The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm Associates
Consumer Complaints
There are over 212 complaints on file for The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm Associates. Dated between 2019-12-11 and 2013-07-16.
Complaints Page 4
2019-02-04
Arlington Heights, OH
Written notification about debt
Debt collection: Medical debt
Didn't receive notice of right to dispute
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-12-28
Tarpon Spgs, FL
Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports: Credit reporting
Billing dispute for services
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-11-12
Covington, GA
Attempts to collect debt not owed
Debt collection: Medical debt
Debt is not yours
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-10-27
Richardson, TX
Communication tactics
Debt collection: Medical debt
You told them to stop contacting you, but they keep trying
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-09-27
AL
Incorrect information on your report
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports: Credit reporting
Account information incorrect
Complaint: I have accounts reporting on my credit report that does not belong to me. I would like a copy of the contract that shows that there was an offer made, mutual acceptance, terms and conditions, consideration and the two wet-ink signatures of both parties who have voluntarily entered into a legally binding contract.I have not received a dunning letter giving me the right to dispute the debt.All negative marks found on my credit report need to be removed because i do not have any contracts with this company and they in violation of the FDCPA and the FCRA. I do not want a copy of a bill because it's not debt validation. As per FTC opinion letter from Attorney XXXX. XXXX XXXX, you should be aware that a printout of a bill or itemized document does not constitute verification.Further, pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. 1692 ( g ) ( 8 ), as you are merely an agency or other governmental unit of the United States, acting on someone elses behalf, this is a demand that you provide the name of the original principal, or holder in due course, for whom you are attempting to collect this alleged debt.
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-09-10
Phoenix, AZ
False statements or representation
Debt collection: Medical debt
Impersonated attorney, law enforcement, or government official
Complaint: My information has been sold to a third company which turns out to be a fraud law office " law office of mitchell " the date on my credit report shows XX/XX/XXXX this company has two of my medical bills one at {$63.00} and the other {$1300.00}, I have not received a notice in the mail about this from the collections agency that was assigned my debt.
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-09-05
El Paso, TX
Written notification about debt
Debt collection: Medical debt
Didn't receive notice of right to dispute
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-09-05
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Attempts to collect debt not owed
Debt collection: I do not know
Debt was result of identity theft
Complaint: My identity was stolen and I have a bunch of accounts in collections. My credit score is crushed!
The law offices of mitchell d. bluhm & associates collections - XX/XX/18 - {$200.00}
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-08-10
Arlington Heights, OH
Written notification about debt
Debt collection: Medical debt
Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-07-26
Montevallo, AL
Incorrect information on your report
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports: Credit reporting
Account information incorrect
Complaint: have checked my credit report and noticed inaccurate information from your company.
I have not received a dunning letter from your company and you have taken away my rights to validate the debt. I am not responsible for this debt with your company. I have never done business with your company and I do not owe your company.
Please be aware that any negative mark found on my credit reports ( including XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX ) from your company or any company that you represent, for a debt that I dont owe, is a violation of the FCRA & FDCPA : therefore if you can not validate the debt, you must represent that all credit reporting agencies delete the entry.
As per FTC opinion letter from Attorney XXXX. XXXX XXXX, you should be aware that a printout of a bill or itemized document does not constitute verification. Please do not send me a copy of a bill because that is not debt validation. I am asking for debt validation from your company. Send me a copy of the contract I signed with your company. I have attached my ucc11 from the secretary of state which shows i have no lien placed against my name.
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-07-18
Palmerton, PA
Written notification about debt
Debt collection: Medical debt
Notification didn't disclose it was an attempt to collect a debt
Complaint: Since XX/XX/XXXX, I had only received 2 letters in the mail at my address of XXXX XXXX XXXX. I had received a letter in the mail at my XXXX XXXX XXXX home a year ago in regards to applying for assistance in making the payment but did not send in the paperwork because I would not have been approved due to annual income. I feel that I was not given a reasonable amount of time or chances for someone to contact me in regards to payments and out of nowhere began receiving letters in XX/XX/XXXX that my account was now in collections. When contacting XXXX XXXX XXXX, they stated I did not return the paperwork for assistance and so they sent it to collections. I feel this is wrong and they should have contacted me even just asking how the paperwork was going or if I had any questions. Then could have told me to start setting up payments to avoid having the account go into collections. There was no heads up given nor any attempt from XXXX XXXX XXXX in getting my account paid for through them instead of dealing with a collection agency.
Company Response: Closed with explanation
2018-07-09
Campti, TX
Attempts to collect debt not owed
Debt collection: Medical debt
Debt was paid
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-07-05
Lancaster, TX
Written notification about debt
Debt collection: I do not know
Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-06-26
Bardwell, OH
Attempts to collect debt not owed
Debt collection: Medical debt
Debt was paid
Complaint: In light of my previous complaint XXXX where I disputed the XXXX account associated with XXXX XXXX accounts XXXX _ please know XXXX XXXX is ALSO pursuing XXXX.
The response to the above referenced complaint, was the collection account from XXXX was removed. Please also know, the XXXX XXXX NEVER responded to my CFPS complaint nor my request for documentation to support the balance of {$460.00} THAT WAS PAID! This account was removed from collections from my credit Report and I have heard NOTHING sense. Then I get a call from Mitchell D Blum & Associates Law Office, It was not until 5 min into the call, they admit they are a COLLECTION Agency! Please see the attached letter I received this is a COLLECTION company presenting themselves as a LAW FIRM which is a clear violation of FDCPA! In addition to this, there practices are XXXX! The XXXXXXXX XXXX sold a debt that was RESLOVED and now I am being harassed by some fake law firm! This must stop! Someone needs to do something with these abusive companies!
