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!

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

(780) 328-6135 on revers look up is contact resource service out of Edmonton, but they are also out of Mississauga  or they just have a network dialing system.  They call our number saying that this person owes money from 15 years ago, and is busy telling anyone who answers the phone about it even when they have been told time and time again that they have the wrong number.  What a bunch our sub intellegent bullies.  I have read about this scam that they run under so many numbers.  They call here every day as our phone records the calls then make and they use many false numbers.  these idiots are the scum of the earth.    they have been up to this for 6 years.  Someone should put these people in JAIL fraud and criminal harassment.

For those who have had calls from &(780) 328-6135 the company is Contact Resource Services in Mississauga, they buy old debts sort of like sub prime mortgages and then try to collect on them. They are already in trouble in Alberta http://www.servicealberta.gov.ab.ca/pdf/under ... _Sept-29-10.pdf and constantly change numbers.  One trick they used to use to try and get information was to call and tell you there was a problem with your computer and try to get them to allow access. Now they apparently send mail out basically to friends and relatives as well as neighbors to try and force payment. Another trick they use is accruing a ridiculous amount of interest and offering a deal if you pay up. As a matter of fact some of you may not even have remembered the debt as it could be some miniscule amount from 20 or 30 years ago. Remember like sub-primes they get these debts for pennies and then use illegal tactics. Note: They keep changing and masking the number as well you will find that when you do call it is just an answering machine that is always full.

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

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

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".