Reported Damages: $495.00 I was contacted by US Merchant Systems aka www.merchantsystems.com representative in November 2014. Mr Lewis told me that I would be selling credits card processors and processing to their clients and Vendor Services at a reduced rate for processing at a rate of approximately 1/1/2% to 2%. I was not to be charged the $495.00 until I made my first sale. I was told I would be getting my training packet from the in 3 to 5 business days. My trainer was to call me shortly thereafter. I asked him what my total investment would be and he told me $495.00. When I looked them up on the Scam Book report under merchantsystems.com, I found nothing negative. Then I looked them up in December on google and I found all kinds of scams that were going on against their clients. I did not want to be involved with people who were scamming their clients & I didn't want to be part of that scam. So I called and cancelled my account. My authorization number that they assigned me was 030172. They returned my $495.00.
Then this month, they charged me another $495.00 which I did not authorize. All of this was done via telephone. I don't have a contract even supporting that I was to work for them. I have tried to call and call but no one will answer the phone or return my calls.I have 2 numbers that I was given in order to get in touch with them. The 2nd number when called has another canned voice and it says which extension do you wish to speak to. I tried keying in and saying 3290 but that was an invalid response. There was no other way to get through, like a receptionist or anything. I cannot afford to lose $495. I am a senior citizen on a fixed income. I was searching for work from home opportunites and I guess somone sold them my number. I am going to contact the Attorney Generals Office in the state of California, Colorado and Texas. Any help in this matter I would greatly appreaciate. These people are not only doing false advertising but they are committing fraud. Stuart Rosenbaum, Richard Fenn, Brad Lewis, Jeff Gardiner
Member Services Auditing Department
FREMONT,#2REBUTTAL Owner of company
Wed, January 14, 2015
After completing a thorough investigation into all of our company's financial transactions, member service records, legal reports and human resources/personnel files, we’re proud to announce that our company remains entirely free of legitimate complaints.
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In this fictitious complaint about our company, the author asserts several falsehoods which simply cannot be true. We, unlike the author will prove our rebuttal with facts.
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