Allied Interstate ripoff! constant harassment, blocks caller id. Columbus Ohio

For the last 2 months I have been receiving phone calls from Allied Interstate claiming I owe $86 to a book club. These calls have always been anonymous by using computer dialers and blocking caller ID (which is against the law)

This book club that I supposedly owe money to, I cancelled my membership over 2 years ago and returned all the books un-opnened.

My roommate usually answers the phone and is met with the typical 3 seconds of silence before someone talks back. When my roommate tells them I am not home, they get rude and immediately ask if there is a spouse available or if there is another number where I can be reached.

When my roommate takes the message, they won't disclose their company name unless asked. All they provide is a phone number and a 'reference number' and most times, the person calling does not have very good english skills and it is difficult to understand them.

One time I did inform them that I do not owe this book company any money and the individual on the other end refused to accept that answer. I could not even understand the gentleman's name because his english was horrible. But they wanted the money and they wanted it now.

And when I informed them that there is a law that requires all companies to display caller ID phone numbers (I am in the same state as this company) they just laughed at me.

I know a lot of these people are just doing their job but they have no right to be rude, or threaten people if they don't give out more information.

Alan
Lima, Ohio
U.S.A.