Allied Interstate Mix up
Date: Tue, 03/27/2007 - 07:29
So about two months ago I purchased a Condo. Yesterday I got a letter in the mail addressed to someone with the same Last Name, but a different First name. I opened it, and saw that it was a letter from allied interstate saying I owed 146.XX to DirecTV. I called them and said that I just bought this place, and DirecTV isn't even available in this building, so is this just a coincidence that I got a letter for someone with the same last name? The person said then not to worry about it, but I wanted to verify what SSN# was on file to make sure that this wasn't meant for me. The last 4 numbers she gave me, matched the last 4 numbers of my father's SSN#.
She said she couldn't give me the full SSN#, and I felt a little weird giving her my father's full SSN#. So we couldn't find a way to see if someone used his SSN# to open the account.
Is it safe for me to give them my fathers full SSN#?
Don't give a collector personal info. If it is not your debt,mak
Don't give a collector personal info. If it is not your debt,make them prove it is yours or they have to leave you alone. Send this letter certified return receipt.
http://www.debtconsolidationcare.com/forums/about216.html
I don't think it is a good idea to give out his entire SSN, I ha
I don't think it is a good idea to give out his entire SSN, I had my Direct TV bill go into collections but it was not with Allied. So you may want to be careful. Check your credit report, maybe have your father check his as well, make sure nothing has been opened in either of your names. He may have to personally contact them to see if it is fraud. I am just recovering from identitiy theft and it has left me ver leary of ANYONE. I have had more then just bills aquired in my name, but alot of money and headaches.
