False Claims and Harrassing Calls on the Job
Complaint
Sutton Family
Country: United States
Sharon of Allied Data has called my place of business after REPEATED requests NOT to harrass me on the job. Allied has been asked NOT to call in front of witnesses and continue to call. Today, 12/10/09, she called again and left a voicemail message which I am emailing to the Better Business Bureau as well as the FTC. This whole situation has been a nightmare to the tune of hundreds of dollars, undelivered magazines, and endless harrassment.
Comments
Your complaint of undelivered magazines in connection with these scammers is also typical. You might give the actual magazine publisher a call and see if there is even any account set up under your name. They appear to send a few magazines themselves to get the scam going and create the appearance of a "contract".
Contact the New York Attorney General, as they appear to be located in Buffalo NY. They are reported to cease calling when told you have filed a complaint with the NY AG.
Conmplaints against them and similar or related "companies" appear here.
https://complaintwire.org/Complaint.aspx/EOCyDbSpRAC7TgjJ3Y3HJg
They can intimidate and threaten the best by calling when and where it most inconveniences you, or threatens to embarass you.
This business isn't about "selling magazines", or "collecting a debt". It is about extortion. That is why the magazines are undelivered. Delivery is not required to extort.
http://www.bbb.org/upstate-new-york/business- ... uffalo-ny-6371/
This type of scammer has generally used an associated "collection ageny" to extract payments. Often these are people in the same company, maybe at the same desk, although there are a couple of Buffalo collection agencies that appear to be closely connected to this company.
Although there is an Allied Data that is a debt collector in Houston, that does not mean that they are connected to these long-time "magazine subscription" scammers. If they are shifting from phony "collection" tactics to outsourcing to licensed debt collectors, it would be interesting to know who they are using.
What information do you have on "Allied Data"? Address, phone number?
(Individual aliases are meaningless.)
Fraudulent telemarketers play doctored tapes to intimidate and threaten you. They don't make them to actually use in court, just to imply that they might. The recordings generally fail to even establish any "agreement", and often fail to meet FTC TSR rules, but most consumers don't know what those are, so they can be conned.
They are looking for suckers, and if they can make up a phony tape of you, they can do the same for the next victim just as easily. That is far less risky than actually using these fabrications in court.
Be aware, though, that if you disputed with your bank, and your bank customer service tried to "three way conference call" to "resolve the dispute", they might try to convince your bank using a recording. Some bank employees are really stupid, and some consumers don't know how to dispute when their own bank is giving them bad advice.
This is not a "business dispute", it's just a scam doing fraudulent telemarketing. Treat it as such.
https://complaintwire.org/Complaint.aspx/EOCyDbSpRAC7TgjJ3Y3HJg
https://complaintwire.org/Complaint.aspx/Qsg1QTbsHwD10gjMUgi-ig
Looks like they primarily prey on the unsophisticated, kids, and old people.
Reports are they flag any "account" where the consumer has filed an AG complaint, and immediately stop harassing. They are looking for easy suckers.
Contact the NY AG.
They are faking "debt". It's a shakedown racket.
Contact the NY AG.
Their rates for consumer magazines are typically $10 to $15 a year, a bit lower if you pay for a couple years, and many offer a pro-rated refund if you cancel at any time.