Can i have your bank account number please?

oh kay big problem! so i have a membership with columbia house. of course ive completely forgetten about finishing to pay for stuff i got last year. so i got a phone call today from a credit thing NOC or something of that sort. telling me if i pay it now it wont go against my name. so fine im all good for that. then shes like i need ur bank account number. i was like sorry? i was like can i just pay the company or take cash to an office? she like no i need ur bank account number so we can do a direct withdrawl. sorry no. if you are a company well known etc i should be able to send in a money order or bring the money to you. so then of course shes like its you credit name its affect and if u dont give me ur bank account number this will go on ur credit tonight. i was like listen its not that i dont want to give u the money, its that i dont trust people just phoning up saying theyre this person and im just suppose to hand over my account numbers? sorry no. shes like fine then its going on ur credit name tonight. alright fine so be it. so of course ive written to columbia house and asked them if i can just pay them the debt i owe. but seriously am i the only one that see soemthing wrong with this?