Brian West MidDirect, Vericomm Providing Failed Merchant Accounts to Kratom Vendors and Pocketing a $500 Setup Fee Traverse City Michigan
Brian West is approaching Kratom vendors stating he can provide merchant services to those needing an account, however claims the accounts are not offshore plus advertises the following:
***No Reserve***
***No Application Fee***
***No CAP on Volume***
***Next Day Funding***
100% API Integration
***Direct MID Account / Own Descriptor***
Quick approval, usually 1-2 business days
Brian then signs you up on a payment network that does not allow Kratom which will then subsequently terminate your account immediately, but only after Brian has collected a $500 setup fee, which he requests that you make into a Wells Fargo bank account belonging to a Jack and Joyce West. He will emphasize urgency and claim to have many references, none of which will check out.
You'll be out $500, without a merchant account, and then will also have to answer that you have been terminated in the past on any new Merchant Services Application.
We filled out a lengthy merchant application only to be terminated. Once we looked around the web, it's apparent this has happened to others, as well.