Consumer complaint received 2020-07-14
Company: Central States Recovery, Inc.
State: KS
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Medical debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt is not yours

Complaint:
My husband passed away XX/XX/XXXX XXXX I received in the mail a letter in his name & with my name added to it also when it should have never been on this mailing period.this letter came from Central States Recovery Inc.I do remember another mailing prior to this one that come in my husbands name only.I immediately call this company & ordered them to immediately remove my name from his billing.I did not run this bill period, he had a XXXX & in my knowledge of this bill he was sending XXXX dollars a month since that was all that could be afforded by him to pay, to the hospital to pay this same bill.Then all of a sudden he get this letter from this Central States Recovery Inc , that stated if he did not call them in 30 days that this would be turned over to collection company to ruin his credit rating, so he called & spoke to this very nasty woman that demanded he pay this bill in full now ( this was a few months ago before his death ) he told her because I heard him he was so upset, he told her that he can only send the XXXX dollars a month like he was sending to the hospital, she then demanded he pay more than XXXX dollars he replyed he could not because he has other bills that also need to be paid on & that's all she will get is the XXXX dollars a month.What bothers me is he was paying this bill to the hospital so why did this place buy up this bill from the hospital at their reduced price then try to muscle him into paying more when he could not.Now that are trying to add my name onto this bill when it isn't even my bill & never has been my bill nor in my name ever.I want my name taken off this bill it is not mine & I don't owe it period, & they have no legal right to try & add my name to someone else 's bill, I don't care how I was related to him, it is not my bill & this company has no right to try & add my name to his bills period. & as it stands right now with me being XXXX & unable to work since XXXX & on social security where I only receive XXXX a month to live on until social security starts giving me widow ss from my dead husbands ss account with them I am screwed as far as any money to even buy myself food right now.I have to pay the mortgage payment of {$750.00} a month yeah How the heck am I gon na be able to do that when I only receive XXXX a month on social security.hope the bank will work with me until social security dose my widow entitlement or I will be homeless to boot.My husband had no savings we lived pay check to pay check & all our money together went to pay all nills utilitys & food.none was left to save.he had no estate to speak of either unless you consider an old beat up nearly 30 year old truck an estate asset.At any rate I demanded to this woman I spoke to over the phone today XX/XX/XXXX. XXXX to immediately remove my name from his bill.that this is not my bill & she had no right adding my name to a bill I don't own & never ran.I also to her she is to never send me harassing mail or calls as well. & I informed her I would be reporting her illegal tactics to the FTC & attorney General & The FTC sent me to your site to file this complaint against this woman & this company Central States Recovery Inc.I wish & hope this  agency can & will bring all laws that are in place to protect me from vultures like this company to their fullest against this company for the trash they pulled, I am grieving & haven't even had my dead husbands memorial yet.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation