Complaint Review: Allied Data - Avon

Stephanie, Im with you. My story sounds like yours and im sending a Cease and disist letter today and Id like to join you in the class action.
I could be reached at (((ROR redacted)))
Make subject line "Class Action"

You go girl

For the past few weeks now, these guys have been calling me, leaving voicemails, on my personal cell phone. I don't even have any debts. My girlfriend used to work for Avon, but she said they didn't need my phone number. I'm getting sick and tired of being told the same thing over and over again. I've never spoke to any of their "customer service representatives" but one of the voicemails was not automated, and the guy sounded like an a*****e. I seriously want to know how and why they think they can call me and harrass me like this. It's stupidity at its finest. I'm looking forward to these guys getting shut down for their b/s. And I thank this website and the contributors of their stories for the information on this company. I had no idea what was going on, and I was kinda worried like I had done something illegal in my sleep or something, haha.

-James

an audit by the IRS would be in order for Avon. I wonder how many returned goods they claimed as "new inventory" again.

I sympathise with all of you above and below. I am an AVONRep/Ex-Rep. I put it this way because although I know that I have quit and am not, nor do I ever intend to again, sell their product's, AVON does not. I have not handed in my formal notice yet. Allied has not called me yet, though I expect they will soon because of a small balance I owe. I am posting my own rip-off report on AVON but felt it was important to speak up here too so that everyone can see how many people, who have worked so hard to represent AVON, have been affected in such a negative way. I, too, want to urge anyone thinking of becoming an AVON rep, to run, not walk, away from them now.

I started with AVON in July 06. Unlike a lot of other reps, I had no trouble getting lots of paying customers. I worked hard everyday for AVON as a full time job. My problem was not getting customers, it was keeping them, through no fault of my own, rather AVON's.

To make a long story short- They make it impossible to sell their products, products that most of the time, they do not have themselves! (I will be posting my own Rip-off Report on AVON shortly after this is made. It may take a day or two to show up, I'm not sure, but please take the time to follow up on it.)

Mainly, I have a lot of the same complaint's as those mentioned here- AVON saying they did not receive my return's, me not receiving my orders for my paying customer's, unit leaders and district managers, plus AVON's supervisors not returning my phone calls. Also, be very aware of their billing department. I had to call(# is long distance by the way) about every single one of my statements because I had been overcharged, most of the time, more than once on a single statement. The last straw came when they sent one of my checks through the bank twice, causing not just theirs, but several others to bounce!

Now, it looks as if I have more to worry about- Allied harrassing me over a balance that isn't even correct. There is one thing I already have on my side, I know that just because AVON, or anyone else who works for, or is associated with AVON, tells you something, does not mean it is true. I know that just because you call to straighten out an error that is their own fault and they tell you "Dont worry, we will fix it," does not mean that you can sigh a breath of relief, it means your battle has just begun and good luck.

I have read on the internet that the state of MN is filing a lawsuit againist Allied Interstate for illegal practices. I suggest you record the conversations and keep detailed journals of time, date, and name of person. Send the information to your local attorney general. Good luck!!

I too have been getting the phone calls from Allied for Avon I was a Rep for Avon since 2001 to 2005. I will Never Ever Go back to selling avon. I had a lot of returns that i returned back to avon and never been taken off my total from allied. A woman called and got my husband he said well i'll just pay for it well the lady went to do his payment and she said something was wrong with there system, she would call him back, in the mean time my husband had called me at my mother's house, and i told him not to pay it because I had sent returns back. These people are a Rip Off. Don't become an Avon Rep. total rip off Didn't make any money. Upset.

Sunday August 13, 2006 I received a recorded message from Ms. Donna Carter, identifying herself as Allied Data. Ms Carter addressed the message to Ms. White requesting a return call to keep the promise Ms. White made to pay her Avon bill.

I am not Ms. White. I ignored the message. Monday August 14, 2006 Ms. Carter phone again. I took the call, explained I was not Ms. White and Ms. Carter told me I was Ms. White and that she would be calling me everyday until I paid my Avon bill.

I request the caller's name, company name and telephone number. Ms. Carter informed me if I called the phone number she gave me I would be routed back to her. I explained to Ms. Carter she needed to stop calling me I was not Ms. White and I don't even know a Ms. White. I hung up on Ms. Carter called 1-800-275-7176 and explained what Ms. Carter was doing, I considered that harassment and I wanted them to direct Ms. Carter to stop calling me.

