The first time, the caller did not leave a message. The second time, it said ``CALL YOUR LAW OFFICE NOW

Wow, do you know your stuffmany thanks to you, for helping many more of us sleep a little better tonight knowing all you have said.

Hi Everyone,

Here are some helpful hints in dealing with this company:

If you are receiving calls from this number:
1. Do not reply or acknowledge them
2. Contact the following resources

File Complaints with:

Law Society of Upper Canada
- File a direct complaint against
http://www.lsuc.on.ca/public/a/complaints/

Natale Law Firm
c/o Deanna Natale
1490 Denison Road
Suite 100
Markham ON
(905) 413-8545


2.Ontario Privacy Commissioner
File a complaint against:
http://www.ipc.on.ca/english/Resources/IPC-Co ... Summary/?id=668

Global International Inc (Global Credit and Collections)
1490 Denison Street,
Markham, ON
L3R-9T7
(905) 479-2222


3. Minister of Consumer Affairs
- file a complaint Both firms for they are one and the same.
http://www.sse.gov.on.ca/mcs/en/Pages/Complaint_Steps_to_File.aspx


4. If the harassment is excessive, please contact a local lawyer that specializes in consumer law and they will take up your case.



Reasons for complaints:

Firm are conducting business practices’ in breach of the Canadian collections act, as well as breaches of Canadian Privacy Law.



Some of the breaches are as follows:



Registration

4.  (1)  No person shall carry on the business of a collection agency or act as a collector unless the person is registered by the Registrar under this Act. R.S.O. 1990, c. C.14, s. 4 (1).



Name and place of business

(2)  A registered collection agency shall not carry on business in a name other than the name in which it is registered or invite the public to deal at a place other than that authorized by the registration. R.S.O. 1990, c. C.14, s. 4 (2).



Use of name to collect debts

5.  No creditor shall deal with the debtor for payment of the debt except under the name in which the debt is lawfully owing or through a registered collection agency. R.S.O. 1990, c. C.14, s. 5.



Conditions of registration

(2)  A registration is subject to such terms and conditions to give effect to the purposes of this Act as are consented to by the applicant, imposed by the Tribunal or prescribed by the regulations. R.S.O. 1990, c. C.14, s. 6 (2).



Notice requiring hearing

(2)  A notice under subsection (1) shall state that the applicant or registrant is entitled to a hearing by the Tribunal if the applicant or registrant mails or delivers, within fifteen days after service of the notice under subsection (1), notice in writing requiring a hearing to the Registrar and the Tribunal, and the applicant or registrant may require such a hearing. R.S.O. 1990, c. C.14, s. 8 (2).

Confidentiality



17.  (1)  A person who obtains information in the course of exercising a power or carrying out a duty related to the administration of this Act or the regulations shall preserve secrecy with respect to the information and shall not communicate the information to any person except,



Use of unregistered collection agency

24.  (1)  No person shall knowingly engage or use the services of a collection agency that is not registered under this Act. R.S.O. 1990, c. C.14, s. 24 (1).



Employment of unregistered collectors

(2)  No collection agency shall employ a collector or appoint or authorize a collector to act on its behalf unless the collector is registered under this Act. R.S.O. 1990, c. C.14, s. 24 (2).



False advertising

25.  Where the Registrar believes on reasonable and probable grounds that a collection agency is making false, misleading or deceptive statements in any advertisement, circular, pamphlet or similar material, the Registrar may order the immediate cessation of the use of such material, and section 8 applies with necessary modifications to the order in the same manner as to a proposal by the Registrar to refuse registration and the order of the Registrar shall take effect immediately, but the Tribunal may grant a stay until the Registrar’s order becomes final. R.S.O. 1990, c. C.14, s. 25.





Practices prohibited

22.  No collection agency or collector shall,

(a) collect or attempt to collect for a person for whom it acts any money in addition to the amount owing by the debtor;

(b) communicate or attempt to communicate with a person for the purpose of collecting, negotiating or demanding payment of a debt by a means that enables the charges or costs of the communication to be payable by that person;

(c) receive or make an agreement for the additional payment of any money by a debtor of a creditor for whom the collection agency acts, either on its own account or for the creditor and whether as a charge, cost, expense or otherwise, in consideration for any forbearance, favour, indulgence, intercession or other conduct by the collection agency;

(d) deal with a debtor in a name other than that authorized by the registration; or

(e) engage in any prohibited practice or employ any prohibited method in the collection of debts. R.S.O. 1990, c. C.14, s. 22; 2002, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 3 (1).

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.

yes, this number called on a daily basis for about two months and then stopped for about 2 months and now it called me today!

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