762-224-4926

Keep receiving calls from this number it is Valentine and Kebartas, LLC, I have explained that the person they are wanting does not live here and to stop calling me! But they continue to call at least everyday if not 2 or 3 times a day!!!!

You will need to send them a certified, return receipt debt validation (by law they have to go back to the original creditor to prove you owe the debt), cease and desist calling, or "not me" letter (this will be the best money that you have ever invested).  Also send it first class mail in case no one will sign for it.  Make a notation of that fact at the bottom of the letter.  You also need to report them to the proper agencies to which I have provided links to.  Then you need to go out and get a consumer lawyer to sue them on a contingency basis (no money out of your pocket) and let them pay you for the harassment.  If everyone did these three things, these crooks would be bankrupt, and we would all be the richer for it.  Use these web sites to find an attorney in your state that will probably take the case on a contingency basis (no money out of your pocket up front):  http://www.consumeradvocates.org/
http://www.consumeradvocates.org/find-an-atto ... tates_value=All

Everything else you need to know follows including at least two or more federal and state agencies where you should report their criminal activities.

VALENTINE & KEBARTAS, INC. AKA KARLEIGH, INC.

Website says they are in Massachusetts:  https://valentineandkebartas.com/contact/\

BBB Massachusetts page gives them an A+ under the new company name with 18 complaints and 7 negative reviews (they removed 16 complaints and 2 negative reviews for money no doubt) as of 9/11/20:  http://www.bbb.org/boston/business-reviews/co ... wrence-ma-56921

BBB Florida page gives them an A+ rating with 0 complaints and 0 reviews (they previously had no rating with 5 complaints) as of 9/11/20:  http://www.bbb.org/west-florida/business-revi ... ton-fl-90019071

LinkedIn Page:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/valentine-&-kebartas-inc.

Massachusetts Dept. of Banking Information:
Valentine & Kebartas, Inc
NMLS ID:     952178
    Street Address:     15 Union St
Lawrence, MA 01840
Mailing Address:     15 Union St
Lawrence, MA 01840
    Phone:    800-731-7766x322
Toll-Free Number:    Not provided
Fax:    978-681-6005
    Website:    vnkinc.com
Email:    tania@v-k-i.net

Other Trade Names  :     None
Prior Other Trade Names  :     Valentine & Kebartas, Inc
Prior Legal Names  :     None
Sponsored MLOs  :     0
Fiscal Year End:     12/31     Formed in:     Massachusetts, United States     Date Formed:     09/01/1994     Stock Symbol:     None     Business Structure:     Corporation
Regulatory Actions   :     None posted in NMLS.

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Indiana-SOS
Collection Agency License     No     Submit to Regulator
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License/Registration #: 952178 CA     Original Issue Date  : 03/14/2013

Status  : Expired     Status Date: 01/01/2016     Renewed Through  : None
Other Trade Names used in Indiana-SOS  : None

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Massachusetts
Debt Collector     No     Submit to Regulator
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License/Registration #: DC0346     Original Issue Date  : 10/13/1994

Status  : Expired     Status Date: 01/01/2016     Renewed Through  : None
Other Trade Names used in Massachusetts  : None

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North Dakota
Collection Agency License     No     Submit to Regulator
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License/Registration #: CA100712     Original Issue Date  : 10/03/2002

Status  : Expired     Status Date: 01/01/2016     Renewed Through  : None
Other Trade Names used in North Dakota  : None

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Rhode Island
Debt Collector Registration     No     Submit to Regulator
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License/Registration #: 20121207DC     Original Issue Date  : 12/11/2012

Status  : Expired     Status Date: 01/01/2016     Renewed Through  : None
Other Trade Names used in Rhode Island  : None

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The agent(s) listed below have been designated to accept the delivery of legal documents, such as summons, complaints, subpoenas, and orders, on behalf of the company. This contact information is for the delivery of legal documents only. Complaints against the company should be addressed directly to the company itself or to its supervising regulator(s).
License/Registration #: 20121207DC     Original Issue Date: 12/11/2012

Regulator: Rhode Island     License/Registration Name: Debt Collector Registration
Resident/Registered Agent