Today, Wednesday August 16, 2006 Ms. Carter called me again. I told Ms. Carter she needed to stop calling me and again Ms. Carter assured me she would be calling me everyday. I told her oh no missy you will not be calling me everyday.

I told her I intend to report you to every governing agency I could find and she had better stop calling me. I called the 800# again, and spoke with Sonia and she put me in a supervisors, Tim Weber, voice mail. I left a message telling Mr. Weber Ms. Carter needed to stop calling me and I am not Ms. White.

So, in conclusion Allied Data has expanded their harassment past the general Avon community and have reached out to harass people not even connected to Avon.

I am very interested in any and all information, law suits or any other action to see that Allied Data pay a consequence for their actions.

I am also an ex-Avon rep, but I will never be one again. I like the products, which work well for me, but it is too easy to get in too deep with them, and they are not at all helpful even if you are President Club. I say this because I could have written every one of these posts, including the original. Yes, I owe Avon money, yes, I too tried to return my inventory when after Hurricane Katrina, I quit because they charged TWICE what I was charging, for the same products in a relief kit I put together in a bundle and sold my customers to donate to the local Red Cross-who refused the kits I'd put together because they were't official Avon Katrina kits! I was in the process of moving from the Gulf Coast to Atlanta; I sent the products back to Avon, have lost my receipts due to a run of bad luck including homelessness, and have been terrorized by Allied. (I have a complaint about them on an different page of this site, it is about Avon using them, although I don't mention Avon in the complaint-found this one after clicking on "Want to read more about Allied?") These are terrible people! Avon swears they didn't get the products; swears they didn't turn me over to Allied...see? I could have written all of the above posts!

I was surprised that a company claiming to be woman friendly is connected to such a vicious collection agency, although their Katrina behavior should have been the last straw after I went through the same complaints I read above-DM never returns calls, accounting department uses 'new' math AKA 'creative accounting' and when I said I wasn't interested in building a team of my own, was pretty much ignored by the company unless it was order/pay-up time. And then they sick Allied on me like a tag team of rabid pit bulls! This after I kept contacting them, trying to do the right thing.

I've begun the process to enter a debt management program through a local non-profit agency here in metro Atlanta, and am going to list Avon, too, because I feel I do owe them some money since I can't prove I sent the inventory back; I am not trying to get out of it. I still buy the product too, it is the only make-up that doesn't break me out. But I made sure my new Avon rep had her head screwed on straight before I gave her an order. I don't need Avon badly enough to inadvertantly get someone else on the receiving end of Allied, which is apparently Avon's collection pit bulls of choice. What a shame!

I am sending this for my wife, who was an Avon rep. for many years. Due to health and other problems had to stop. That is when the issues with Allied Data Corp. started and have not stopped even after payment.

We want the harassing phone calls and letters to stop. We need help!!!

I received a call today, caller ID blocked and the person simply left a message that I was to call by noon tomorrow or they would take legal steps concerning my finances without my consent. The person did not leave a company name or what the matter was concerning, just that I would be sued.

I phoned the number that she left and came up with Allied Data Corp. This person gave me no identifying information. I do not return calls to anyone for an unknown reason.

I checked online and found this site. I am now assuming this is an Avon matter. I was a representative and was doing rather well until I signed up to be an electronic rep. Avon included personal information on the web site and I was constantly being contacted via e-mail and telephone about large orders that they wanted me to ship overseas on a credit card.

I did some research and found out that this was a known fraudulent activity. I contacted Avon several times both via telephone and online. When someone finally returned my call I was told that Avon was aware of this happening. I told them that I thought it was wrong of them to know about these things going on and not warning the representatives of potential liability. I resigned right then and there.

At that time I had quite a bit of inventory that I had ordered with that campaign. I have been trying to figure out how to return it to Avon ever since and still receive credit for the items.

After reading this site, I see that I am in for being harrassed for quite some time. I hope to nip it in the bud by sending a decease and desist letter.

I am all for adding my name to your list if you are interested in doing some sort of class action case. I also intend on filing my own rip-off report tomorrow.

