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!

I did not answer this call because it is a number I don't recognise. What makes me mad is that they called my cell phone long distance which I get charged for even if I don't answer. This kind of crap should be illegal.

If the debt is more than 6 yrs old, it would be off your credit profile and no longer collectible unless it's a government debt. I think that anyone claiming to be a collection agency and going after old debts should be reported to the police, it sounds fraudulant to me.

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.

i just got that same call, and i have family in AB so i called back and all i got was a lady saying inbox was full... sounds like virgin mobile voice mail.... know anyone named thelma Sutherland?

Have received a few calls from (780) 328-6135 every 8 in the morning also recieved a letter from Contact Resouce Service Inc. That was I owe Zeller Credit card, old old bill 10 years ago. I never heard that before of CRS.  See above .. other different address: Also I notice different address of CRS.  P.O. box 47009, 2225 Erin Mills Parkway, Mississauga ON. L5K 2P0 PH: 1 +1 800-673-2203FAX: (905) 855-2457

i get calls from them on my cell, they leave me messages claiming to be from CRS, its annoying;