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!

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.

Some one calling from this # for the last year. This has to stop. They are looking for information for some one else???? I goggled this # and St Albert Albert comes up??????last time I told them they had the wrong #.!!!!!! Didn't work.They said that they have this # to get in touch with this person. I will take further action if this doesn't stop!!!!

Not true.....yes it is illegal for lenders to use debts more than 6 years old against you which is why debts are removed from your credit after a 6 year period. Statute of limitations does not mean debts aren't collectable it simply means that no legal action can be taken against you from that point. The exception to this rule would be if you acknowledge the debt by either sending them some sort of written acknowledgment or more simply by making a payment. If you do this you reset the statute of limitations regardless of how old the debt is.

I got the same, yesterday a other 780 called these claim there were from Canadian Tire Option master card, I hang up well i dont have any credit card at all. Today (780) 328-6135 called it was just a machine telling me i will receive a letter witt a reference number maching the one the machine give to me.

A little reseach on the net point out that these harrassing phone call are realy from a collection agencie, and there the same people using illégal technique like seaching your personnel info or calling every matching name to find you or sending garantie approval credit card application, this way they get your updated info phone number ext,,,,,,.

It doesn't matter if you move, they will still find you.  CRS will find you anywhere - trust me.  I had a bad debt to Citibank Visa and in the recession of 91-92 my business tanked and I should have just filed for bankruptcy but I didn't.  My file was sent first to a lawyer and then several different credit collection companies.  And then after a few years nothing happened, until this year.  They found me,  I have no idea how, but they did.  Called my home phone, which is in my daughter's name. and then they called my cell phone.  And then they sent mail to my last employers office.  So if you don't want to be found don't open a bank account, have a phone, etc.  You get the picture.  The guy that I used to work for invests in those companies that buy up bad debt for cents on the dollare and therefore have nothing to lose and everything to gain.  I've seen the numbers.  They are like Hitler on the warpath to wealth.