Debt Defense Services Took my money and did not perform the services they said they would. Also withheld IRS letter from me from 2014, causing me to be audited and owe the government over $1,000 in 2016. Maryland

Over the course of my contract with Debt Defense Services (DDS) they drafted around $8,000 from my checking account. They did not take care of my debt. I was served legal papers by a deputy sheriff from an attorney representing one of my credit card companies stating that I was being sued for failure to pay the two credit cards I had with them. I ended up filing bankruptcy because they had destriyed my credit so terribly.

On May 19, 2016, I received a letter from the IRS stating that I had been audited and, due to failure to report a "forgiven debt" from 2014, I now owe the government over $1,000. When I checked on this, I discovered that the form had been sent to DDS in 2014, but they had never forwarded it to me, therefore, I never knew anything about it. Now, I look like I tried to fraud the IRS! And now I have to come up with $1,000 that I do not have within 3 weeks!

In my attempts to reach DDS, I have discovered that they are no longer in business. So, now, they are responsible for me loosing even more money. I barely make ends meet every month. I have two children to feed. This is so terribly unfair. DDS preys on the desperate and weak! They should be forced to return their clients' money and face criminal charges, as well.