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they called our home number 21 times between 10 am an 1;45 pm no message left just call call call who the hell are these jerks!!!!!!!!!

Keep getting phone calls on my answering machine stating I must call them.  Doesn't anyone know who they are?

I received a call from them also. Identified themselves as Takhar Group. I looked them up. They are a collection agency.

just call them back, give them the number and tell them you don't know who the person is, and they will remove the number from the call list.  they were looking for some guy at a strange address, I bet they have it all wrong, and even if they don't, just tell them they do!

Scam artists. They asked for social security numbers!!!!

Number calls and it's an annoying as heck buzzing sound. I just hang up.

I inherited their call when I got a new cell phone number. I told them I was not who they were looking for and told them to take my cell phone number off their list. They said they had to confirm the address; I explained that I was not who they were looking for and my address was none of their business. I haven't had a call from them for several days now (they were called daily till that call).

They keep calling after I told them I dont know who this person is and they keep  calling. I have aked them not to call any more they get very hateful and say nasty things. I have asked for a supervisor a name and address so I can report them they refuse to give me that information. I do not know this person I would change my number however, I have my own business and cant afford to change it.

Here you go:

Business Name:  Takhar Collection Services Ltd.
Takhar Group
TCS Collection Services  
Business Address:  1623 Military Road Suite 537
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
Original Business Start Date:  7/1/2001  
Local Business Start Date:  7/1/2001  
Type of Entity:  Corporation  
Incorporated:  2001 in NY  
Principal:  Hardy S Takhar, President  
Phone Number:  (519) 624-3576
(800) 620-0371
(877) 200-4113
(888) 246-3871  
Email Address:  hsingh@takhargroup.com  
BBB Accreditation:  This business is not a BBB Accredited Business
Type of Business:  COLLECTION AGENCIES  
Website Address:
http://www.takhargroup.com  

This business is not a BBB Accredited Business. Takhar Collection Services is not associated in any way with the Better Business Bureau. The BBB is not involved in any of the company's phone calls or transactions.

Based on BBB files, this business has a BBB Rating of F on a scale from A+ to F.

Factor(s) that lowered this business' rating include:

227 complaints filed against business
Failure to respond to 5 complaints filed against business
27 complaints filed against business that were not resolved
42 serious complaints filed against business

Overall complaint history with BBB
BBB does not have a clear understanding of this business

Business Management
Suhi S Takhar , CFO

Additional Locations & Phone Numbers
202 Beverly Street Cambridge , ON N1R 3

595 Blossom Road, Ste. 312
Rochester , NY 14610

http://www.bbb.org/upstate-new-york/business- ... s-ny-132246569/

While you are at it, tell them the next time they call you will be suing them for harassing a non-debtor under the TCPA and FDCPA laws (the fines PER violation of the DNC laws went up to $11,000.00 as of January 1st):

http://www.callcompliance.com/regulations/statelist.html

Generally, the TCPA does not apply to debt collectors making collection calls to debtors. However, if you are subjected to calls from a debt collector and you are not the debtor, you may file a lawsuit against the debt collector under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the TCPA.

This right was recently recognized by Judge Legrome D. Davis in a case called Watson v. NCO Group, Inc.  NCO Group is a debt collector that uses automated prerecorded collection calls.  In this case, Mr. Watson alleged he was getting hundreds of calls from NCO Group after he got a new phone number. Mr. Watson claimed he owed no debt to NCO Group, Inc.  Mr. Watson filed suit under both the FDCPA and TCPA.

David Israel, defense lawyer for NCO, argued that the TCPA should not apply to debt collectors.  Judge Davis rejected the argument made by David Israel. The judge ruled that Mr. Watson had a right to sue NCO Group Inc under the TCPA for $500 for each call.  Judge Davis wrote;

[The] Court is convinced that a non-debtor's rights are in fact violated when he is subjected to repeated annoying and abusive debt collection calls that he remains powerless to stop.

Judge Davis' ruling was based upon his interpretation that collection calls to non-debtors violate the privacy rights provided by the TCPA.  

So what can you do if you receive "wrong number" calls from debt collectors?

1. Sign up for the Do-Not-Call registry.
2. Save the calls captured by your voice mail or answering machine.
3. Contact a consumer lawyer.

http://consumerlawyer.typepad.com/blog/2008/02/the-do-not-call.html

Collections
TCPA: What Is It & How Does It Affect You?

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) does many things - including prohibiting debt collectors from calling your cell phone without your permission. Each unauthorized call could result in the debt collector paying you up to $1,500. Here's some helpful information on the Act and how it might affect you.
What is the TCPA?

