Paying reduced amount for debt
Thanks in advance for any answers you can give. I have been receiving letters from Asset Acceptance LLC for a debt that I believe to be my daughter's debt, but in my name. The debt is for a utility (electricity). The total charges were $450.00+ (not sure of the exact amount). I received a letter offering me the opportunity to settle this debt for about $150.00. Since this isn't my debt, I originally ignored the letter (as I had all the others)but a phone call to my home the other night from a very rude young man got me to thinking that I might be in a lot of trouble if this debt wasn't paid. So this morning I mailed off a check for the amount offered to settle. But, I have spent the day looking online at how ruthless this company is and I have a knot in my stomach that sort of says that I did the wrong thing. Can anyone tell me if there is going to be a kickback from making payment? Am I going to regret this or is it done and over with and the only person that I have to deal with is my daughter? Any advise is welcome.