51, Report:
#617015
Posted Date:
Jun 24 2010
First Data Global Leasing - first Data Merchant Services FDGL Their 4 yr contract entitles them to automatically withdrawn money from account and no way to exit except by paying a inflated amount for the credit card machine. Stop payments through the bank will Coral Springs, Florida
Do not sign their contract! Especially if it includes providing bank information. They are not willing to work with anyone. After overcharing for leased equiptment and processing services I tried to back out. Their rather wordy contract protects their shady b...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
52, Report:
#586287
Posted Date:
May 22 2010
First Data Merchant Services Execessive Fees and hidden cancellation fees SIMI VALLEY, California
Our business was charged exessive fees by First Data Merchant Services. They just started this year by adding $99.00 annual fee and a $6.95 monthly fee in addition to their other monthly fees of $9.95 for a monthly statement and $10.00 customer service fee to talk to a teller a...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing Companies
53, Report:
#595991
Posted Date:
Apr 24 2010
First Data Global Leasing, First Data Merchant Services Unethical practices trying to collect monies and charging late fees not owed daily harassment calls Denver, Colorado
Closed restaurant april 1009 continued to allow draw from bank per agreement. Closed account in March notified First Data to send me address for continued payments. Received confirmation (E-mail) Where to return equipment and pay 5more payments with address where to send payments. I...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
57, Report:
#551404
Posted Date:
Jan 21 2010
First Data Merchant Services Stay away from them Atlanta, Georgia
We own a luxury retail showroom located in CA. We started using First Data Merchant Service as our credit card processing on 3/10/09. Our transactions with this processor have increased slowly at first. On 08/19/09 one of our clients purchased chandeliers (which were subse...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
58, Report:
#555588
Posted Date:
Jan 16 2010
First Data Global Leasing, First Data Merchant Services dishonest InternetFort Lauderdale, Florida
Our FirstData rep, Mary Connell, met with us once. She rushed us a POS system that is overpriced, unreliable, and repeatedly crashes. We are stuck with a four year lease on equipment suitable for a landfill.Their fees are seedy. New fees show up constantly on our statements. Mary Co...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing Companies
59, Report:
#554932
Posted Date:
Jan 15 2010
Intergrated Merchant Alliance First Data First Federal One more bank making money on small businesses ! Myrtle Beach, Internet
We recently found out that our bank First Federal has recommended a credit card company that is not PCI Security certified and is nothing more than a broker or middleman. First Data called us and basically told us that Intergrated Merchant Alliance who represents...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing Companies
60, Report:
#506225
Posted Date:
Oct 08 2009
First Data Corporation - Cardservices - First Data Merchant Services - Citi Merchant Services - Citigroup Inc., Witholding funds, continuous lies from Customer Service, refusal to resolve, admits they had a problem they can't fix Hagerstown, Maryland
On September 30, 2009 a credit card transaction for $495. was processed through the terminal at my dayspa. A receipt printed out just like every other time, the customer signed it, etc. The transaction is also listed on the daily Audit Report printout.
On Friday I found out that th...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
61, Report:
#498049
Posted Date:
Sep 21 2009
First Data Merchant Services Aka Card Srvices International Global Gateway Virtual Terminal Cardservice International, Inc. Don't Ever Give Your Bank Account to First Data Merchant Services. Scottsdale, Arizona
*) The sales guy was very nice and assured me that First Data would be the best credit card processing company I would ever work with. Also assured me that there would be no early termination fee if I didn't like their services.
*) Next, the underwr...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
62, Report:
#494330
Posted Date:
Sep 14 2009
FIRST DATA MERCHANT SERVICES FIRST DATA CREDIT CARD PROCESSING TOTAL SCAM, AVOID! Internet
Everytime I read reports on this site I figured it's only half the story and the person posting the report must at least be partially at fault. Shame on me for not paying attention to the many reports on First Data before having them process credits for my business.
I actua...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
63, Report:
#428969
Posted Date:
Sep 12 2009
First Data Merchant Services Withheld $25,000 without informing, Cancelled account, Blacklisted AA+ Credit Business Internet
BAD, SHADY COMPANY.
I was recommended to use First Data Merchant services from a friend. I will say I wish I had read all the Internet posts prior to signing up with them.
After processing approx $90,000 dollars of sales in 4 months the company started holding my batch payouts ...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
64, Report:
#439648
Posted Date:
Jun 19 2009
Universal Merchant Services Phone call scam Irvine California
Received a call yesterday to our office,( solo family physician), stating that it was Merchant Services and needed to contact us to reduce the amount of increase in access fees due to take place 4/1/09 on our Master Card/Visa transactions. Returned the call to the number given-femal...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
65, Report:
#458827
Posted Date:
Jun 05 2009
First Data Cardservice International First Data Cardservice International has done repeated unauthorized withdrawals from my account, has been overcharging me hundreds of dollars and destroyed my credit! Beware of first data!!! Simi Valley California
BEWARE OF FIRST DATA CARDSERVICE INTERNATIONAL!
