They also contracted to a company in Victoria who does Government Research on Food Banks, they have someone inside passing any relevant information on. Another tactic is to phone pretending to be Microsoft and telling you that there is a problem with your Windows Software, they then try and convince you to give access to your computer and lock it holding it hostage until you pay them. Don't think they use this one anymore though as it is criminal and usually doesn't work, read a few people got stung. More proof linux is better anyway.

I got called from this unknown number many times...this is part of spam and I called back saying voicemail is full.....wasting my time!

Read This:http://www.servicealberta.gov.ab.ca/pdf/under ... _Sept-29-10.pdf

I got a call from 1-(780) 328-6135.  I picked it up and an automated voice was on the line.  It said it had a message for me, so I waited for 5 minutes of dead air space.  I was annoyed and hanged up after there was no response or message.  Truly very annoying.  After doing net research, found the number belonged to Crs Contact Resource Services.

I received this contact information and have been in contact with them by phone twice (actually 5 times since my first call was transferred to a non-working line 3 times before I finally said take a message).  The automated voicemails started again yesterday, so I've put my final call into them.  They said it may not have worked the first time they removed my cell # as it may be linked to more than one account.  I am following up with a letter to this address and in it, I indicate that this will be my final message to them and that if the calls continue, I will be forced to take alternative action.Contact Resource Services Inc.2070 Hadwen RoadMississauga ONL5K 2C9Phone (905) 855-8106Toll-free +1 800-673-2203Fax (905) 403-1410

CRS is not a collection agency per se, they do not work on behalf of a company that owns the ORIGINAL debt (say, if you had a debt from Canadian Tire MasterCard and they contracted a collection agency to try to get money), they in fact buy the debt from the original company that has already been written off for pennies on the dollar, then try to get money from you (hence why their offer of a certain amount of money which would be way less that you originally owed).This has two things you should be aware of.  First, since they have already bought the debt from the original company, they are not acting like a collections agency and thus do not fall under the laws that protect against collection agencies.  They can harass you to hell and back, and there is nothing you can do since they own the debt.  Second, because they bought the debt, it's is most likely outside of the mandatory period that they will be able to sue you (the original company that you owe), so you never have to pay them, but they own the debt for the balance of your life.Because old debts are wiped off your credit after an x amount of years (I think 6 or so), if the debt is no longer being pursued by the original company and CRS is after you, ignore them.  Or haggle the crap out of them to an amount so low that they'll leave you alone, i.e. if you owe $100, tell them you can pay $5 and only that or you will not answer them.  All else fails just ignore them.  It's pretty easy to filter out their calls.

thank you snowyjbeen getting this phone call for the past week and just called their toll free number and they said they were looking for a "Sandra Petagrew" nobody lives here by that name told them to quit phoning and they said they would quit so time will tell,again thanks for their phone number as now I can call them back and raise a little hell

Read this, actually they are in Mississauga Ontariohttp://www.servicealberta.gov.ab.ca/pdf/under ... _Sept-29-10.pdf