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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In the most common analogy, if you use a credit card this essentially happens.

A wants an item from B.

B gives item to A, and charges them.

A uses card of C.

C has paid B, and now A owes C.

The debt doesn’t go away. It’s a business arrangement between original debtor and specialist debt companies.

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