They call me once a week, saying they're from a law office. They say that Rogers sent my bill to their collections office. I told them "Oh yeah? How do I know this is not a scam? Do u think I'm just going to give out my credit card number to pay my bill?" And the guy said "Write down this number, call Rogers and confirm that this is true. I will call u again tomorrow".

He never called back!

they called me too this morning early at 9am, asking for my birthdate to confirm and whether I recieved a brown envelope in the mail. Whether or not i said no. I also have 1-+1 866-988-0885 call me everyday as well as 'unknown numbers' and 'private numbers'. I do owe a cable company just under $1000, and they outsource their deliquent customers after a while. This allows anyone else to set up shop and say they are collecting on their behalf. This has got to stop. I wonder if they will call me on Christmas too? Upon seeing this other post, I will be reporting them too."My mother just got ANOTHER call from these people. ?I was livid and called the law firm and gave them s**t.  I have also called CRTC - DO NOT CALL LIST (her number was registered) and reported them 1-+1 866-580-3625,then called PHONEBUSTERS - THEY DEAL WITH FRAUDULENT PHONE CALLS 1-+1 888-495-8501 and will be calling THE LAW SOCIETY OF UPPER CANADA 1-+1 800-668-7380 shortly to report them. PLEASE - anyone who gets calls from these morons report them to ALL 3 instituions. Unfortunately, they have probably ripped off countless people and it needs to stop."Thanks for the advice redorangesmiles @ yahoo.com

I've recently rented a suite that came with a new phone line. Since arriving, this phone # calls at least once a day. Today I picked up and held down the zero key on my keypad. I could hear two guys in the background laughing and saying "she must be pissed off". Then they disconnected the call, and called back three more times where the same thing occurred.

I've now registered with the Do Not Call registry: https://www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca/cofi-fico-eng.

Hopefully that makes these knobs leave me alone. They don't want me, they want the last owner of the phone # I've sadly been assigned.

this son of bi*** called on my cell phone. wasted 1 f*cking minute of my air time. I wish whoever work for the company and the company owner/s can go straight to hell, and never come back!!! and I wish they can suck their own BALL with no teeth.they even f*cking registered on the do not call list. what a joke!! National Do Not Call List Registration Number: (905) 413-8624 Registration Date: 17-Oct-2008 Expiration Date: 17-Nov-2011

by the way, thanks Jack for your research and info. it helps to know the truth.also, if anyone can find a photo of this criminal it would be a good thing to post it all over the web...although now that i think of it, i would not be surprised if someone actually stole Deanna Lynn Natale's identity and is doing all these crimes in her name. Otherwise how else can you explain that the police have not yet arrested her?if so I petty the real one...

From the Ontario Ministry of Consumer Affairs Web site
The Collection Agencies Act prohibits collection agencies from doing certain things.

The Ontario Ministry of Government Services consulted the collection industry to develop a standard to be followed by all collectors. Having a standard also allows the public to have a better understanding of what collection agencies can and can't do.

The regulations forbid collection agencies from:

contacting you until six days have passed from sending you written notice of the following: • the name of the creditor • the balance owing • the name of the agency and its authority to demand payment
continuing to contact you if you did not receive the notice unless a second copy of the written notice is sent to an address provided by you, and then contact may only be made six days after sending notice;
contacting you if you send a registered letter to the agency saying that you dispute the debt and suggest the matter be taken to court;
contacting you if you or your lawyer notify the agency by registered mail to communicate only with your lawyer, and you provide the lawyer's name, address and telephone number;
contacting you on Sunday, except between the hours of 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., and on a holiday;
contacting you other than by ordinary mail more than three times in a seven-day period without your consent, once the agency has actually spoken with you;
using threatening, profane, intimidating or coercive language, or using undue, excessive or unreasonable pressure;
continuing to contact you if you have told them that you are not the person they are looking for unless they take reasonable precautions to ensure you are that person;
giving false or misleading information to any person;
recommending to a creditor that a legal action be commenced against you without first sending you notice;
contacting your employer except on one occasion to obtain your employment information, unless your employer has guaranteed the debt, the call is in respect of a court order or wage assignment or if you have provided written authorization to contact your employer;
contacting your spouse, a member of your family or household, or a relative, neighbour or acquaintance except to obtain your address and telephone number unless the person contacted has guaranteed the debt or you have given permission for the person to be contacted.