yes you owe a debt to the original creditor. if they charge if off and sell it to a collection agency, you are no longer responsible for it. you made an agreement with the original creditor, not a collection agency. the creditor got their money when they sold it off. you're not responsible for the collection agencies lost money.
You are a complete [***]!! They are not giving a sob story!! They obviously had something happen to them that really took a toll on their lives. Who are you to judge? I am receiving these same harassing phone calls on my cell phone that was provided to me through the federal government!! They are calling my phone everyday sometimes three times asking for someone I don't even know!! So stop talking trash on people who suffered a major crisis in their lives and are now receiving the same harassing phone calls from these horrible debt collector's with no life or hearts!!! Mind your own business and stay off this page that is meant to help people not hurt them!!
Dude get off your pedestal... although you need not air your laundry here, you have no reason to offer any advice. Do you feel better about yourself now? If anything ever has smelled of 'projection' this reeks.
I just called them back, they answered, asked if I knew where someone was that used to work here, when I said no idea she left 2 years ago he politely said thanks I will remove this number and not call again...