952-215-3680

Wasn't home.  No message left. Listed as out of area.  Didn't try to call.

Says he is a attorney collecting a credit card balance.

Said he's an attorney very important...Must not know that everyone is unemployed these days, idiot!

I don't know who they are. It was a female claiming to be with some company named ...portfolio company or something to that effect.  The # she called is a NY # and it belongs to my daughter yet they asked for a James who this # was associated with. She got rude when i told her twice she had the wrong #. Will be reported.

Called my cell; no message left; Am on DO NOT CALL list; however, still receive calls from lots of companies,organizations, etc that should NOT be calling it! :o(

Based on the other comments it sounds like this is an alleged debt collector. Unfortunately debt collectors are not covered under the federal DNCR.

Msg saying something about central portfolio debt collector. Blah blah

Portfolio something or other. Says they are trying to collect a debt. No clue what they're talking about.

"Well known to violate every collection law on the books, which is good news for you.  You can not only make them pay you, you can also make the calls stop and learn where to report them as well.  All you need to do is follow what I have written here:  https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-859-340-1606
"

Left voicemail. Male voice with “very important message” from central portfolio collections(?) that got cut off after 9 seconds.

A man's voice named two names as a 2 names as in an attorneys office and said Central portfolio

Central Portfolio Control, debt collector as previously posted in this thread along with all the information on the company and what to do about it.

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.

CENTRAL PORTFOLIO CONTROL AKA HASTER LAW OFFICE

And a long history on 800 notes:  https://800notes.com/forum/ta-17bc47e82d563da/cpc-central-portfolio-control

Web site with alleged contact info:  https://cpcrecovery.com/contact/

BBB gives them a B rating with 46 complaints and 15 negative reviews (BBB removed 65 complaints) and a government action that has since been removed as of 1/6/20: http://www.bbb.org/minnesota/business-reviews ... rie-mn-25002217

BBB gives Haster an A+ rating with 0 complaints (again 3 complaints were removed):  http://www.bbb.org/minnesota/business-reviews ... lis-mn-96089339

Employees review their criminal activities for this organization:  http://www.indeed.com/cmp/Central-Portfolio-Control
Minnesota Dept. of State info:
Minnesota Business Name
Central Portfolio Control Inc.
Business Type
Business Corporation (Domestic)
MN Statute
302A
File Number
10J-65
Home Jurisdiction
Minnesota
Filing Date
11/02/1998
Status
Active / In Good Standing
Renewal Due Date
12/31/2016
Registered Office Address
6640 Shady Oak Road Suite 300
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
USA
Number of Shares
1,000
Registered Agent(s)
Mark A Hedge
Chief Executive Officer
Mark A Hedge
6640 Shady Oak Road Suite 300
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
USA
Principal Executive Office Address
6640 Shady Oak Road Suite 300
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
USA

Minnesota Dept. of Commerce license with names of the criminals working there:

State     Minnesota
Board     Debt
Inquiry Date     05/15/2015 10:52 AM
CENTRAL PORTFOLIO CONTROL INC

Business Location Address 6640 SHADY OAK RD
SUITE 300
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota 55344

Business Phone Number 952-944-5440

Fax Phone Number

Licenses
Collection Agency
License Number     Original Issue Date     Status     Effective Date     Expiration Date
20170007     04-14-1999     Active     04-14-1999     06-30-2015

Enforcement Action
This individual or company has at one time had formal administrative action taken against one or more Commerce-issued license(s). To get additional data on any such action(s), please (1) contact the Commerce Investigation Unit at (651) 539-1600 or (800) 657-3602 (phone hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) or (2) click the following link and use the search utility to locate Orders involving this individual or company.

If this licensee is an individual who has contested the accuracy or completeness of any public data on him- or herself that is available here on Pulse or any other Website maintained by Commerce, then any Statement of Disagreement submitted by this individual to Commerce pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13.04, subd. 4(a) is published while the data is in dispute and can be found by following the instructions in (2) above.
Individual Associations
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Full Name    License Number    License Type
ADKINS , ROBERT
20614297     Debt Collector
AIELLO , JOSEPH
20620033     Debt Collector
Amadeck , Debbi
40120237     Debt Collector
Arevalo , Irvin
40257600     Debt Collector
Arnold , Kayla
40411578     Debt Collector
Ashton , Richard
40387295     Debt Collector
Bachman , Lindsay
40278290     Debt Collector
BARRETT , JULE
40101498     Debt Collector
BARRETT , ROBERT
3008747     Debt Collector
Benham , Alexander
40347941     Debt Collector

