Report: #59993

Complaint Review: Alyon Technologies

Alyon Technologies Aka Alyon Tech ripoff Reported to a collection agency for services never ordered or received. Collection agency has been harrassing my mother. abused & mistreated business from hell Internet
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Reported By:

— Jacksonville Beach Florida
Submitted:

Sun, June 08, 2003
Updated:

Thu, May 27, 2004

Alyon Technologies

Alyontech.com

Nationwide

U.S.A.
Phone:
Category:

Corrupt Companies

*Consumer Suggestion: Michael, file a complaint with Florida Economic crimes unit and the FTC *Consumer Suggestion: Michael, file a complaint with Florida Economic crimes unit and the FTC *Consumer Suggestion: Michael, file a complaint with Florida Economic crimes unit and the FTC *Consumer Suggestion: Suspicious Name *Consumer Suggestion: Suspicious Name *Consumer Suggestion: Suspicious Name *Consumer Suggestion: Suspicious Name

This company has reported my 72 year old mother to a collection agency and she never used their services. That collection agency is named A. C. A. Recovery, Inc. at 76 N. Maple Ave. Suite 141 Ridgewood, NJ 07450. This collection agency has been harrassing my mother but will not answer their toll free number listed on their correspondence. I have notified them in writing of the invalidity of the debt and am awaiting their response.

Michael
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
U.S.A.

7 Updates & Rebuttals

Pam

K,
Washington,
U.S.A.

Michael, file a complaint with Florida Economic crimes unit and the FTC

#8Consumer Suggestion

Mon, June 09, 2003

MICHAEL, Jacksonville Beach, Florida: "aca" IS AN ACRONYM FOR

ACCREDITED COLLECTION AGENCY INC. NJ cORP. Filing number 0100731789 Type: Domestic Profit

Their website:

http://mail.acarecovery.com/whyus.htm

76 N. Maple Ave. Suite 141 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 1.800.356.3713 Fax 1.201.670.8272

You should contact the Tallahassee Economic Crimes Unit ! !

Florida Attorney General's ALYON Case Number: L03-3-1086

Subject of investigation: Alyon Technologies, USCI, Inc., TelCollect, Inc.

Subject's address: 1 Harmon Plaza 2nd Fl, Secaucus, NJ 07094

Subject's business: Telemarketing

Allegation or issue being investigated: False, Unsolicited Billings, (censored), RICO

Status of case: Investigation opened

Subject's position: No response at this time

AG unit handling case: Economic Crimes Division in Tallahassee, Florida

Economic Crimes - Tallahassee Office

Telephone

Voice: 850-414-3600

Fax: 850-488-4483

Mailing address

Economic Crimes Division

Office of the Attorney General

The Capitol

Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050

Location

Collins Building

Fifth Floor

107 West Gaines Street

Maps to Attorney General's offices listed below at this link:

http://myfloridalegal.com/direct.nsf/Maps?OpenView

Daytona Beach

Fort Lauderdale

Fort Myers

Jacksonville

Miami

West Palm Beach

Orlando

Tallahassee

Tampa

13 STATES SUE PORN SITE FOR POP UP SCAM

On May 15th, 2003, Wisconsin and twelve other states sued an Internet firm that

allegedly billed people who tried to close pop-up windows for pornographic web sites.

The suits, filed in conjunction with the Federal Trade Commission,

allege Alyon Technologies Inc. violated advertising and telecommunications

laws by connecting Internet users to the company's toll phone number when

they tried to close Alyon's pop-up windows advertising porn sites.

The toll number charges $5 a minute, according to the complaint,

resulting in bills ranging from $14 to more than $1,000.

Other states that have sued are California, Connecticut,

FLORIDA,

Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio,

North Carolina, Nebraska, Texas and West Virginia.

Further information may be found at

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=2752669

Pennsylvania Attorney General already has reached an agreement:

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Mike Fisher today announced

that a New Jersey-based company that provides access and billing services for

pay-per-use "adult" web sites will provide full refunds to Pennsylvania

consumers who file complaints and document that they were erroneously or

unknowingly billed to access these sites during 2002 and 2003.

Fisher's Bureau of Consumer Protection filed an "Assurance of Voluntary

Compliance" agreement with Alyon Technologies Inc., Secaucus, New Jersey, to

resolve accusations of deceptive practices that resulted in nearly 70 complaints

from consumers throughout 28 Pennsylvania counties. The 70 consumers are

expected to receive a total of $14,000 in restitution.

According to investigators, Alyon Technologies in January 2002 contracted with

Electronic Group Interactive (EGI) to set up 900 number lines and 201 area code

numbers to enable Internet users to gain access to "adult" web sites. EGI has

agreements with numerous web site hosts that generate what is referred to as

"adult entertainment" Videotext material. The sites have been promoted to

Internet users through "spam" e-mails or "Pop-up" ads that appear on the

consumers' computer screens. Alyon tracked calls to these lines to perform the

billing for the Videotext services. Alyon also arranged to handle the collection

of unpaid bills.

Under the terms of the Assurance Alyon is required to include as a condition

of its contract with Videotext service providers, a prohibition against

advertising or distributing dialer programs through "spam" e-mails and "Pop-up"

ads on game web sites predominantly visited by minors.

MICHAEL:

You reported "That collection agency is named A. C. A. Recovery, Inc. at 76 N. Maple Ave. Suite 141 Ridgewood, NJ 07450.

This collection agency has been harrassing my mother but will not answer their toll free number listed on their correspondence. "

The real name of this collection agency is, and this be about the Fifth Collection Agency, Alyon has used so far:

Accredited Collection Agency, Inc.

Listed with Corporations Div. in New Jersey:

ACCREDITED COLLECTION AGENCY INC. Filing number 0100731789 Type: Domestic Profit

Their website:

http://mail.acarecovery.com/whyus.htm

76 N. Maple Ave. Suite 141 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 1.800.356.3713 Fax 1.201.670.8272

They claim they are:

"Fully bonded and insured

Full compliance with all federal and state regulations (F.D.C.P.A.) (Right ! !)

Members of Commercial Law League of America

Expertise in collections worldwide

Fully Automated system

Skip tracing and asset searches, judgment executions

Collection attorneys on retainer provide full litigation procedures

No up front fees

Major Credit Bureau reporting

Prompt remittances

Incentive based professionally trained collection staff

Pam

K,
Washington,
U.S.A.

Michael, file a complaint with Florida Economic crimes unit and the FTC

#8Consumer Suggestion

Mon, June 09, 2003

Pam

K,
Washington,
U.S.A.

Michael, file a complaint with Florida Economic crimes unit and the FTC

#8Consumer Suggestion

Mon, June 09, 2003

John

Memphis,
Tennessee,
U.S.A.

Suspicious Name

#8Consumer Suggestion

Sun, June 08, 2003

The name A.C.A. Recovery sure sounds like Alyon is using their own in-house collection group. Look very closely at the corespondence to see if Alyon is mentioned as the real company.

What you need to do is send a certified letter to this group demanding validation of the debt. I'm certain they won't be able to provide it. How would they legally document an Internet scam? Until they do they are not allowed to make ANY collection attempts.

Make no deals or payments with Alyon. The Feds are just warming up for these folks.

John

Memphis,
Tennessee,
U.S.A.

Suspicious Name

#8Consumer Suggestion

Sun, June 08, 2003

John

Memphis,
Tennessee,
U.S.A.

Suspicious Name

#8Consumer Suggestion

Sun, June 08, 2003

John

Memphis,
Tennessee,
U.S.A.

Suspicious Name

#8Consumer Suggestion

Sun, June 08, 2003

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