Keep getting many calls from various area codes and phone #'s. Some show up with ALLIED INTERSTATE in the caller ID, some don't. Everytime I answer (when I do), there is nobody there.
I've googled these numbers, whether with/without caller ID and it's always ALLIED INTERSTATE. They are a collection agency, very dishonest and shady.
Every message I've read from people reporting this so-called business is always the same...ALLIED INTERSTATE IS A NASTY PLAGUE, PREYING ON INNOCENT PEOPLE.
I have no clue as to why they are calling me. My credit is impeccable and don't have any debts.
Please add to this site if you, too, are plagued by ALLIED INTERSTATE.
Unfortunately, debt collection agencies aren't subject to the Do Not Call regulations. What you may want to do is report them to your state's attorney general and to the Federal Trade Commission here: https://rn.ftc.gov/pls/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01
Here's some information on Allied Interstate and advice on dealing with them: http://www.budhibbs.com/debtcollectorpages/allied_interstate.htm
These people have been calling for months at all times of the day. There is never anyone on the line, but a recorded message tells us to call them back at a long distance number regarding an unpaid debt. We have never had any unpaid debts.
I have gotten several calls from this number just recently. I too hung up on the automated message and then googled the number to find this string. I'll be hanging up on Allied Interstate from now on. Thanks to all for the info!
I check the computer before I answer calls I don't recognize. If friends and family call with a calling card they're out of luck. I have a fax machine that I set, I have to answer before or on the 4th rings. After the phone rings the 5th time the fax machine answer and starts beeping in their ear. When I do this it doesn't take long and they stop calling. My kids get upset with me if don't make it to the phone and the fax machine answers. Most of the time I leave it unplugged and plug it in when I get one of these calls. If the phone is answered (by me or the fax) they have to pay for a phone call. So let them pay. My fax also prints out a caller ID List. This could come in handy if I wanted to report them. Think about getting one, they're not that expensive these days.
I went online to try and figure out who this moron from Los Angeles was calling me about. Thank God I never picked up the phone and did my home work!! I can't beleive the nerve of some people to try and rip me off!!!