This account was resolved within my last disputes of the vitality of this debt, and this needs to be honored by this makeshift lawfirm! It is a violation of FCRA to reinsert a deleted / previously disputed account!!! Therefore, I demand this company cease the negative reporting of this invalid debt!
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Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-06-22
Mc Kinney, TX
Incorrect information on your report
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports: Credit reporting
Old information reappears or never goes away
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-06-21
Melbourne, FL
Attempts to collect debt not owed
Debt collection: Medical debt
Debt was paid
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-06-10
Bethlehem, PA
Written notification about debt
Debt collection: Medical debt
Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-06-08
PA
Written notification about debt
Debt collection: Medical debt
Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
Complaint: Law off of Mitchell D Bluhm XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX TX XXXX called and stated I owed a medical debt and tried to obtain my personal information. They stated it was for a stay at XXXX XXXX Hospital, though I never had a stay at XXXX XXXX Hospital. I asked that they Validate the Debt and send something in the mail regarding the debt. They did not do that. I sent a certified letter requesting the debt validation, which I have not received at this time. However, They posted a negative debt collection on my credit report. Several attempt to call the company and I have gotten only a voice mail and not return calls. They claimed the debt is from 4 years ago. I have never once gotten a call about this debt until I got the call from this XXXX Law office. When I looked them up on the maps they are in a a warehouse. Upon calling the police department there they said there are no law office there. Just transportation.
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-06-06
Taft, OH
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
Debt collection: Medical debt
Threatened to sue you for very old debt
Complaint: I received a call from Mitchell Bluhm and associates regarding an old medical debt. Three dates of service, however I applied for financial assistance through the hospital and believe that the bills had been waived.
These people called me, claiming to be a law firm. They are not a law firm, they are bill collectors. The debt has been sold three times and I haven't heard anything about this for a long time until today.
The person told me I was " not yet '' named in a lawsuit, and if I paid them they wouldn't sue me. I asked if the number she had called from was her call back number, and she said yes. However, I looked up the number and it is VOIP. The number came up as in my area ( XXXX ), but this company is located either in XXXX or XXXX. They have called me from a second number that is also a VOIP.
I told them I would reach out to the creditor. Then, later I called back to request their mailing address so that I could send a debt verification letter. The woman on the line was hesitant to give me the address, but the address she gave me is a P.O. Box located in XXXX, XXXX.
They are harassing me and making false statements, threatening legal action if I don't pay now etc.
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-05-10
TX
Written notification about debt
Debt collection: Medical debt
Didn't receive notice of right to dispute
Complaint: The creditor XXXX XXXX XXXX has placed a collection in my XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX using a company called Law Offices Of Mitchell and it seems they have received this request to collect from me on XX/XX/XXXX. I have never heard from this collector and I don't agree with this charge, since my ex-husband has told me this bill was paid with many other bills when I had an XXXX treatment about 3 years ago. I have been separated since XX/XX/XXXX and I left the house since them. I have been divorced since XX/XX/XXXX and during the divorce my ex has told all the bills I had to pay including having to fill and pay my taxes from XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX, and he has never mentioned this bill. He also never gave me any letters from any of those companies mentioned above.
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-04-24
Pryse, KY
False statements or representation
Debt collection: Medical debt
Impersonated attorney, law enforcement, or government official
Complaint: I received a letter from Mitchell Bluhm Law regarding a bill for my adult son stating it was an older bill from XX/XX/XXXX with a balance of {$170.00}. I contacted MBA Law and set up payments with my debit card. After they have my card information, the next letter I get states the date of service was in fact not form XX/XX/XXXX, but from XX/XX/XXXX. The letter was dated XX/XX/XXXX. NO account is going to go to collections in 4 weeks time. They had already taken payments out of my bank account with the impression that this was an old bill, not a bill from 4 weeks ago.. and my son was not in the hospital on that date. So I called MBA on XX/XX/XXXX twice and left 2 messages questioning this, and asking for a call back. I emailed 2 people asking them to stop the payments ( they told me on initial contact that I could request to hold payments ). I got ZERO response from either contact. So I called again on XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX. So on XX/XX/XXXX I contacted my bank and told them what had happened. My bank reversed the charges and put a request in to MBA for contact. The next thing I get is a notice that they have reported me to the credit bureaus. Without even acknowledging my requests for clarification of a debt that say I owe for my adult, XXXX son who is also on XXXX. Yesterday, XX/XX/XXXX I called MBA again and left 2 messages. I got no returned call. Today I have emailed them twice, no return messages. But yet they want my money and can not validate a debt.
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-04-23
Locust Grove, GA
Attempts to collect debt not owed
Debt collection: Medical debt
Debt is not yours
Complaint: Collection appeared on my credit report with a date of XX/XX/XXXX but was not on my report until XX/XX/XXXX. Debt is not mine and I want it removed from my credit reports.
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-03-29
Cc, TX
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
Debt collection: Medical debt
Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-03-27
Natrona Hts, PA
Attempts to collect debt not owed
Debt collection: Medical debt
Debt is not yours
Complaint: I received a notice through mail that a debt I supposedly owe from XX/XX/2015, almost three years ago, has now been turned into collection. Prior to this I have not been called or sent anything trying to collect a debt. The law firm is Mitchell D. Bluhm and Associates out of XXXX, Texas. I was not able to get a hold of anyone when I called. The letter sent to me asks for an online payment on a website with my name in it, or to send a payment to them at a different address than is listed as their office.
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
2018-03-14
Tampa, FL
Attempts to collect debt not owed
Debt collection: Medical debt
Debt is not yours
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief