Consumer complaint received 2018-07-16
Company: Stenger & Stenger, P.C
State: OH
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Credit card debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt was result of identity theft

Complaint:
In XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX tried to Garnish my accounts. Asked the Court for a request for a hearing as I was never notified of a court proceeding against me for a garnishment to occur. Court denied my request as there no accounts Found Mailed a letter to XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, OH XXXX regarding what this was about. Never received a response back from XXXX XXXX In XX/XX/XXXX pulled a Credit Report and saw that I had two public records on my Report 1. XXXX XXXX 2. XXXX XXXX Wrote a letter to XXXX XXXX XXXX inquiring on these accounts on XX/XX/XXXX Received a response back from XXXX XXXX XXXX Date Stamped XX/XX/XXXX Wrote a letter again to XXXX XXXX XXXX at XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, OH XXXX regarding this matter in XX/XX/XXXX. No response from this Plaintiff In XX/XX/XXXX I received a letter from XXXX XXXX dated XX/XX/XXXX, more like a collection letter stating they are trying to collect a debt. I contacted the number on the paper XXXX and spoke to a " Bill Collection Specialist '' and I inquired as to this debt. I was told they had not filed any suit against me but if I did not pay they would. I gave them the case number and the court and asked for proof of this debt. I also mailed a letter to the address on the letter with the same questions. Never received a response The next time I would receive a response would be from another attorney with Stenger and Stenger who states a judgment has been entered against me and I have 30 days to dispute the validity of the debt and I did so in a letter. The letter from the attorney stated that If you notify us in writing within the same 30 day period that you dispute this debt or any portion of it, we will obtain verification of the debt or a copy of a judgment, if any, and mail it to you. Upon your written request within the same 30 day period, we will provide the name and address of the original creditor, if different from the current creditor. If within the thirty-day period that begins with your receipt of this letter, you send us a written dispute of all or any portion of the debt or request in writing the name and address of the original creditor, we will suspend our efforts to collect the debt until we mail the appropriate information to you. 

The only response I received from that letter was a Motion for Entry of appearance from the same attorneys. Since this was dated XX/XX/XXXX and it was not too long ago I mailed my letter of dispute I did not worry about this letter. 

Then I received a letter from the court that this attorney garnished my bank accounts. Except I do not have any money in the accounts. All the money belonged to my husband from his paychecks and they took his money. 

The final response was a letter from the court that a garnishment was sent to my bank and the bank withdrew all of the money belonging to my husband including the money he placed in the joint account to pay the bills that now the money is gone and the bills are coming through electronically. 
Still no response to my letters. NONE OF THEM

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation