Allied Interstate Inc: Do they harass consumers quite often?

I received a call from them today 1-800-310-3882 and Caller ID said "Unavailable". They were looking for an ex brother-in -law. I have never met this ex brother-in-law, never spoken to him, and I doubt he even knows who I am as he and his wife split before I married my husband. I have no contact with that side of the family. I asked then sternly who was calling. The woman was polite and said "Allied Interstate". I asked what it was in reference too..."We are trying to reach so and so"....I said, "My number is on a do not call list...how did you get my number?" She replied, "It was listed as a contact." That has to be a lie because as I said, I've never even met these people so it's doubtful they have my information. Allied Interstate must have looked up potential relatives and started harrassing them. So I told the lady, "Look...all I know is the name you gave me is an ex in law whom I have never met and I do not know him. He lives in southern Virginia somewhere and I live in Maryland. That's all I know. I cannot help you contact him as I do not know him and I want my number removed from your database IMMEDIATELY!" She was polite and said she would remove my name from the database. I didn't experience any rude calls like previous posters to this list. But I am concerned because if it is illegal for them to contact family members...then what else can they do to me? They can't come after me or will they try??

where in the heck is the class action suite (10,008 posts on this)?? Add me to the list, my story is repeated x 100 on here by others. Anyone know a good lawyer?

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This "collection agency" is trying to tell me i OWE 30 dollars to a BMG company which I have recently found out it is a cd website in which you need a credit card to sign up for which I have NEVER owned a credit card and the account is back from 2007. When Allied called me today that stated that I owed the money and when I asked to get a mailed statement they were really uncooperative and was vigorously implying that I pay this debt over the phone with my credit card(which I still don't have). I was repeatedly telling them please send me a statement and he informed me that this debt is on my credit report and if I don't pay with a credit card "it was going to get worse." This company is a FRAUD and I will definitely fight this debt that I have never heard of until today.

You have done the right thing by reporting the case to the Attorney General's office. A lot of debt collectors behave rudely with the consumers, which is illegal. You should record the conversation in the tape. You can use this as proof of consumer harassment. You can also send a cease and desist letter to them if you don't owe any money to them.

I have been called all hours of the day and night. I called this "company" to end it once and for all. They were rude, unprofessional and nasty. I told them not to check into my credit, they said "we already did." I told this guy, "that's Illegal!" He didn't care at all. They told me to pay something on this day to keep my case there. No money, so I guess my case goes, who knows where. I reported them to the Attorney Generals office.

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they just tried to scam me into giving them my personal info. called me with an automated message, not identifying me specifically, and said call back about a debt. when i did the woman couldn't find my telephone number or name so she asked for my zip, fine, then my social, no way. she said she needed it for my file, i said "what file?". i explained that i've never spoken to them before and if they don't have my name, phone # or anything else, there is no file. she said i would have given my social when i set up my file, i said "with who, i've never spoken to your company before?". she politely put me hold to speak to her super and came back and said just ignore any future calls. she was pleasant enough but it was obvious they were trying to get another innocent bystander into their collection scam cycle. hope it doesn't happen to anyone else, that sucks.

Waste of time....Collection agencies are not covered under the DO NOT CALL list.

this is my first dealings with a debt collector and i really don't want to give them any info about me. the first call, I gave them my name and continued to talk with them and gave no other info about me, they have an address on file but it is a place i lived in eons ago. they said i had to make an arrangement to make a payment with in the next 9 days and i could pay 25 dollars otherwise i would have to pay the full collection amt of 85 dollars. i guess if i have a collection i will pay it but i don't know how to and i refuse to pay over the phone. they gave me a number to call back after i demanded it and when i called it back the same call center in India answered and they knew who i was before i had a chance to tell them...... WTF! so i told them nothing i said i wanted to to talk to someone in the US and they said " we cant give that out unless we know who we are talking to....." i dont get this and really want some help to keep this from ever happening to me again. I don't have debt, except my home....... i sure dont like these people and any help would be greatly appreciated.

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I had a call from 866-720-1649 asking for a person who does not live here. The person on the other end of the telephone spoke with an accient which sounded like he was calling from India. We have called ID and it shows Unavailable. I will again post this call with the DO NOT CALL LIST and see what goes from there

My thought it that the Frederal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission should be notified immediately.

Goodluck to you who have been bothered by this business

Omg they called me at work what in the h e double hockey sticks is that about??????????:-x

this company calls my house all the time. I pick up the phone there's no one there I wait for to 10 seconds then hang up sometimes it goes straight to hold music. After the fifth call today I stayed on the line spoke with somebody they were calling for a relative of mine and asked him the name of their company they would not tell me ask their phone number they're coming from they would not tell me I asked to speak to his supervisor. I spoke with Gabriel and he would not tell me their company information either side got very frustrated and started yelling at the guy that if he did not give me his company name and telephone number that I was to call the phone company and put a trace on my line so they can document all all the phone calls that they have made to me and then I will take that information and take it to the sheriffs department for nuisance: and that'll be in their hands. Gabriel then quickly gave me the name of his company and a telephone number. I know you can call the company the telephone company and they can do something like that about putting a trace on and you can report it to I believe the sheriffs department and then they will contact them I have done this in the past before.

They keep call even though I am not in there system, I have talked to supervisor, I have proven they call but there system keeps call. I have call ticket into there IT department in Philippines. 16 calls even though I am not in there system.

I have *157, the phone company has sent them letters. They keep calling.

So now I am looking for an automated dialing system, I have recorded there message and well I think time we help them start calling everyone in my dial tone area with there message. FIGHT BACK. There so rude.......

They deserve it.

I just saw via Equifax that they started a collection against me for $400 for what appears to be a delinquent DIRECTV account that I've never had.
Since it is obviously bogus, do you recommend I send the letter to Allied to prove that they have the right person, or do I contact DirectTV and talk to them about it first?

I got call and they just didn't say anything. I have no past due bills. I have a Skype account with unlimited calls in US and Canada so I went to Youtube and pulled up Bollywood songs called them and put my mic in the hear piece and let them listen to the music. Some will listen for several minutes - think that is because they understand the language - unlike me who can't understand them with their accent.

That is why your company has to operate on someone else's license now, and one of your offices got shut down this year (WPB).

ITS NOT YOUR DECISION. READ THE FDCPA FRONT TO BACK. You clearly don't understand the full impact of the recession if you are making comments like that. Cocky, uninformed collector. There are thousands out there just like you, you're not unique or special.

Question of the day~! Do you know how many FTC complaints it takes to get one collector removed from the collections industry forever?


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If they have student loan contracts which Allied does, information is not accessible at any other office but the Minnesota Branch. Federal contracts require they be on a secured, seperate server.

They have several other offices. When I used to negotiate, they were always rude and violated C+D's very often, as well as other sections of FDCPA s.805.

A Cease and Desist sent to one office is viable throughout the organization though. What I used to do if they still kept calling clients was to obtain a signed copy of the C+D letter and fax it to them about 5-10 times with a violation letter our company had, along with letter them know our clients were going to file a complaint with the FTC. Almost all of them did go to the website and file complaints.
I hope them, Fred Hannah, and IC system go down !!!

The CONSISTENTLY call our phone right around 8:00a.m. EVERY MORNING. We don't even owe anyone money! We finally turned our ringer off at home. I turned my Caller ID off on my cell and called their stupid number and the idiot that answered the phone was dumb enough to give me their name Allied Interstate. I did research on the internet and found that they are one of the biggest debt collectors in our nation. There has got to be a way to stop the idiots. I thought it was illegal to call outside of the hours of 9:00A to 9:00P. I loathe these people.

All you have to do it cease them in writing..as the law requires.

I bought a computer from allied interstate website and when I got it, it was soooooo slow. Not what I ordered at all!!! I am sooooo angry. Then they had their collections department call for payment on their awful computer. They can have it back!!!!

I forgot to add: not every delinquent or defaulted debtor is a deadbeat, but you have to understand that most ARE and they make up all kinds of stories and excuses. I feel bad for you guys who are unfairly contacted even contacted at a wrong number! But for the ones who think a cease and desist will stop us from collecting on an account.. I have no remorse.

My response got deleted. Shame. I will try again!

I would sacrifice a commission to see a debtor do the moral and ethical thing: repay. Really, I think I should be a repoman!

We all have bills, even debt collectors! Food, heating, air, everything..but still repaying your loans MUST be a priority as well.

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Idiot...you work for a collection agency. You "recommend" legal action, YOU loose your commision because it has to be forwarded to a law office.

Mature and responsible adults have to survive....rent, lights and yes, food take priority over you. Let me guess....you work for a collection agency in the Buffalo area?

No, I am not based in the Buffalo area, sorry. I work out of the country, and use an "Americanized" alias. However, that's a moot point.

I don't mind losing out on commission when it comes down to justice, and that is making a debtor pay what he or she owes.

Everyone has their own bills- food, electricity, heating.. However, a debt is another bill that musn't be taken any less lightly.

Oh so you are probably one of the law breakers out of india.


Since you dont live here you have not experienced how the economy has turned down. A lot of people cannot even cover their basic expenses. It is *** like you that turn them to bankruptcy...then neither you nor client gets a dime. That to me is justice.

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I've been getting NUMEROUS calls from them, which I usually ignore. But today at 7 am really really ticked me off. So I answered, silence for about 10 sec. then some one just said their name. I said who are you, he repeated his name. I said who do you work for, he refused to give me who he worked for. So I google'd the # and told him I see he works for Allied Interstate, I assume a collection agency. He told me to give him the phone # I was receiving the calls from. Once he searched my phone # he told me who he thought I was, which I am not. And the address he thought I lived at, which I do not. So he said he would remove my # from the system. I informed him that my phone # is on the national no call list and it is a $10,000 fine if they EVER call me again, with that he said there was no reason for that and my # was being removed. Assholes....

