We contacted a Mr. Tony Gotti. (Fake name!) claiming her was the general mgr. For Merchant Services USA. He said he worked with multiple banks for credit card processing. He had us fill out application after application claiming we were filling out the merchant agreement for the bank. (we were only filling out apps) He then kept saying he was sending the machine by UPS next day and we were set up. Next day no machine! Then he would tell us he needs one more document. (went on for 2 weeks) Then we were finally approved he had the machine set up he was getting it ready to send.
Tony then told us he needed the $1,000.00 start up fee before the bank would give him our login info for the virtual terminal. He needed it western union. (merchant service provider, but doesn't take credit cards?) my wife was stooped by him. Sent money and then he tried to say we were on a blacklist for merchant services and we lied and now the bank wont accept us. I had some words with him and he screamed at me said he would come to FL and kill me hung up and has sent 12 threatening e-mails.
He knew he scammed us, but began to try and say it was our fault for lying to him giving him false information and then he ACCUSED us of not being who we said we were and that we gave him fake id cards! Tried to turn it on us to justify us scamming him. Steer clear they have p.O. Box listed with the bbb and they are fraud! We don't want anymore innocent business owners starting to get burned!
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