I received a few calls from this number and eventually a woman left a message, she addressed me by my full name and gave me her extension (120 I believe) to call her back. I called back and it was actually legit, I had gone through some rough times and lost my job so I was hurting financially. My automatic monthly payment had bounced and pretty much all at the same time I lost my job, I moved to a different address and got a new phone number. So the financial institution that I owed money to got a bunch of "return to sender" correspondence from my previous address and were unable to contact me by phone. They eventually (after about 6 months) sold my debt to Common Collections Agency and they were able to find me with my new phone number.

1-888-886-1924 (Toll free number). It's a collection agency called "Common Collections Agency". They purchase passed due debt accounts from credit companies (i.e.: Department stores, automotive loans from financial institutions, credit cards, etc...) and attempt to collect from you. Their Ontario Canada office is located in Toronto and their Quebec Canada office is located in Gatineau under the name "Agence de Recouvrement Commun". Their website is http://www.commoncollections.com .

Make no mistake - they probably purchased your debt for a fraction of what it was worth in an attempt to get most of it back from you. This is how they make money. The financial institution sells your debt for, example, 25% of it's total amount. The debt collection agency then attempts to get the entire amount from you. However in some cases they will offer a bargain, usually knocking off a considerable amount on the owed debt in order to pay off and close the account. This covers their "investment" in your debt and pays for their company to exist.

They can be rude and obnoxious on the phone, like all collections agencies. They are running after people who either can not, do not want to pay or have forgotten about their debt. They've gambled in purchasing your debt in hopes of you paying it back in full as soon as possible. This is why they call and call and leave messages non-stop.

I've had many debts in my adult life, I've had to deal with collections agencies in the past, it's never fun. When I see an "unknown" or "1-800" type number on the call display I always wonder "oh crap what did I forget to pay?". In my case this was legitimate and entirely my fault - not something I am proud of but lying about it won't make it go away either.

To those who have received calls and think this is by mistake: If you are a bit paranoid or worried, block your phone number and then call them up. Ask them flat out what it is that they have on you. You never know it could be someone else with the same name or an old cell phone that you stopped using a year or two ago and forgot to pay off the outstanding balance, old car loan that you did not clear up before changing vehicles, etc.... There's a 50% chance that the call is legitimate and that it's relevant to your credit profile.

Hope some of this helps.

J'ai reçu trois appels de cca-cibc 1 888 886 1924. Les premières fois, ils n'ont pas laissé de message. Puis, la troisième, ils ont laissé un message, disant que c'était urgent, mais le nom qu'ils ont donné était 1) incompréhensible 2) clairement pas le mien. Je ne suis pas avec la banque cibc et donc je ne rappellerai pas.


I received 3 calls from cca-cibc 1 888 886 1924. They left a message telling me it was urgent and i should call back as soon as possible. But the name they asked for was not mine. So i didn't call back. Besides, it doesn't sound legit.

il a appelé aussi chez moi en me demande de transmettre le message à mon voisin, il me donne l'adresse de ce dernier et son identité et les informations pour qu'il puisse retourner l'appel.  Quand té rendu à déranger les voisins ce n'est plus légal, c'est du harcelement et je crois qu'il y a jurisprudence pour les agences de recouvrement abusives qui dérange l'entourage de leurs clients.

Jacque Sarrazin ma laissé un message disant de le rappeler d'urgence au 1-888-886-1924, ext: 123. Mais il n'a pas dit pourquoi, j'ai essayer de le rapelle sans succes. est-ce un fraudeur ou quoi????????

1 à 2 appels par semaine. Pas de message. J'ai bloqué le numéro et les appels vont directement dans ma boite vocale. Comme ils ne laissent pas de message, je ne suis plus dérangé...

Have been receiving calls from this number for over 3 weels now ! I am VERY annoyed ! Does anyone knows where I can go to report this behavior ? Would really like to stop this .... Thanks

lady voice , asking me to call back urgently. saying that (this is not a commercial call)

its a collection agency

I just receive a call to my new phone number...

I will never call back because it is only a collection agency who call people with old database...
1 888-886-1924 is not a good idea to call back, they will call you for ever and try to update their old database with all your info...

I am receiving these calls since I got this new phone number...over a month ago. I don't understand the name mentioned in the message but it s not me or my spouse. I am very annoyed, I am calling CIBC to see if they can remove my number from their list since the message says it's from  'CCA CIBC'. I called the number but the message on the voicemail wasn't professional so I didn't want to go further.

its collection agency

i get this kind of call many times in the past 6 month.  do not call back ! if you do so and leave your name and phone number you just confirm youre phone number as a good one  and this guy will use it  according to my phone cie.

He says his name is Jacques Clermont and the extension is 234.  Of course he does not answer, you must leave your name and telephone number on the voice mail.  Why does he want my telephone number when he just called me.???

call and left message

Got a call from a "Private number", a guy left a message saying to call  him back urgently at 1-888-886-1924. He left a name and an extension, but he did not say anything about who they were and why they're calling me.