eli5 Debt purchaser says they bought your debt and you now owe them. How does that work?

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If A borrows from B, A now owes B

Then C shows up and pays B with the agreement that it settled A’s debt to B.

A does not know any agreement was made but the original A owes B

A goes to pay B.

B says A doesnt owe B.

C says A owes C

But A did not make an agreement that he owed C.

How does A owe C now?

It seems to me that: C gave A the gift of settling A’s debt to B.

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A makes a contract with B. The contract has a clause stating that it’s transferable.

C buys that contract off B for less than what A owes B.

B is happy because it they got at least a part of the money back.

C is happy because they can try to get the rest of the money.

Nothing changes for A.

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