Allied Interstate Inc: Do they harass consumers quite often?

I'm glad to know I'm not alone. Allied Enterstate is a snake pit.
"Marlon" begin calling me at work beginning July 14. Our secretary made it clear that he was not to call my place of employment. He continued to call three times a day. Then on July 17 my boss received two messages on his machine at home. Now I'm pissed. I call "Marlon's" number and guess what "Dane Wright" is on the answering machine. I hang up. "Marlon-Dane" calls me back. I talk to "Marlon-Dane" telling him he is harassing me and under no circumstances should he call my boss or call my office.

I ask for the company address, which he gave me. I had already obtained the Columbus Indiana address. I ask him why he was calling from New Jersey - an area code 973? He said (don't laugh) "That's the way the phone system is set up."

My roomate and I had a joint American Express. Each card had a seperate number. Roomate filed for bankrupty. "Marion-Dane" is harassing me to pay the amount my roomate owes. Can he legally do that? I have sent both Allied and American Express a cease and desist letter, certified mail.

Once I got over being pissed I realized that I can play with Mr. Marlon-Dane. I'm sure he would like to discuss the merits of living in New Jersey. Maybe he would be interested in the phone numbers of all the people in my city?

Thanks for listening.
B.

Key word...joint account. If one party files bankruptcy, the other takes on 100% responsiblity for the entire debt.

Legally, you can only verbally cease them from calling you at work. In order to stop any other calls, you have to do it in writing.

AM EX is very agressive in collections. The do sue.

these people keep leaving me messages on my voicemail.they obviously dont know im 13 and dont owe anything.if they keep it up im gonna call them back,blow them up(yell at them enough so they have a REASON to send me to court).
if i call them and they harrass me ill record the call and turn it over to the police for harrasing a child.hopefully then they'll get the message that i DONT want them talking to me.

What do you do if a debt collector reports an outstanding account to a credit report agency that does not belong to you?

THEY CAN'T VALIDATE !!!

THEY SOLD MY ACCOUNT,WITHOUT VALIDATING IT!!! I AM GOING TO HOLD THEM LIABLE.

Sorry fighter, they can sell your account anytime
they like. Not validating just means "they"cannot continue collectiton activity...doesnt stop them from selling it and letting someone else try. NO violation.

I paid the debt, they say they don't have proof in thier records. I have sent them proof four different times and they keep calling me over and over again and even at work. What can we do?

Send it to the certified mail return receipt requested...along with a cease and desist. They cannot claim then thy did not receive it.

I received a ltter from Allied Interstate today saying that I owe $1018.38 I knew NOTHING about this and have never heard anything before today. I called them and had a 15 minute long phone conversation... (Which went round and round in circles) They told me that it was a visa card debt from 2001! That portfolio recovery associates had just purchased from credigy receivables... They said they could settle this account today for $712.00
As I said I know nothing about this?? What should I do?
Thanks

Tash,

Send a validation letter certified mail retrun receipt, also get a copy of your credit report. I would also check to see what the SOL time frame is for your state. If the SOL is up then send a C&D letter.

My boyfriend received a strange letter from Allied Interstate Incorporated. It had his first name, last name, middle initial, correct birth date and correct SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.
The letter requests that the recipient call back and provide the following alleged information about my boyfriend:

Inmate ID number:

Date of arrest:

If released, date of release:

Parole officer: ...etc.

My boyfriend has never been in any kind of legal trouble/arrested/in jail. I immediately became suspicious of the letter, googled Allied Interstate, and discovered they are a collections agency. He recently changed some account activity with his student loan and we are wondering if it is somehow connected, but all of his debt is under control.

I think it's asinine that the company sent a letter to scare the recipient into responding by implying they were IN PRISON. It is disgusting that they would prey on innocent people in such a way. I can only imagine how someone might react if they didn't realize it was a scam. We plan on sending the cease & desist letters, and requesting validation of the debt. I only hope they haven't actually reported a false claim on his credit report.

This sounds very odd. Be sure it is *actually* Allied by verifying their address. See:
"http://www.budhibbs.com/collectorpages/allied_interstate.htm"
Keep that letter, it may come in handy if you need to sue them.

That letter sounds like the incarceration form we used to send out. And Allied does handle student loans. He should call them and find out what is up and why that form was sent.

Allied Interstate Collection uses an automatic call system with a recorded message and calls me every day now for over a month! The message rattles off some kind of phone number which I have never gotten clearly. My voice mail often shuts off before getting whole number. They are trying to contact my son who lost his job this summer. If a human being would call me, I could tell them my son is now living with friends and has no phone or permanent address. I am just his dad, so I wish they would stop punishing me with daily automated phone calls!
Warmly,"Just Dad"

Send them a Cease & Desist letter.