The TCPA, which was signed into law in 1991 under the first Bush Administration and codified under 47 U.S.C. 227, prohibits calls using any automatic telephone dialing system or artificial or prerecorded voices to:

•Emergency telephone lines
•Telephone lines of any guest room or patient room at a hospital, health care facility, elderly home or similar establishment
•Telephone numbers assigned to paging services, cellular telephone services, specialized mobile radio services, other radio common carrier services or any service for which the called party is charged for the call
•Any telephone call to a residential telephone line
•Send unauthorized faxes
The only way that a caller won't violate the statute is if express consent has been given - and violations of the TCPA are steep. An unintentional call carries a damage amount of $500; an intentional call carries a damage amount of $1,500. That's per call and regardless of the purpose of the call. In other words, if they call you using an automated dialing system without your consent, they've violated the Act and you are entitled to damages.

How does it affect you?

Most debt collectors use automatic telephone dialing systems to contact debtors. You'll recognize this when you go to pick up the phone and there is a slight hesitation on the other end. In fact, most debt collectors are calling nearly 100 people at a time just waiting for someone to answer. Although many have stopped calling landlines, cell phones are another story. Since more and more people are using cell phones either instead of, or in addition to, traditional landlines, debt collectors are finding their cell phone numbers using skip tracers, calling them and hoping that they don't realize that the TCPA has been violated.

http://bankruptcy-law.freeadvice.com/collections/tcpa_how_it_works.html

I just got off the phone with the second person to call me telling me I ordered books in 2009 from a Literary Guide Book Club web site, and I owe $84.00, a bit of false information. The first person (who started talking after a long, loud noise) stated that I owed for books from Book Span ordered in 2008, also $84.00. Another bit of false information. The first caller would not give a name, contact number, or connect me to a supervisor. She kept insisting I go to web site to check out my account information. I informed her that I am not falling for that scam, and after a few questions that she could not answer for me, I rudely hung up on her. Now, today after the loud noise, my daughter gives me the phone and says it's a call for me. A guy this time, who actually gives me contact information, and the 800 number to call him back on. I did a search with the number and a lot of info on it came up, including this link. I have another number to look up. I know this is a scam. I have not ordered books online until recently, and that was with a gift card from a large book chain. .

Alfalfa,
Thanks for great information. I have also received calls from them and have just ignored.

This company is pathetic.....  We had our phone for over 5 years and they still call once in a blue moon for a couple of month which is stupid, we have told them several times we are not the people they are seeking, and they just do not listen.  Maybe if they spend a little money of their own to hire a private investigator, they can find those they are seeking instead of calling OLD phone numbers (which obviously) that has been assigned to new customer because those that owe money took off and probably got their own new numbers to avoid these idiots.  I wish them nothing but the worse in life, we have a baby and it is tough to get her to sleep when they are calling someone we have said no longer have this number.  Wish they would disappear from this planet along with those that are owe money and doesn't take responsible for paying their debt.

I've been getting calls from this number daily, always at the same time. I'm a high-school student who just got a new number so there's no way they're calling to collect from me. So I called them and told me to remove me from their call list. Let's hope that worked.

If the Customers co-operate with the Debt Collector,I'm sure they would not create any kind of chaos.A little patient will work instead of aggression o profanity... Hang Up will really not work because you will be called back time and again until they get a reasonable response...

This number called & left a message to call them back about a debt & never really asked for anyone specific at our home.  I called back to see what it was about, I asked what company they were collecting on and they said, Columbia House, whom I said, "Are they even in business, I think this is fake."  I asked for a supperior to talk to to find out a phone number to columbia house, if this was an actual debt??? I then just gave that person a piece of my mind & hung up....Felt scam from get go!

numerous calls week after week  too messed up!

I received a call from this number with the typical recorded message. Telling me to call them back. I did they knew my name and address and told me that I owed money to bmg music. I haven't bought cds from any music company like that. I told not to call me again. I believe it to be a scam.

I received a call from this group today, asking for me using my maiden name. I have not had that name for 10 years now. When I asked them what they wanted, they wouldn't give me an answer. They wanted personal info. I WAS NOT GOING TO GIVE THEM PERSONAL INFO!!! my new married name, address, and such.
They would not tell me what they wanted until I gave them my new name and info. therefore I said can I speak to a supervisor and, they Hung up on me. I feel a Scam , and i will be reporting them.

If anyone else has any issues with this group called : Takhar group
this is there website:http://www.takhargroup.com/

To get them to STOP calling you: http://www.stopdebtcollectorsharassment.com/

DO NOT BE A VICTIM!

This company is repeatedly calling my house to collect a "debt" that was never incurred.  They have also threatened my credit rating.  I have reported them to the BBB.

This Number keeps popping up now and again, Its my parents phone line, I just live here and have my own cell number.

They keep calling saying that I owe Columbia House money...I never heard directly from CH, but instead would get these putzs who insist they sent me a written statement, which I've never recieved. and have read that many others have gotten the same " we've sent you the statemtent" routine. which they NEVER send. I think what they are doing is looking at peoples CR score and calling them and preying on those who have low scores.

I've told them about a billion times to leave me alone and stop harrassing me and my parents. They did for about 6 months, Just recieved a call from them again today.