855-634-2107

got a call from Mr. Butler at CRSI, he stated i had a return check and that i was being prosecuted tomorrow (March 22, 2011).  I returned the call and the person kept putting me on hold.  He told me I needed to take care of the matter.  The problem was that this matter was turned over to telecheck who in turn sold it to a bill collector. the good thing is that i took care of the matter 9 months ago and they are just trying to get more money from me.  Not sure how they received an old bill but i informed the man that i would contact the county clerk to see why they have me listed as nonpayment.

THIS IS A SCAM. Scammers are using bought/hacked loan application data to extort payments for fictitious debts from victims and victims' families and friends.
The FBI warns about payday loan extortion scams here http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/paydayloanscam_120710 
The BBB has issued several alerts on this scam, just google "bbb.org alert phony debt collector"
Report to the Internet Crime Complaint Center http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx , the Federal Communications Commission http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm , the Federal Trade Commission https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ and your state AG, as appropriate.

These people keep calling and I have told them to stop....I don't know what they want but I don't owe them anything

Keep getting calls on my work desk phone from 855-634-2107 and was recieveing them from an international number as well. They keep saying its about a bad check to my bank issue. The funny thing is I havent written a check in years all debits here and the bank has no record of this issue.

I have successfully blocked my calls to my cell phone but its truly annoying...

I thought I had gotten rid of these guys but this number just called me and here they are CRSI. See notes under 916-331-5116 and 916-233-1482. Scumbags that do not follow the law.

855-634-2107 and 916-233-1482 keeps calling for wife about bad check from 3 yrs ago.
BIG SCAM DONOT PAY THEM ANYTHING OR GIVE ANY PERSONAL INFO!

THEY WILL RAPE YOUR ACCOUNT!

very annoying and next time they call i will give them an ear full of foul mouthed annoyance with them and impatience.

Richard called my work place and claimed to want to collect on a bill I owed.  I gave him my cell phone number and asked him to call me after work.  He got very rude, ask to talk to my supervisor and then said they would could continue calling until he got to talk to someone.  He hung up on me and then called back and said I had hung up on him.  I put our secretary on the phone and he ask her if she was my mama.  She told him not to call anymore and hung up.

Handling Abusive Collection Agencies
We’ve all experienced financial distress at one point or another. Unexpected bills, loss of employment and pay cuts can all affect our monthly expenditures and force us to tighten the purse strings a bit. Sometimes we even fall into debt with our creditors, and that is when the collection agencies start calling.

According to statistics released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), there are more complaints lodged every year about abusive collection agencies than about all other businesses combined. Government agencies are flooded with reports of threats, harassment and inappropriate phone calls from collection agencies nationwide.

Although collection agencies are governed by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), many still seem to slip through the cracks, and a large part of this is because people don’t realize that they have rights when it comes to debt collections. Even when consumers owe money to one or more entities, they still have law on their side when it comes to harassment, and it is important for individuals to stand up for those rights.

How to Handle Abusive Collection Agencies

When faced with an abusive collection agency, your best course of action is to be proactive. Unless you begin documenting your experiences from the beginning, you won’t have enough information to protect yourself.

First of all, you must be informed. Do some research on debt collection laws in your state as well as the federal laws set forth by the FDCPA. Know what constitutes abusive behavior, and what the procedures are for battling the abuse. Having a full understanding of the laws surrounding debt collection will make you better prepared to handle it in the future.

Most likely, you will be contacted by phone concerning the debt, and this may be either at your home or place of work. When you receive the first phone call and you feel that you’ve been mistreated, calmly tell the debt collector that you do not want them to call again. Explain that you have rights under the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act, and that you are invoking them as of that phone call. Advise them that future correspondence must be conducted through the mail.

Many times, this will work, and you will never receive another phone call, but if the debt collector persists, you will have to put it in writing. Compose a letter to the collection agency informing them of your desire not to be contacted by phone, and send it by certified mail. Keep a copy of the letter for your records.

Once the collection abuse has reached this point, you should begin to create a paper trail. Every time that the collection agency calls, write down the substance of the conversation in a notebook designated as a call log. Note the date and time of the phone call, the debt collector to whom you speak, what was said during the conversation, and whether or not the situation was resolved. This is something you will need later if this ever progresses to court.

Your next step will be to contact the FTC, the Better Business Bureau and your state’s Attorney General to make a note of the situation. Inform all three agencies that you are being contacted illegally by a credit agency. Although none of these entities will personally fight your battle, your complaint will be noted and used if several similar complaints are given.

You are also legally allowed to record conversations with a collection agency as long as you inform the debt collector that you are taping it. Recorded conversations can be used in court if it ever progresses that far, and many do.

Scam for sure, and a sloppy one at that.  I'm in a local Mensa group - fully volunteer driven - and they left me a message about of my "employees" which was someone else in the group.  Obviously harvested from the local group website.  Planning on calling back and finding out what my "employee" has done wrong!

Called claiming to be an investigator for a tenant we had.  Problem was that we don't have any tenants or rentals and the "tenants" address was our home address.  Super shady.  Won't be returning the call.

Guy called asking for me by the name of Brian Medina and stated he is with CRSI Legal Department. He stated I have an online internet account with Best Buy and payment in the amount of $2896.25 was overdue and to take out my check book and make a payment immediately. I informed the gentleman that I had no account with Best Buy and he immediately became rude and disrespectful. I told him if he has any more questions or complaints he can contact my attorney with his number and he hasn't called back since.

CRSI called today When I told them I would pay anything I owed and asked them to send me documentation of what I owed.  Specifically the original debt plus any payments I made on the account. He told me "he wasn't going to waste paper on me unless I agreed to send him $375.00 by tomorrow.  I told him I wouldn't pay anything until he sent me the documentation.  He finally said for me to "quit wasting his time" and hung up on me.

CRSI pushed me over the limit. They Insulted me to my co-workers, including the CEO of the company I work for.  Whatever.  Called my dad (who is an [***] to people like this) questioning him about me, and threatening me.  He blew them off.  Cool.  When they finally called my mother, who is a manic depressive, and fed her the same bit of crap about the potential of me being arrested for check fraud, she started calling me crying, begging me to do whatever is neccesary to keep me from getting locked up.  That was it.  I have contacted, and filed reports and complaints with the FTC, FCC, IC3, DEA, and local law enforcement.

Called my friends house asking them to call them back about an investigation.  I called back and got cussed out by a total a**hole.  I owe nothing to anyone, these people need to be prosecuted, this can't be legal.