I just wanted to make sure that everyone is aware of the scam that someone was trying to pull on me. If you are an Avon rep and someone trys to call with an unusually large order to be sent overseas with payment being made with a credit card, do not fall for it. They were also calling me via relay calls. This is a service for the hearing impaired to communicate on the telephone. They called at all hours of the day and night.

I do hope that you all have resolve with Allied and Avon. I received my first call from Allied yesterday which prompted me to look into them. Now I know why they are calling. I will also me filing a claim against them as I've been trying to resolve issues with Avon for over a year now. I was pulled into the scam by a coworker who unknowingly at the time is now in the same boat as I am. We were sent to collections from Avon however neither of us ever received an $ for our sales and our District Manager never contacted us back regarding the issues we were having. I appreciate the input I've been able to find on this site and will comment in future now that I know it is available.

I do hope that you all have resolve with Allied and Avon. I received my first call from Allied yesterday which prompted me to look into them. Now I know why they are calling. I will also me filing a claim against them as I've been trying to resolve issues with Avon for over a year now. I was pulled into the scam by a coworker who unknowingly at the time is now in the same boat as I am. We were sent to collections from Avon however neither of us ever received an $ for our sales and our District Manager never contacted us back regarding the issues we were having. I appreciate the input I've been able to find on this site and will comment in future now that I know it is available.

I do hope that you all have resolve with Allied and Avon. I received my first call from Allied yesterday which prompted me to look into them. Now I know why they are calling. I will also me filing a claim against them as I've been trying to resolve issues with Avon for over a year now. I was pulled into the scam by a coworker who unknowingly at the time is now in the same boat as I am. We were sent to collections from Avon however neither of us ever received an $ for our sales and our District Manager never contacted us back regarding the issues we were having. I appreciate the input I've been able to find on this site and will comment in future now that I know it is available.

I owe Avon approximately $58. I was actually doing fairly well with them, but lost my full-time job when my position was eliminated. The only customers I had were those at work, so I didn't get any more sales to pay the bill. Later, I had some money, so I paid half of what I owed. My manager kept having her assistant call me and telling me to call, but the days they wanted me to call I was working (as a temp by this point), so I couldn't call.

But, I had her email - like with others, she never responded, pretended I had never emailed her - yet she'd emailed me once, so I know her email worked. But, by the time I finally did get a real job, full time (my 1-year anniversary was today!), I was so far behind on other things that I couldn't pay even the measly $58. I've been getting mystery phone calls lately saying that I needed to have my attorney call them at XXX-whatever, except, they never said WHO they were calling - just "your attorney needs to call us".

Well, there is more than one person in this house and they EVER identified who they are, why they were calling, and WHOSE attorney they expected to call them. Then, today they finally gave the name of their organization (Allied Data Corp.) saying I needed to call them by noon tomorrow - yet, still without identifying who the call was for or why. As far as I'm concerned, their message is meaningless because no one here knows who they're calling about or for or whose debt it is.

Until they do that, they can stick it. But, I can see by their MO and the repetitive phrasing that it's probably me being called about the AVON debt. What a bunch of idiots - apparently, they get enough people to pay that their illegal methods are still worth using. I don't deny owing money - I just want someone to say WHO they are and WHO they're calling and WHY they're calling. Not be mysterious and pretend to be more important than they are and assume there is only one possible recipient of their message. Morons!!

I have had exactly the same problem with Avon - I sent them some returns earlier in 2005, and had them returned to me four times. I even had them sent certified mail, and they were sent back to me seven weeks later with an explanation from the post office that evidently someone refused to sign for them. I told Avon I was not going to send these products again because I was wasting my money and was told someone would get back to me. Then I got the call from Aliied Data. Threatining to sue me, jail me, etc. I told the lady I talked with that the whole thing was a load of crap and she said that the "lawyer in charge" would take my dispute into consideration but that my case was not very strong and the lawyer would have the final say. Well, I did my research on this company and found out that they have NO legal power, their tactics are ILLEGAL, and the better business bureau and the FTC already know about their tactics. I also called Avon and they said they didn't send my account to ADC. I sent a cease and desist along with a rebuttal, since they were calling me 5 times a day. I have everything on tape. I have all the receipt from sending this crap back to Avon, and I know Avon had two class action lawsuits against them - one for lying to their stockbrokers, and another for this same crap we're all complaining about. HINT : The last time they called me, I told them that I knew full and darn well that their tactics were illegal, that they were REALLY BRIGHT for leaving threating messages on my machine for the FTC and my lawyers to hear. *CLICK* I haven't heard from them since. I also filed a fraud report against Avon with the credit bureaus. Don't let this company scare you. The one lawyer they have listed as their contact is a bottom feeder and isn't even a member of the Texas bar.

