I got a letter from a collector stating they bought an old debt of mine from someone other than the the original creditor, the debt is 16 years old it was in the credit bureaus for 7 yrs as a charged off acct. and i defintely paid my dues. The statue of limitations ran out in 1996 or 97. Now these people say that I owe them money and the debt has more than trippled from the original balance Now I feel this is fraud on their part an unlawful and unethical. Can they get away and collect this debt that I never owed them to begin with. Can someone helpme out with somme good advice thanks Nikkidee. My email is cdivin9889@aol.com

