I had an account go to allied interstate (actually my husband's account), and when we first got the letter from them, I sent a letter of validation and to only correspond by mail. Never heard anything from them. I am enrolled in a debt settlement program and sent the Allied info to the attorney. Now, suddenly Allied is calling my husband's cell phone! How did they even manage to get that number? He never gives it out to businesses, especially since the cell phone is not in his name...it is a company cell phone.