AKA - Linkpoint Central, First Data, First Data Merchant Services (Same company)
I used first data (linkpoint central) for about 3 years. The original monthly fee FIRST DATA CARDSERVICE INTERNATIONAL!!! which was agreed upon was $...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing Companies
66, Report:
#457640
Posted Date:
Jun 02 2009
IPayment, Online Data Corp, First Data Merchant Services Corporation Without Notice Debited funds from our account and holding customers payment owed for products pruchased Calabasas California
This report is written today because of our experience with iPayment known as also Online Data Corp. We are a new company in business for 3-4 months. We received a chargeback and recieved a phone call from Online Data Corp. Saturday afternoon. We had no knowledge of this company an...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
67, Report:
#442892
Posted Date:
May 10 2009
First Data Global Leasing AKA First Data Merchant Services Corporation Charged fraudulent government tax charge after goverment confirmed there is no charge Coral Springs Florida
10/24/08 I received a letter that they are going to assess $20 for 2007 Average property tax assessed on the Crfedit Card terminal and $10.20 fee for processing the tax required by state or local government!
Monday 12/27/08 I called FDGL at 877-257-2094, the number on their lett...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing Companies
68, Report:
#445260
Posted Date:
May 10 2009
First Data Merchant Services Destroys Established Business First Data has terrible customer service and horrible practices Greenwood Village, Colorado
I have been a small business merchant for several years. And was using paypal for quite some time. I was enticed by First Data and their low fees and switched all of my payment services to them. Right off the start we had problems with them. They froze my account and over $6,600 in...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
69, Report:
#408688
Posted Date:
Apr 14 2009
First Data Merchant Services Aka Card Srvices International Charged my business account several times without my authorization Fraud Scam Elmhurst Ill. Internet
This company ripped me off twice. I used them for credit card processing and they charged my account several times without authorization in excess of $1,000. Chris Gumino was my rep and when I asked him abou the charges he said he would get back to me and never did. The also charged...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
70, Report:
#363637
Posted Date:
Jan 25 2009
First Data - First Data Global Leasing, Cardservice International, First Data Corporation Forged my signature, Created Fraudulent lease, Illegally pulled my credit, Reported fraulent account 30, 60, 90 Days late on my credit report, Destroyed the reputation, and credit reputation of myself and my businesses. Tried to extort money from Myself and my Mother. They hHave used Perjurty as a defense. They have fabricated documents in an attempt to get out of paying damages. Coral Springs Florida
In December 2006, a lease was created in my name on behalf of cardservice international and First Data, and First Data Merchant Services. The problem is I sold the store at this location in December of 2004. I sold the business two years prior to the creation of the fraudulent leas...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing Companies
71, Report:
#385954
Posted Date:
Oct 29 2008
First Data Merchant Services Stole money, failed to settle batches, refused to cancel service, jacked-up rates without warning, treated us like the enemy rather than customers 6200 South Quebec Street Colorado
If u are a small business DO NOT USE First data Merchant Services. They fail to settle batches and then make u eat the debit card transactions. They also make it virtually impossible to cancel contracts and they jack-up their rates without forewarning. There are many other data merc...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
72, Report:
#383374
Posted Date:
Oct 22 2008
First Data - Cardservice International Instituted a Compliance Service Fee without my approval Simi Valley California
In September, First Data aka Cardservice International charged my company an Annual Compliance Service Fee for $119.75. I just signed up with this First Data merchant services account this past June and in the agreement that is between our two companies, all fees are spelled out an...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
73, Report:
#91914
Posted Date:
Oct 17 2008
First Data - First Data Leasing - Express Merchant Processing Solutions Beware Merchant processing - First Data - Advanta - credit card processing scam Hagertown Maryland
I have been sucked in by a strange company that appears to have no real identity. The problems started when I answered an advertisement from Advanta credit cards to take credit cards for my business. I cannot determine the legal name of that business since it has names on statements...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing Companies
74, Report:
#379009
Posted Date:
Oct 07 2008
First Data Merchant Servicesfirst Data Merchant Services/first Data Global Leasing they steal our money first data is crooked Fort Lauderdale Florida
I stoped service with this co. 08-15-2008,they told me I had to pay one more month service as the contract states. they said no more charges were to be taken from our acct.as of 09-16-2008.
they still take our money for service charges and equipment rent.the equipment was sent back...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing Companies
75, Report:
#378895
Posted Date:
Oct 07 2008
First Data Merchant Services If you hear a voice on the other end of the phone they are not speaking the truth Atlanta, Georgia
We all fell prey to the same deceptive tactics of first data merchant services. After reading the many posts here we could not have typed it any better. It started with Jose, First we had a hard time understanding him. My credit score is bad so I explained to Jose I was turned down ...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services