I am coowner of a small printing business and was referred to a credit card equipment company by a good customer. After our meeting in which I completed some preliminary paperwork I asked the representative what happened to the paperwork should I find I could not get out of my current contract, to which he replied all I would have to do is call and cancel which I did in Oct. 2001.
A year later in October that cancelled check I gave him was sent to our bank and automatic debiting began to Northern Leasing. During that time I was under a great amount of emotional and mental stress due to my mother's illness/death and then emergency heart surgery on my husband. Needless to say I was not paying attention to my business and noticed in July of this debit. I closed the account and opened another bank. I did what I was suppose to do and contacted our legitimate credit card company with the new account information.
Again, I did not stay on top of things and the debiting to Northern Leasing resumed. I finally contacted Nothern Leasing and they sent me a copy of a rental agreement on a business that was not the legal name of our business, nor the address, etc. (the list of discrepencies is too long to list here) but had all of my personal information correct.
After numerous attempts (stop payments at the bank) the debit finally ceased. I began getting billing mailed to my residence. After contacting Northern Leasing and being degraded verbally I realized conversation with these people was useless, they only had one point of view on the subject even after I repeatedly stated that the signature was a forgery. The date on the agreement was during a time when I was out of state at a family wedding.
I contacted the appropriate authorities and filed a forgery/possible identity theft report as I had been advised as well as a notarized statement that was mailed certified mail to Northern Leasing. Northern Leasing reported this fraudulent charge on my credit report (which has been immaculate for the past 20 years) and are trying to serve papers on me for a civil case in this matter. I am contacting the attorney generals office as advised by an attorney as well as obtaining an attorney to represent me if the need should arise.
I can not believe the audacity of these people when they are the criminals. The only thing I am guilty of is procrastination and stupidity in believing that people can't get away with this. These people have gone beyond Rip Off!
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