<prompt> Human: As I said in the title, my SOs employer was contacted by the Dept. of the Treasury and notified of AWG in error. She never received advanced noticed at her address. She is planning on contacting the Bureau tomorrow, but I wanted to see if anyone here has experienced this and has some advice. Im worried that she will have to pursue legal counsel or travel to a hearing to prove that the person who owes this money isnt her.  <response>: As a person who issues garnishments on behalf of my state, this was more than likely a mistake. Sometimes all a worker has to go on is a name search and the confidence that they found the right person can only verify so much behind a computer with limited search capabilities. it doesnt happen often, but it does happen. Most of the time employers catch that the social security doesnt match their records and will respond with such. 