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Hi,

Did you ask them to validate the debt which they claim you owe them? If you didn't, send them a debt validation letter through certified mail with return receipt requested. If they fail to validate, send them a cease and desist letter asking them to stop contacting you for the debt. If they still contact you, they will be in violation of the FDCPA laws. I understand that they have already violated the laws by calling you before 8 a.m., but their failure to respond to your validation letter will prove that you do not owe the debt. This is going to make your case stronger when you take legal action against them.

Allied Interstate consistently violates FDCPA laws by calling my home befor 8:00am. Sometimes as early as 5:00am. They have called before 8:00am 10 times in the last 2 weeks. We have filed complaints with the FTC, but nothing has been done and the calls continue. Will now file suit. If they keep calling at these hours, by the time it gets to court, they will owe me far more money than anything they claim I owe them.

Has anyone been called by the number 800-294-7691 Allied Interstate. I pulled my credit report and don't have any debts or any listings from Allied. My new in-laws got a call from Allied and they asked for me by my previous Married name. How would they get my new in-laws number? I have been remarried for 3 years but if they called my in-laws why would they ask for me by my previous married name and we live half an hour from my in-laws? plus they were rude and biligerent to my father-in-law and he only got the name and number from caller-id. Suggestions?

Call and ask? Allied doesnt report....

I verified that I do owe the debt that AI is attempting to collect. It was a store-front payday loan from Oct. 2001. I wrote a check for them to hold until my next payday, life happened, and I couldn't follow through when the loan was due --- they deposited my check & it was returned NSF.

I'm still trying to find out which of the following SOL's pertain to my debt, because I feel that the SOL has passed. I shouldn't still be help accountable for this debt AFTER the SOL, right?

re:
>>>Note payable at a definite time: 6 years, (O.R.C. � 1303 .16(A)); (2)).

>>>Dishonored check or draft: 3 years after dishonor, (O.R.C. �1303.16 (C))

ANYBODY HAVE A CLUE?! I forgot about my SOL post from before, and I just negotiated with them this morning for 45% of the amount (to pay $125). I told them I'd call them back with payment information this afternoon!

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What did they contact the family member for?? Location information?

What is the SOL. And how do I know if my debt has passed the SOL

What state are you in? That is how the SOL is determined.

Hi! Is this the same as first credit protection?

What if Allied Intersate contacted a family member with an out of state number? Are they entitled to be read the mini-miranda too?

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I got a phone call from Interest collection asking me if I was this certain person, I told them I was not that person. Then they asked me for my name and without thinking I gave it to them. My name is hard to spell, do you think anything will come out of this?

While I understand that this group should be contacting me in writing, I certainly don't want to give them my address. I received a call from them last night stating they were trying to collect a debt owed to Publisher's Clearing House. I haven't purchased aqything from PCH in years, and the address they state they have is one that I haven't lived at for several years. I have lived in three other residences since then, and the last one I lived in when I ordered anything from PCH was more recent. Wouldn't you think that PCH would have given them the newest address if I really owed them money? I have never received a collection letter from PCH, and the phone number they contacted me at isn't even in my name. I suspect they got the phone number from the internet and are trying to scam me. I asked them for a mail address to send payment and they gave me a PO Box, but when I asked them for an account number for PCH or more info about my "debt" they didn't have that information. I asked them for PCH phone number and they told me they would prefer that I give them an E-check on the phone. RIGHT! As if I would give out my checking account number to anybody without some sort of proof who they are and what I owe money for... SOMEBODY must be giving them money, though, or they wouldn't still be pulling this scam.

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They are calling me over an old Verizon bill from Dec. 2008. They sent me various amounts of money that i owe. Verizon sent me a notice saying that the debt was zero. Allied is sending me varied amounts from $200 up to $400. They have called my grandmothers house stating that she was a reference when i don't give out her number as a reference. They also call me 6 to 8 times a day. I called them back to see what i owed and now it's $259. They have told me before that i was not allowed to contact Verizon about my bill. After i called allied they stated that they could settle for $180 and if i hadn't gotten back to them within 3 days the calls were going to start again. Do you have any advice as to what i can do about this?

Allied Interstate calls everyday with a recording. You can't call back. when you answer they recording leaves a number before you can even get a pen. [I don't know about you, but how many people answer the phone with a pen in their hand.] We don't ven know what itis abiout or if it is even for us. I'm getting really frustrated with this, that is why I'm trying to find out their number on the commuter. Thanks for this site! Would you know a number to call?

Why are they allowed to call on Sundays.