Years ago someone with my current number was in trouble owing money. That debt was sold to a collections company and now I keep getting calls about it. No one believes me so when I won't pay up they just sell it to another collections company and the process starts over. This happens every couple of months when a new company begins to call. I even went to the company who had the original debt and they have no record of me and no debt outstanding because if it was there it got written off ten years ago. This thing has been passing through various companies for years and will be passed on to who ever gets my number next.
When you ask for a letter from the original company authorizing them to be their representative in the collection they can't or won't provide one and the debt is quickly sold to another company. This whole process shows how sleazy that industry is. Think of it another way, young people have aspirations to be a nurse, an engineer, a farmer or any number of other careers. Have you ever met anyone who had aspirations to be a debt collector? Probably not. So you are really dealing with the bottom feeding scum who can't even make it as a used car salesman. And the owners are probably failed lawyers who have resorted to being scam artists.
It's sad how our government has so little control over them but if you make a big enough donation to the political parties it seems you can do what ever you like.

Thanks Guys. I thought they sounded phoney! This is a second such call in one week.
Some Natilie Alexender from 204-480-5063 (Brandon Manitoba area code) left a message telling there is important information regarding "jaswinder" and left 866-958-5850 extension 529 to call back with a reference#10224.

They left a message for someone with a different first name and the same last name as mine. I only use my first initial in the phone book. They are phishing for him not me. I wasn't here when they called. I won't be calling them back. It's not me they are looking for.

Hi I had received a message earlier today. It was from a man never said the name of the company (I don't know if it was a real man talking or if it was a computer) but he said they "needed my immediate attention" and he said something about collections. I really don't know for sure if it is a scam or what? If they were wanting me to call just for them to say something like would you be interested in this or that and it requires my banking information than I would NOT be providing them with that information. I'm just going to ignore because I think their just saying they so call "need my immediate attention" just to get me to be their next victim of a scam. I'm NOT falling for it. I'm not stupid. Mom never raised fools for kids.

Why was I called

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Why did they call me

They called me today, i have been receiving a call from them though for the past few days. Today they said they are cca. A collections company. They were calling my cell phone and today called me at work!

CCA is a real collection agency.  Call them and try to resolve the matter amicably.

quit callin friggin idiots or big trouble!1

They are a legit company.  I am paying them for the debt I owed but because I didn't paid it all back at once they are harassing me.  I have been giving them money biweekly but the phone calls won't stop.  won't ever deal with virgin mobile again because of this.

This is not a real collection agency. However, if they got your number and other personal info, that means one of your accounts (i.e. from phone bill, bank/credit card account, etc.) have been compromised. The company is basically trying to scam you money. They use not-so-sophisticated software to parse info that they obtained from corporations such as Rogers.

To prevent this, do not give out personal info to companies unless you absolutely have to. Whether you signed up for a credit card or a cheap phone plan (yes this has undesirable perks), your information is sold to telemarketers.

Also, do not call back! The agent will do anything to scam you money. I believe most of the process is automated, so the agents have no idea who you are.

quit calling this number or big trouble!! GOT IT !! BUGGER OFF !!

Wow, unprofessional. The messages I get don't tell me who they are or who they are looking for. I call back and they hang up. Can I block this number?

Any one know if they collect for meloche monnex ?

just call in state your phone number see if its you .. if not they will remove your number

quit calling 783-3797 or else idiots!!

Ya it IS a collection agency....in this case, collecting unpaid bill from a not-very-old (like 6 WEEKS!) Shaw Cable bill.

call back get someone on the line give them ur number and see if its you

I have been getting to. Does anyone know who they are, and why they are calling?

Wow not impressed with these people, you call tell me it's an important matter and to call them back. I call back no one answers, Bull S**t. I just got this new number and soo not sure why they are calling me. Wish it would stop if anyone knows how to stop it would love for you to tell me.

im starting to think that this isn't an actual collection agency. cause they called me for something i never even had and claim i owe money. asked for proof and they refuse to bring the proof....but screamed in the phone they want the money....wow professional scammers if you ask me...if you claim i owe something SHOW THE EVIDENCE!

This is a collection Agency, the details is as below:


Head office:
Commercial Credit Adjusters Ltd.
800 - 259 Portage Ave.
Winnipeg, MB R3B 0C9
Phone 204-958-5850
Toll Free 866-958-5850
Fax 204-958-5859
Email businessdevelopment@cca.ca

They will continue to call you until they get ahold of you. If you don't owe money then just call them back. They are oprobably tring to get ahold of someone else and if you don't know the person than tell them that and they will stop calling.

machine calls and won't stop. Was not invited, phones my cell

They are a collections agency. They are calling because they have either your name and/or your phone number. They may not even want to speak to you, as in this day and age with tons of recycled cell phone numbers out there, they might be trying to reach someone else using their old phone number. Best to call them back and if it's you they want, pay them as all collections agency report to credit places. If it isn't, they will remove your number. Otherwise a collection agency will continue to call.

what does it mean when they are calling? like what do they want/what do they do if you don't call back?

I'm the receptionist at a company that's undergoing a period of great change. We do get collection calls. If it's a call from a real, actual human, I can forward it to the appropriate party. However, by the time this automated message goes through the automated phone directory and reaches my line, the message is half over.  This doesn't bother me; I sometimes find it amusing. Amusing that someone would actually think such means might be effective. The message is always the same and never says who it is and what they're looking for.  If they wanted a response, they'd have a real person call.

This is an accounts recievable firm...  leave msg in general voicemail and they will get back to you with the information you require

I've been getting those calls too. I have no idea because whenever they run to the answering machine I just skip to the end of it and delete it.

Wow not impressed with these people, you call tell me it's an important matter and to call them back. I call back no one answers, Bull S***. I just got this new number and soo not sure why they are calling me. Wish it would stop if anyone knows how to stop it would love for you to tell me.