(877) 477-5335

NOTE: Below my comments there's info re: formal actions taken by the
Dept. of Justice against Allied Interstate, Inc.

For a couple of months, I've been receiving calls from 877-477-5335,
which is ALLIED INTERSTATE, INC. They call several times a week,
sometimes several times a day. Yes, I'm on all the DoNotCall
Registry. And, no, I don't have (nor have I had) debts to any
company, so there's no reason for them to call me.

However, the best I can tell, from researching this, is that these
companies have purchased old debts and they are calling any phone
number ever remotely associated with folks who might have had a debt,
ever. (According to the Clark Howard site, if you answer their call
and provide any payment info, they will actually take YOUR $$ even
though you don't owe them anything.) As others have said, PLEASE do
not give any caller any of your personal info.

This from the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org):

Government Actions

The following describes a government action that has been resolved by
either a settlement or a decision by a court or administrative agency.
If the matter is being appealed, it will be noted below.

As of September, 26, 2011, Consent Order #CA18607KRJ, the State of
Minnesota, Department of Commerce, Commissioner of Commerce Mr. Mike
Rothman, commence formal action pursuant to Minn.State. 45.027 (2010),
and other applicable law, against Respondent Allied Interstate's
collection agency license. The Commissioner acknowledges that on
February 1, 2011, the Respondent had 1,286 registered debt collectors
and had 14 collection agency locations licensed to collect in
Minnesota. The Commissioner is prepared to commence formal action
based on the allegations that Respondent:
A) Failed to establish adequate procedures to follow when screening
individual collector applicants prior to submitting registration
applications to the Commissioner which violates Minn.State 332.33,
subd. 8 (2010).
B) Failed to properly screen numerous individu