I have been getting phone calls from them too. They also called during the day when I'm usually not home. The last few times I have been home. All they do is have a recording say something. The recording says the phone number so fast that I can't write it down and of course they don't leave a message. I am ready to report them for such calls unless they leave a message or have a live person there when I pick up. I hope they read this. I have no idea why they keep calling me. Of course the recording is generic.

[WHEREAMI?]

allied interstate is listed as one of the worst collection agencies in America. Of course the list is long, and is always growing.

why don't this company get their information correct before making phone calls? they have been caling my home for about two weeks now and they ask to speak to my daughter, i have told them a dozen times that she does not live here and has not lived here since 1992, they have called several times and as soon as i answer my phone they just hang up. i have asked them to stop calling me and find her if they want her, cause i have no informaiton on her. how can i put a stop to this annoying company????
mom

[Law Student]

These people (collectors) are no different from telemarketers. They work in room with many others with their little headsets on and answer the calls that the predictive dialer throws at them. Your number hasn't been taken out of their system. Get their street address and send a cease and desist letter (return reciept), and demand your number be removed from their dialing system. After they get the letter, if calls resume, sue them.

allied interstate is doing me the same.......calling daily for what? I do not have a freakin clue to their reasons since they never leave a message, anyway. My debts are current as it was for several years now and with a very good credit rating to back it up. They call daily for weeks on end, nonstop! Since I am a fan of the FSU Seminoles, the only thing that I can think of at this time to reply back, is to play my warchant on my machine to disrupt the call they make, who knows it may work.

[bThree weeks ago I started getting phone calls from allied interstate.....a recorded message that comes on when I pick up the phoned! I am a widow that has had an unlisted, unpublished, phone number for over three years and the number is only given out by me. I have NO unpaid debts! I have not called these people back because I figured they obviously had the wrong number, don't ask for a person and only say,"All
information obtained from you will be used concerning
a debt". Please tell me what is going on,how should I handle these people.....I OWE NO ONE an outstanding
debt and am afraid to call these people back since I
feel now this is some sort of a scam!

Any information to assist me will be greatly appreciated! Freddie[/b]

After reading some of ths postings on this site, I now understand what a garbage outfit allied interstate is. My Wife and I have received about 15-20 calls over the last few weeks and the caller ID said that it was Allied Interstate and when we would pick up there was no one there for about 20 seconds and then they would hang up. Finally today my Wife picked up the phone and someone was there. After about 5 minutes they finally let her know why they were calling and then after another 5 minutes found out that they were calling in regards to an outstanding credit card bill from 2003 and it was from her father who has been dead since 2003. I called the company and spoke with a guy named Mark Finnely who identified himself as the AVP. I wanted to give him the "heads up" as one professional to another that his people were not only being unprofessional, but probably committing dialer fraud, by calling us and hanging up. This guy actually backed the bad and idiotic behavior of his employees without caring that they were not doing their job properly. My advice to anyone that has to deal with this company and this comes from someone that does not even have them calling directly for a collection reason, hang up on them and report them ASAP.

Henderson, NV

I have read these blogs all day, and I am affirming my stance of consumer rights advocacy TODAY. I have filed a report with the Federal Trade Commission, as well as have a call forthcoming from the Attorney General of my state. As a non-debtor of Allied, I am being harrassed by phone calls for SOMEONE ELSE (I believe my neighbor).

I am a first-year law student, and I welcome challenges that bring home the point of me going into the legal field; I will NOT stand for such privacy abuses, nor will I allow others, if at all possible, to undergo the same. Please join me in a game of "Look What I Can Do", and use EVERY RESOURCE AVAILABLE to combat the social ills of this company, while making a statement to other like companies, that WE WILL NOT SIT QUIETLY and allow them to interfere with our RIGHT to PEACEFUL USE OF OUR PROPERTY.

If you believe there is nothing you can do, then you are a major part of the problem. If you are here reading, then I would hope that you are concerned enough to do your part. Thank you if you fall into the latter category.

This crap has been going on with me for about 2 weeks now. Everytime they call it cost me money, they call and that is ten cents then another 20 for the message then ten cents a minute to speak with them. They call three times a day with an automatic dialer and I can almost set my clock by them. They tell me they are representing BMG music which I fullfilled the contract with and even sent CD's back to them which apparently they never gave me credit for. They are a royal pain in the butt. The only bright spot of this whole thing is the big accounts they did have of mine have been removed and this little one has been more of a hassle than the others.

These people have been calling me for quit some time now... Always very rude! I have paid off a Dr.s bill last Jan. in full... I have all my recipets etc. They now have this on my step son credit report... How I guess because he and my husband have the same name... So for the second time this year I have sent them copies of all my proof of the bill being paid in full... Yes they are very rude and I think some thing should be done about it.....

I am also being called several times a day at all hours. This was a Sprint bill that I have tried to take care of for over a year. I do not owe this 800.00 cell phone bill and along with Sprint these people are not competant. How do I go about disputing the charges, Sprint is worthless to work with and I am tired of being harressed? They have told me they have put this on my credit report, but I just looked and it was not on the one that I looked on. This is just so frustrating because I have always paid my bills on time and have no other issues with any creditors.

This company calls my house every single day! I have no idea who they are calling for because I do not owe anyone!!

They are incessantly calling my house and never say anything when I pick up. I do not have any outstanding debts so they would have no reason to call me. I'm dying for them to say something because I have a recorded line (I work from home) and would love to have recorded proof of an inappropriate conversation. Why do they bother calling repeatedly and not saying anything when we answer? :evil:

I also have been getting harrassed bi A/I in Florida and the only debts I have are student loans, which have nothing to do with them. Does anyone havethe address so I can send them a cease letter? Please help

[SOAPLADY]

Alison...Allied collects for the US Dept of Education and several FFELP lenders. They do handle student loans. I would suggest talking to them before ceasing them.

allied interstate has been calling me for at least two months. Their company name shows up on my caller ID, but no message was ever left, so I assumed "telemarketer." Finally, one day I was home when they called, so I answered the phone. Turns out they are a debt collection agency, attempting to collect a debt for someone who shares my last name, but not my first. They provided some information on the debt, and I confirmed that the person they're looking for is not me. I figured I was done with them, but I figured wrong. Over the next few weeks, I got at least a dozen calls (no messages) from them. Finally, a woman left a message with a name and number. I called back and once again conveyed that this debt was not mine. They assured me they would remove my phone number from the record. Ha. They called again today and I happened to be home. I was quite angry, and demanded an address and supervisor's name so I could send a letter to stop these harassing calls. "Victor" said he could not do that, but made a note to not use my phone number any more. I'm not holding my breath, and assume I'll be getting more calls from them.

The most frustrating thing about this (besides the obvious) is how did they get my phone number in the first place? I suspect they looked in public phone records and found me because my last name is the same as the woman they're looking for, and perhaps I live in the same area. Maybe they assume I'm a relative (which I'm not). I have taken the step of checking my credit report, and am relieved to see that I'm not the victim of identity theft, but how much longer will this go on? How many times to I have to tell these people to stop harassing me?It doesn't appear that they have my Social Security number associated with this account, but they're using my address (yes, I also got a debt collection notice in the mail), and my phone number. They are associating this debt with me, and I'm concerned how much further this is going to go. I feel powerless to stop it.