be able to graduate or request transcripts until any fees, such as parking citations, have been paid. Since I graduated, I've requested transcripts twice and received them. Also, I walked for my graduation and received my diploma with no issue.
Is graduation and receiving transcripts "proof" that these parking tickets either aren't mine or are erroneous?
Also, should I just send them proof of when I attended the university which conflicts with the term date listed on the "proof" they sent me? I went from accepting the fact that this is a delinquent debt I didn't pay to now feeling like the collections agency is trying to get one over on me. Thoughts? Thanks in advance everyone.

