To represent themselves as a Law Office is a significant breach of, guess what...The Law. So, the Law Society of Ontario should be looking at this and should be subjecting the caller(s) to the usual tests before:

1. Asking the phone companies to close their accounts (which I can only hope are in the private name(s) of the individual(s) involved.
2. Obtain an order preventing them from carrying out this kind of activity or any phone or internet-related, non-opt-in, attempt to infringe on the privacy of Canadian citizens.
3.Cause them to repay any and all communications or other charges incurred by victims of their calling campaign, including regular cell phone charges.
4. Should a practicing lawyer have lent his or her name and professional designation to the effort (for example, a collection agency), determine whether the effort is, in any fashion, in breach of Canada's privacy laws.  This would include both the collection and dissemination of information gathered via this or other campaigns and acquired databases.
5. If found to be allowable under the law, require this agency to identify itself and provide out-out options and confirmation of same on both its call facility and its website.

I get called several times a day from (905) 413-8811 they are looking for a person that I do not even know. They tell me to return the call at 1-+1 800-234-1834 and then when I call they ask for a case number and they did not leave me a case number.It is Global Credit & Collections300 Int'l DrivePMB # 10015williamsville, NY 14221Toll Free. 1-+1 800-563-4929GLOBAL International Inc.1490 Denison St.,Markham, OntarioL3R 9T7Tel. (905) 479-2222Toll Free. 1-800-563-4929When you call them back all you get is an answering machine. I suugest that we all call the toll free number and talk for as long as the machine allows and then hang up and call them back again. I have called the Canada toll free number several times and left "babbling" messages for at least 10 minutes before the machine quits. They are calling my business for someone that had this phone number before me, over 7 years ago. I have had collection companies call before and asked them to take my phone number off this guys record because it is a business phone and they usually remove it but then each time his account moves on to a new collections agency they start all over again. What frustrates me is that this is an endless circle because they do not answer their phones. There should be a law against then being able to call any time of the day or night 10-12 times a day.

They called and left a msg on my cell?  How did they get my cell # ?

Me again, and again another call.  This is a long response so I hope I can get it all in here.  This time when I got the same call I checked a little further.  This law firm is operated by Deanna Lynn Natale.  She is licensed to practice law.  Search for her at the Law Society of Upper Canada:

http://www1.lsuc.on.ca/LawyerParalegalDirectory/loadSearchPage.do

Contacting the Law Society (416) 947-3315) confirmed that Deanna Lynn Natale is a licensed attorney who is only allowed to practice law in Ontario (so people outside of Ontario need not read further).  However, I asked if there were any complaints about this Deanna Lynn Natale, and after a rather loud "sigh", the person confirmed that there were complaints, but what the complaints were about was confidential.  The Law Society will open a complaint for you, and keep it confidential if you wish to proceed (which I suggest you do - it's free and you won't have to do very much).  Technically speaking, by phoning you this Deanna Lynn Natale law firm is not breaking the law.  Although ethically, the Law Society may have problems what they are doing.  So file a complaint!

Getting you to give out your personal information is not illegal either.  What they are allegedly using it for is illegal, but very hard to prove.  Mostly because many people embarrassed that they owe money to the point where a lawyer or collection agent has called and they want to clear it up quickly, or are so disorganized that they aren't entirely sure that they owe money and pay the $100 or $150 without asking questions.  So it is up to you to make sure you're not being scammed.

So I called the Natale law firm, quoted the reference number, and they asked me my name.  I did not give them my name, instead I said, "Well you called me twice in the last month and apparently sent documents to my home so you should know that."  (I never got any documents by the way - which would be hand delivered by a low-level paralegal or private investigator if it were real "important" legal documents). I then asked what collection agency they represent and if they could send me the invoices.  The woman was unable to respond and after several more of my questions she promptly hung up on me.  I called back several times and did not say anything during any call.  On each occasion, 4 different people answered the phone.  2 men, 2 women.  So it's apparent to me that this Deanna Lynn Natale has several (4 at least) people fielding calls like this.  Google her name and number and you'll see that she's been accused of allegedly sending out false collection letters and getting people to pay up on debts that don't exist. Is this a scam?  How paranoid should you be?  99%

1) Do not give your name EVER!  If they were collecting for a real debt you owe they would already know your name and everything about you.  As someone who has owed money, and been owed money, and been to court several times (as the good guy) I can tell you it's very, very easy to track people down.  A reputable lawyer representing a reputable company would not call you on a matter like this - ever.  If you were being sued they would hand deliver Statement of Claim (it is required by law that the Plaintiff prove you are aware of the lawsuit before a judge or mediator would ever hear the case).  Other important legal documents would also be hand delivered.  Lawyer's letters would be sent to you via registered letter or a courier - something you have to sign for.  You are not legally obliged to respond to a collection agency.  They are ruthless though, so you're encouraged to respond to a legit collection agent to avoid a negative credit report.  But there are several ways to see if the collection is real (read on).

2) Ask them to send a copy of the contract of the debt you took on.  If it's real, you'll get it and it will bear your signature (don't give them an address or fax number or any identifying information and use call block --*67-- when you do call them back).  Real collection agencies / lawyers WILL do everything they can to prove you owe the money without hesitation.

3) If the collection call is false (and you'll know right away) then ask these losers to remove your telephone number from their database.  Here's the trick, don't give them your number.  :)  The reference number that you were given contains an entire LIST of phone numbers, yours included.  So you'll be doing a lot of people a solid by doing that.  You can remind them that THEY called YOU and gave YOU a reference number so they should already know that information.  They will probably hang up on you.  That's what they did to me.

Good luck, and stay private!

These fraudsters have no intelligence and common sense. They have been calling and leaving messages on my answering machine for well over three months.Any idiot will know that if you have left bogus messages that long which are not being returned, better get lost and remove the numbers.Report these bastards to Law society of canada, phone busters and your MP.They also use another number +1 866-262-9537) through this automated syestem.These pimps think they can fool public by posting bogus messages and using different phone numbers.They posted a message on their other number saying they are legit.Legit my foot, they are pimps .They can go pimp their mothers.

I  just got this call again.  The first few times I wasn't home just showed up on my phone. I picked it up and pressed one for english.