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!

Jane from CRS is getting desperate... LOLTwo calls today exactly one minute apart.  Left two identical messages. These guys try to collect old stats barred debts that are WAY over the statute of limitations and are notorious for harrassing people for debts they don't owe. They have been harrassing me for over seven years.  The last time I actually talked to them i told them to send me a copy of the original contract I apparently signed for this debt.  They told me to send them a hand signed letter so they could "compare" the signatures from the letter and the " contract".  I told them they promised to send a copy of the contract seven years ago and I'm still waiting.  They can't produce it because they don't have it !!!!  Don't send these guys ANYTHING and don't answer their phone calls either.  They are rude, ignorant of the collection laws and once you communicate with them they will never let up.Number on call display shows as " unknown".

why call me then an answer machine talks no company name or anything shows up just a number

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.

Thanks this number just called me,Glad I did not answer it. There was no msg left.

Tell them to take you to court and produce the paperwork or you will pursue harassment charges. If your debt is 15 years old, chances are there will be no paperwork and it is a written off debt by the original creditor. A judge will laugh at them and tell them to get the hell out of his court and stop wasting his time.

Just recieved an annoying call from some woman who yelled at me for an account that was paid off over 10 years ago !!!!!!!   The number was (780) 328-6135.  She was just too rude for words so I hung up on her.  Tried calling that number and got a recording that it was out of service.Now I'll recognize it and not answer again.  This kind of attempt at bullying is not lawful in Canada anymore as far as I know.