There is a problem for the bailiff, who may not have done the due diligence himself. He doesn't know the person, or what he looks like. AND when he does go to a correct address, imagine what the person is going to say? When their chosen (or even stolen) possessions are about to be all taken and sold for whatever price the bailiff thinks they are worth. Imagine sitting on the bare floor, and how you would connive.

Bailiffs meet a lot of con men, desperate people, and out and out crooks. Maybe they have learned to come on strong immediately. They are ahead of you.

It is not easy to respond other than be frightened. But if you had the ability to laugh at them, you would be ahead of them. Something that is possible if you don't have to spend thinking time making up stuff.

I only had to deal with telephone calls within the 18 months after moving in to my house, the previous incumbent had left debts, probably incurred by his ex-wife - subsequent events rather pointed that way.