A Fulton County woman says it was a collections bill that alerted her to more than $3,000 in taxes she owed to Fulton County, not the county itself.
“I just find it very frustrating that like any other bill, you’re given a notice, and then you’re given a 30-day notice,” Dina Wells said.
County records show her tax debt was transferred and sold to a third-party collections agency, Investa Services.
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She told Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Ashli Lincoln she suspects the owed taxes are from a refinance she did on her property a few years ago, but she says the county never alerted her about a delinquent bill.
“I’m like where is this coming from Wells said.
Channel 2 Action News first told you about Investa Services when Patricia Walker discovered the company purchased a tax debt she says she also didn’t know she owed .
“I looked at it and seen that my property was transferred and sold, oh I had heart palpitations,” Walker said.