Allied Interstate Collections

I received a phone call from Allied Interstate

Collections regarding a past due Verizon account. I'd

lost a job a few years prior, causing a snowball of

closed accounts and ultimately an eviction and was

finally getting most of it all paid off.

They offered a settlement, I couldn't accept it and I

asked about a payment plan. He,...."he" being a

gentleman named "Tim" I found out later,....He said I

needed to pay 10% today, that he'd waive the fees and

he'd contact me later for additional payments. I

agreed and gave him my debit card info.

I found out later that day that he made the payment

for the full amount. I called in and requested a

supervisor and talked to "Vince",....who told me that

Tim claimed I agreed to the full amount and I was out

of luck. When I asked for the call recording to be

checked, he hung up on me.

I've spoke to a few other supervisors and as of this

e-mail, nothing has been corrected. I'm contacting

the Better Business Bureau (in both IL and CA) and the

Attorney General's for both states.