I received a call with the man opening up telling me that he was a debt collection agency and was calling in behalf of ???? (some kind of publishing company I've not heard of) and information that he received on this call would be used to correct the debt. He then said that my husband's name had been reported to a collection agency and he would not answer my questions about who we were supposedly in debt to, because we have not received any bills. He said that he didn't know because he was just a collector. I told him that this sounded like a bunch of s**t and he was going to have to tell me more about "who we owed" before I gave him ANY information. He then tried to "verify" my address...and it was wrong...and he said he would make a note in his system and that he would prefer that I not use profanity. I told him that I would prefer that he did not call in the first place and hung up.
I then called the number back 1-866-753-3671 and the same man (Indian sounding) answered with a "hello?" I asked what the name of the agency was and he said Allied Interstate and that his name was Sam Micheals. I asked what did the company do, and he told me that he could not give out that information and insisted on looking up my "account." I told him not to bother because I was calling the police.
I just got a call for my brother-in-law, and I have to laugh. Years ago, I maxed out 6 credit cards and fought them all off!! You have to be timely in your correspondences etc.
BTW know your State statute of limitations. California is 4 years, no one can collect if your SOL has expired
2. Written by Tired of Allied Interstate, on 23-03-2009 19:14
I have been getting calls from this company for YEARS now. They are asking for someone who has a similar name, but NOT my actual name. For the first year and a half I would answer their calls, explain this all over again and demand they remove me from their list. Of course a couple weeks later the calls would start again. Then they started doing automated calls asking me to verify my identity before they would connect me to a human being, which of course I refused because as I said they were calling for someone else. Then I thought they finally gave up...I got about 3 months of silence, and then about three weeks ago they started up again. I refuse to answer the phone when I see their name on caller ID, and they won't even leave me a voicemail message anymore, they just keep calling and calling. I do not owe ANYBODY any money, I have a very good credit score and always pay all my bills on time, plus its not even me they are looking for! I think it *** that I am going to have to go through the hassle of changing my number and making it unpublished, or cancelling my landline all together, just because these a**holes won't leave me alone. How do they keep getting away with this!
HAHA Morgan, I guess you have not been contacted by Allied. If this was a legit business, then maybe people could understand a "wrong number". Fact of the matter, if you tell them idiots to take your number off their call list, like I have (and yes even politly) they still keep calling back. Bottom line, they are an agency that buys up old debts for pennies and then call and harrass people to get them to pay them. Half the time the debts have been paid off already. They are in violation of many laws and are on the verge of being the next spectacle for Dateline.
Enough is enough... After filing a BBB report with Nevada and a report to the do not call list (which I am on) I started doing a little digging. I am not behind in any bills so what is the reason for these continued calls from 775-319-1506? They keep asking for someone not living at my address. My credit score is very, very near 800. Get real.
Allied Interstate Inc (C1680-1999)
2255 Renaissance Dr
Las Vegas, NV 89119-6194
other nbrs: 775-319-1505, 702-597-9881
This locations manager: Daniel H Schultz
Hope this helps anyone out there with this companies harassing calls.
Dear Morgan , usually when people lash out it is because of their own insecurities and feelings of inadequacy. Come on now look what you do for a living. Most of us would find it unconscionable to disturb people in the sanctity and privacy of their homes especially since your debtors information files are riddled with reporting errors and do not reflect the truth not to mention that in many cases you are not in compliance with state statutes of limitations for debt or federal fair trade laws.How can you validate what you do for a living?
You even stipulated you go out of your way not to not delete people off of your do not call lists when they request it. By your own words and actions it confirms what many of Allied's victims have suspected all along, unethical business practices.
Now I could understand if you were from some third world country like India and in order for you to eek out a living you would have to work for an unscrupulous company, but really you are probably from the USA. Why don't you do your self a favor grow some dignity get an education, don't be a legend in your own mind,actually what you do is not beneficial it is parasitic in value. Quit this type of work that invades and violates any sanctity of home or ethics unless you are a sadist who derives pleasure out of this sort of thing.
The only one profiting from this machavellian scheme and who is making millions of dollars off the backs of you stool pidgeons and us victims is CEO Jeff Swedberg. So how do you sleep at nights?
I just got a call from the same place saying that I owed money for Columbia House movies. I have never ordered from them. They had the wrong address and then were saying that I could pay and switch my address to get the rest of the movies. I was like hmm NO I will not give you my address, and I don't owe any money!!
I just had a call from 866-720-1469 and it was Allied interstate. They were trying to collect a debt that I had another call on yesterday , Focus international. These are crooked outfits. What a pain. I do not have a book club membership and they could not provide me with a copy of a bill or send me a letter. Against policy.
If you get unwanted calls, cancel landline, get cell. Then give their number a silent ringtone and sign up for free call forwarding at youmail dot com. You can give any pest a recording that only they can hear.
Like a fake "I'm sorry this number has been disconnected" I did this and I got rid of my stress.
If you get unwanted calls, cancel landline, get cell. Then give their number a silent ringtone and sign up for free call forwarding at youmail dot com. You can give any pest a recording that only they can hear.
Like a fake "I'm sorry this number has been disconnected" I did this and I got rid of my stress.
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