Debt Collector Garnishes Wages Using Fabricated Court Authority
A debt-collection company sent an employer a wage-garnishment notice styled to look court-authorized, and the employer withheld and forwarded wages accordingly — even though the court confirmed no such order existed on any of the consumer's cases. This illustrates a systemic vulnerability where employers cannot easily verify garnishment notices before acting on them.
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