I too have the exact same problem. i sent all my products back ups,and have tracking number and everything. they said ups and them would fix it. well i just recieved my first 2 adc calls today from 2 diffrent people and one said i had until 10am tomorrow the other said 12pm tomorrow for me or my attorney to call them back or a decision would be made regaurding this.
since i am smarter than to just call i got on the internet and found this site! lets get them all of us together tell me how and i will start it.
julee

In August, I finally recieved a check from Avon. It was suppose to be $400. because I basically paid them $1600. and I owed $1200. The check was for $14.00...Gee, at least I got SOMETHING back from the rats. I called the man (can't remember his name) who signed the check, trying to contact him for 3 weeks before I cashed the check, and NEVER heard back from him. I ended up buying myself some makeup with the $14....BUT NOT AVONS!!! HA HA

I feel sorry for anyone who gets involved with Avon without knowing how they really are.

To the rebuttal from Avon Rep: I did put A LOT of work into selling, my husband even complained that he was sick of me being obsessed with Avon. You are VERY lucky to have leaders that aren't pressuring you. I just hope that you don't have to go through what many of us have had to deal with.

I too am an Avon Rep and have been for almost a year. I have never been presured by anyone to recruit or sell. I too on some campaigns have low sales but that is only because I have not been out doing any selling.

Avon is a reputable company and you only get what you put into it.

HI, I AM THERE FOR YOU GIRL, I WORKED FOR AVON FOR A YEAR AT THE MOST, I HATED IT, NO SALES,NO CLIENTS, AND YOU PRETTY MUCH USE WHAT YOU EARN TO PUT BACK IN THE COMPANY, ITS USELESS! I HAVE BEEN GETTING CALLS FROM THESE SO CALLED"LEGAL CLERKS"ON A DAILY BASIS,AND YES THEY CAN SCARE YOU WITH WHAT THEY SAY, THE MAN I SPOKE WITH TODAY SAID HE SENT ME A LETTER AND I DID NOT RESPOND SO I WILL BE SUED NEXT WEEK, I TOLD HIM I AM YOUNG AND ON SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY AND COULD NOT PAY THEM, I ONLY OWE $300.00? WELL, HE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE COURT COSTS AND ALL THE EXTRAS....I TOLD HIM TO BRING IT ON BABY! WELL, NO LAWSUIT YET, SOMEONE DIFFERENT CALLS ALL THE TIME, THEY ARE VERY STUPID, AND I FEEL SORRY FOR THE POOR SOULS THAT HAVE TO WORK THERE. I WILL BE HAPPY TO SUE THEM WITH YOU, THEY DESERVE IT, THEY NEED TO LEAVE US ALONE, LETS GET EM!

Stephanie,

Print a cease and desist letter from this website and send it immediately with return verification. These guys are also known as Allied Interstate, one of the biggest loser collection agencies out there. They are being investigated in most states, so check with your atty general in your state to see if yours is one of them. They have been stopped from doing business in many states, and have changed their name to try to avoid the taint of Allied Interstate.

Also, next time they call, tell them that you have contacted your Atty General and that you are taping this conversation. They will hang up faster than the speed of light. they canot garnish your wages without a COURT ORDER, and to get that, they have to prove that you owe! And if it ever came down to court, which it won't because its too expensive, al you would have to do is prove with your receipts and the judge will laugh them out of the room. But they don't take people to court. They rather get their jollies out of calling and harrassment. Sad, really.

Put a fraud alert on your credit through the three credit bureaus. And tell Allied that your much more knowledgable now about them and won't fall for their BS. AND DON'T SETTLE EVER. They will sell the balance to another credit agency and you will go through hell with them too!

They haven't given up on you yet because you have called them back and talked to them reasonably. To them, that means LIVE BAIT. Do not give them the satisfaction and protect your rights!