Looks like they have two violations in Minnesota alone:

https://www.cards.commerce.state.mn.us/CARDS/ ... oup&documentId={82BAF330-6F2F-4594-BCFE-EF91309E249D}&documentTitle=90230&documentType=1
https://www.cards.commerce.state.mn.us/CARDS/ ... oup&documentId={31BEA8DD-BCEA-4365-A0ED-09574A636BF0}&documentTitle=59797&documentType=1

Minnesota Dept. of State info says that Haster was dissolved in October, 2015:
Business Type
Business Corporation (Domestic)
MN Statute
302A
File Number
2396159-2
Home Jurisdiction
Minnesota
Filing Date
06/13/2007
Status
Inactive
Renewal Due Date
12/31/2015
Registered Office Address
345 6th Ave N
#406
Minneapolis, MN 55401
USA
Number of Shares
10,000
Registered Agent(s)
(Optional) None provided
Chief Executive Officer
Lisa A. Haster
6640 Shady Oak Rd. Ste. 340
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
USA
Principal Executive Office Address
6640 Shady Oak Rd. Ste. 340
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
USA
Comments
Law

Minnesota BAR information for the owner of Haster:
 Lawyer ID    0310979
 Date Admitted    10/26/01
 Last Payment    04/01/15
________________________________________    ________________________________________
 Authorized to Practice Law?    AUTHORIZED
 CLE Status    3
________________________________________    ________________________________________
 Last Name    HASTER
 First Name    LISA
 Middle Name    A
 Address    METROPOLITAN LAW GROUP, PA
730 STINSON BLVD
#210
MINNEAPOLIS, MN  55413
 Foreign Address?    No
________________________________________    ________________________________________
 Professional Liability Insurance    Lawyer does represent private clients
WESCO INSURANCE
Will maintain policy for one year

Lots of complaints about their illegal collection methods:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/cpc-central-portfolio-control/eden-prairie-minnesota-55344/cpc-central-portfolio-control-do-not-pay-any-old-debt-to-cpc-central-portfolio-control-406615
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/central-portfolio-control-minnesota-c138282.html
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/directory/central-portfolio-control
http://forums.debtcc.com/collection-agencies/central-portfolio-control.html
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/central-portfolio-control-minnesota-maryland-c145933.html
http://www.justanswer.com/consumer-protection ... io-control.html
Looks like they get sued a lot:
http://www.law360.com/cases/5329a6d6e9e89a7b2900ade5
http://www.plainsite.org/dockets/kwc7p8cz/new ... io-control-inc/
http://www.schneiderwallace.com/other_cases_detail.php?id=167381
http://www.law360.com/cases/54be7352a09caa1145000001
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/pennsylvania/paedce/2:2013cv05450/482062/
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCOURTS-mied-2_07-cv-14831
http://www.plainsite.org/dockets/kvf8bvq6/new ... trol-inc-et-al/

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 here:  Minnesota:   https://mn.gov/commerce/consumers/file-a-complaint/#complaint

Central Portfolio Control ... pre-legal debt collector for crappy apartments I used to live in. Claiming I owed $4k because I moved out pre-lease of a roach and rat infested apartment. She was rude and said “you signed a lease” blah blah blah. I didn’t sign a lease to be inundated with roaches and bedbugs and rats and drugs and gangs. I confirmed with her that I’m refusing to pay. I have photos and video of that disgusting place and they aren’t getting another penny from me.

They are not "pre-legal" anything.  They are simply a debt collector.  All of that was previously posted.  Refusing to pay means that they must not cease all collection activity.

Oopsie ... Strike "not" before "cease". Written refusal to pay has the same effect as a plain cease-comm notice.

Well, you can't be threatened with eviction anymore, so this account is now the housing equivalent of junk debt. I'm always amused (and annoyed) when the come-lately collector tries to use a contract like a blunt weapon. Sure, you did pledge to meet some agreement terms. Conveniently forgotten, I'd imagine the property owner did the same. Meanwhile the landlord pledged to the state to meet minimum housing standards. Whoever runs the place is exposed to some measure of premise liability and must shoulder some maintenance burden, which is part of the trade-off for taking on renters.

Yep your right, my bad.