Getting sued for a 10 year old debt
I received a letter from a lawyer saying I had a 10 year old mastercard with $5000 outstanding. I called the credit card company and they know nothing about it. I vagley remember something about it but thought it was all taken care of. The law firm is very aggressive and have a million horrible postings about them when you Google them. I called them straight away as I do not want to be sued and I checked on my credit report and sure enough here is the old outstand cc bill. We came to an agreement that I send them $3200 right away and that would be the end of it. They would send me a letter stating everything was paid in full and would send a letter to the 3 credit card agencys. However I just received a letter from the lawyer and it says Upon receipt of your settelment this office will execute a satifaction judgement of discountinuance if applicable ** I called the laywers and they just tell me to send the money and not to worry. What do I need to know and what should I have them put on my credit report. And what dos that mean?
Many thanks Donna