Man called from 202-808-3318, said he was with Allied Investigations from Washington D.C. (convenient) and transferred me to another Lady by the name of Melissa Young. She tried to tell me that I had 4 counts against me for check fraud, stolen funds, bank fraud, and debt by deception for unpaid check loans. She accused me of just dipping out on paying or closing my bank account so I wouldn't have to pay and said she had a notarized statement from my bank confirming funds were deposited. She said that if a resolution could not be reached should would have to "sign-off" so that a judge could issue warrants for my arrest. I proceeded to tell her that this is not the first call like this I have received and that it's funny that when i google their # every results comes back as spam. I told her that I have recorded from my bank, that the check information they are giving me does not even exist, and that I accept no debt as I have no outstanding check loans. I further told her that I am well aware that bottom feeders such as herself buy up old debts (whether the debt was paid or not) and spend their days trying to screw people out of their hard-earned money. The woman said she did not have to listen to what I was telling her and d/c the call. SCAMMERS!!

Who  are these people and what do they want?

did you ever take a payday loan out? if so these people could be scammers saying u owe money when u truly dont

I received an email from this company 3 weeks ago and told them I have never heard of the Bahama company they say I owe money to I asked them to send me all documentation and they have not.  Got a call at work yesterday and I told them I know nothing about it.  They said they sent documentation to my employer, which they have not and then I was told we will send it to the court and hung up on me.  Are they just a Collection Agency?

So what did you do about your email you recieved from them? they wanted me money from me today viaphone or online..... i just ignored it

these illegal scam artist rat b*****ds will stop at NOTHING to try and fraud you.  the BEST is on these scam artist's website where they try to scam you into making a credit card payment.

For everyone's FYI- these scam artists will try to call you from  877-757-7876, (877) 349-6951 and 678-685-9153.  


This is how to deal with them if they call again:

1.) DO NOT admit to owing the debt over the phone, as far as you are concerned it's only a voice over the phone and should be treated as such until you are certain (documentation) they are legitimate and following the law!

2.) You are protected by the FDCPA (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act), these laws are designed to protect you from scams, therefore you should exercise your rights.

3.) Ask the voice on the phone; their name, the full name of the business (ask them to spell it), their address, and a direct telephone where THEY can be reached, next, proceed below.

4.) Tell the alleged debt collector they have 5 days to send you a dunning letter (also known as a letter of collection)  through the mail, tell them you are counting the days and keeping a record of all communication to make sure they are complying with the federal law (FDCPA).

5.) If the debt collector refuses to give you any information that is a BIG RED FLAG. Do not give them any of your personal information, do not admit to owing any debt, and do not discuss anything over the phone.  File a complaint immediately with your state attorney general and the FTC.

6.) If and when you receive a letter of collection, you will send them a debt validation letter, certified, return receipt requested, it is extremely important that you send the debt validation request certified. You can obtain sample debt validation letters in the DIY section of this forum.

7.) It is VERY important that you respond and dispute a letter of collection within the 30 days of receipt, don't take any chances, send the debt validation letter immediately, make sure you date it and keep a copy. Again, keep a record of all communication a collection agency attempts to make with you.

8.) Educate yourself on the FDCPA.

I got the same exact email ....It gets so old!

Thank you for the advice.. I did research on Allied Investigative Services and could not find much on them ... So i will ignore the email then and report them

they are a FRAUD.  report them to the BBB, FTC and TN DA's office.

i received an email from these guys with subject being check fraud case pending said they had a case from bahama marketing group and i needed to pay by month end... are they legit or fraud?

these people are SCAMMERS. Their IP address matches those of other companies trying to do the SAME SCAM.  Even better, they "CLAIM" to be ALLLIED INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES, LLC. with the website to fool you http://alliedinvestigativeonline.com. Funny because this scam company Allied Group, Alliance Group, Allied Investigations, whatever they want to call themselves copied a LEGAL investigation company's name without knowing it! (I reported this scam to them so they are aware of these scam artists soiling their name!) http://www.alliedinvestigativeservices.com/AIS/main.html the REAL company

these rat b*****ds are illegal scammers.  do a google search on this illegal company. they were in Georgia until they had to run and hide being shut down.  DO NOT CALL THEM BACK THEY ARE ILLEGAL SCAMMER RAT B*****D.  Also, Mark Collins is a convicted Child molester!