Company:     National Corporate Research
Name:     Not provided
Title:     Registered Agent
Address:     222 Jefferson Blvd
Warwick, RI 02888
Phone:     800-221-0102
Fax:     Not provided
Valentine & Kebartas, LLC
NMLS ID:     1399637
    Street Address:     15 Union St
Lawrence, MA 01840
Mailing Address:     15 Union St
Lawrence, MA 01840
    Phone:    800-731-7766
Toll-Free Number:    Not provided
Fax:    978-681-6005
    Website:    Not provided
Email:    tania@v-k-i.net

Other Trade Names  :     None
Prior Other Trade Names  :     None
Prior Legal Names  :     None
Sponsored MLOs  :     0
Fiscal Year End:     12/31     Formed in:     Massachusetts, United States     Date Formed:     06/01/2015     Stock Symbol:     None     Business Structure:     Limited Liability Company
Regulatory Actions   :     None posted in NMLS.

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Consumer Collection Agency License     Yes     Submit to Regulator
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License/Registration #: CCA-1399637     Original Issue Date  : 11/19/2015

Status  : Approved     Status Date: 02/16/2016     Renewed Through  : 2016
Other Trade Names used in Connecticut  : None

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Idaho
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License/Registration #: CCA-9352     Original Issue Date  : 02/19/2016

Status  : Approved     Status Date: 02/19/2016     Renewed Through  : 2016
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License/Registration #: None     Original Issue Date  : 05/05/2016

Status  : Approved     Status Date: 05/05/2016     Renewed Through  : 2016
Other Trade Names used in Indiana-SOS  : None

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Massachusetts
Debt Collector     Yes     Submit to Regulator
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License/Registration #: DC1399637     Original Issue Date  : 04/25/2016

Status  : Approved     Status Date: 04/25/2016     Renewed Through  : 2016
Other Trade Names used in Massachusetts  : None

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North Dakota
Collection Agency License     Yes     Submit to Regulator
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License/Registration #: CA102955     Original Issue Date  : 02/18/2016

Status  : Approved     Status Date: 02/18/2016     Renewed Through  : 2016
Other Trade Names used in North Dakota  : None

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Rhode Island
Debt Collector Registration     Yes     Submit to Regulator
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License/Registration #: 20163188DC     Original Issue Date  : 01/22/2016

Status  : Approved     Status Date: 01/22/2016     Renewed Through  : 2016
Other Trade Names used in Rhode Island  : None

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Other complaints:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/vki-valentine-kebartas/lawrence-massachusetts-01840/vki-valentine-kebartas-this-company-is-not-a-law-firm-they-illegally-collect-for-dell-282202
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/valentine-kebartas-lawrence-massachusetts-c173375.html
http://www.fdcpa.me/valentine-kebartas-called-at-work-i-c-u-nurse-alleged/
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/valentine-kebartas-lawrence-massachusetts-c173375.html
http://www.debtcollectorreview.com/valentine-kebartas-inc

Looks like they get sued a lot:
http://www.debtorboards.com/index.php?topic=17831.0
http://valentinekebartas.blogspot.com/
http://www.law360.com/cases/4d47cc4bcb8ebe4f8e000001
http://www.law360.com/cases/4f4801338e85f71509000001
http://badfinance.org/review/1441569/valentin ... debt-collection
http://www.leagle.com/decision/In%20FDCO%2020 ... KEBARTAS,%20INC.
https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/9022 ... __KEBARTAS,_INC
http://www.plainsite.org/dockets/t2mlfd52/vir ... d-kebartas-inc/
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/washington/waedce/2:2013cv00269/61244
http://archive.recapthelaw.org/cand/218030/
They are not attorneys.  Neither one of them has a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree.

It is incumbent upon them under the law to prove that the debt exists and that you owe it, and (this is the important part) that they have the legal right to collect it.  You are not obligated under the law to prove that you don’t owe or that it is paid.  

Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) postmarked within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. It also must contains “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes.  The one other important thing that this letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days of receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.  If and when you get that letter you should immediately send that debt validation letter by certified, return receipt mail.

First, you should make a complaint at this Federal Agency, and while there you should also read up on how debt collection is supposed to work as well as what your rights in this matter are: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Also file complaints with the FTC: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1

Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices:   https://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general

Also file a complaint with the Massachusetts Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation:  http://www.mass.gov/ocabr/government/oca-agen ... -complaint.html

And the Massachusetts AG office:  http://www.mass.gov/ago/