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I own a small business in Dallas, i make big mistake when i want to sign up tith the caompany name NPMG in Phoenix AZ.

They promise 100.00 saving a month to let them handle credit card processing. When sign up i see the cost of terminal is little high. They said i sign and they will hold it for 3 days. Next day i called and leave 2 message of cancel, no return call.

Couple day later they send me the box and charge my bank 89.00 a month for 5 years, the terminal 350.00 become 5350.00. I call them and tape the conversation, they said they fax the lease to leasing comany name Lease Finance Group LLC in Chicago IL on Arp-20-2006, because they pass 3 days of cancellation. So even i cancel the service, i still have to pay for the terminal for 5 year base on non cancel lease.

I check on the FedEx label it send by Arp-18-2006, so they send the paper on Arp-14-2006, before the 3 days period.

Also they call the leasing company fix the fax to Arp-20-2006 to match with what they claim. But they for get i have the box and the label show ship on Arp-18-2006.

I check online and see many victim like me, i need to get this word out, so please let more small business know how to avoid this problem, they already target many business in DFW area.

I come up with new web site try to organized all business have lost i this scheme, so we can fight back. So if you can help me how to or new idea to save other person fall in this trap.

Thank you

Phu tran

OUCH,

It seems like you were scammed. I hate when companys take advantage of small businesses. I had the same happen to me but with my computer Knowledge and thanks to the banks I was able to track the people down to their front door. It was also a company in phoenix, AZ. I drove out there and came down on them like Flys on you know what.
You know you can report them to the Federal Trade commission..

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Edgar Monroy
Web Developer / Owner / Consultant
When starting your own business the need to "know-how" is greater than money!
http://www.nuevolution.net

Thank you for your sharing our story.

We plan to fight back this company, we need more help from your ideas, information and connection to media outlet.

We put up a website name fight npmg.com, we have contact email admin@fightnpmg.com. Please send us your idea to help.

We did file complaint with AZ, and TX General Antorney, we will file with FTC as you suggest.

We would like you help us to get this messgae to all small business you know to be alert, not falling as victim as us.

We do not use them a single day, but already suffering from lost, more story can be be found in rpoffreport.com, those victims lost is worse.

We also will file law suit agaisnt this company by next week. We will list all process of this complaint on our site.

We would like all of you, please help us to connect with all victims in this scam, we want us to unify to fight back.

We may win and we may loose, but this is a fight for our principal. If more small hard working business know this scam, they can avoid it, that is our main goal.

We did email a lot of local newspaper, radio station, TV station, consumers report website, we want all business victimized by this scam become a contribution their story on our site, we can plan to fight back.

Even if you are not victimized of this scam , please joint in to help us your ideas, information, connection how we can fight back.

Thank you for your help

Tran

 

So sorry to hear that!  I fiind that it`s better to deal with the big banks

Phu. I recognize your name from the ripoffreport.com website. I am just trying to spread the word to every blog, website, forum that I can find in regards to both NPMG and Lease Finance Group. I still can`t believe how deceptive and unethical these companies are...

I was lied to by Diana Moya of NPMG regarding the the terms and conditions of the entire transaction. All of the answers to my questions that I asked her in regards to the cancellation policy and amount that I would pay was a LIE. She lied by omitting the existence, involvement and terms and conditions of the other company ..Lease Finance Group.

After several phone calls to both companies and with no satisfactory response I decided to write all the BBBs., AGs, FTC..etc. But I received a call from Cody Lazenby of NPMG stating that they would terminate the lease with LFG for me. I requested a written confirmation and I never received one. I then received another bill from LFG stating that we were 2 months overdue. SO NPMG LIED AGAIN. They have failed to return several of my messages.

As of this date, I am still waiting for reponse from the Attorney General of IL to assist me in terminating the lease with LFG and also waiting for responses from other organizations.

I received a response from LFG through Chicago IL`s BBB yesterday and they are still maintaining that we are obligated to pay the entire lease even though the lease was obtained fraudulantly and the machine has been returned to LFG.

I hope this matter is resolved soon as it has been stressing me out every day thinking about this mess!

 

Susan

Hayward, CA

NPMG is still scamming people.  I am a victim.

NPMG contacted me and I agreed to see their "Senior Account Representative, Eric Gunter to discuss how I might save money on credit card processing services for my business. 

After reviewing my credit card processing statements he presented a proposal which he said would save me over a thousand dollars per year if I allowed NPMG to take over my credit card processing services.  That would require a new card processing terminal which would be supplied, as it turned out, by another company, First Data.

The proposal seemed good and I told Mr. Gunter that I would seriously consider it.  However I would need to review the contract in detail before making a decision.  He then said that because of his schedule it would be very inconvenient for him to return to my office to get the contract signed, and would I please go ahead and sign now because he would hold the contract for a week to give me time to review it, and if I was not satisfied the contract would be canceled.  I signed.

 That night I reviewed the contract and realized that it was nothing that I wanted any part of, so I tried to contact Mr. Gunter by phone the next day.   It proved impossible to reach him.  The phone number on his business card was for the NPMG office in Phoenix, AZ where I left messages requesting he call me.  He never called, so two days later I faxed the contract with signed and dated "void" on every page to NPMG with a note that I did not want to proceed with the contract. 

Nevertheless a few days later I received a package containing  a card processing machine.  I refused the package and had the carrier return it to the sender. 

Then I found that MPMG had already begun debiting my business checking account!  I immediately called NPMG and spoke with a man there who proceeded to use high pressure sales techniques to try to get me to agree to go ahead with the service.  He would not take no for an answer and  it was impossible to terminate the conversation with him except by hanging up the phone.   I called my bank and placed a stop order on any further debits by NPMG.

However my troubles had only just begun.  NPMG then began debiting my checking account using another payee name, Global Pay, and First Data began debiting my account as well ,even though I had never used, and had refused to take delivery of, their equipment.

I have been a victim of a scam perpetrated by Mr. Gunter, NPMG, and First Data.   Please beware and tell others about this scam.

I had the same thing happen to me it was 5000.00 dollar mistake I just paid
for it today it really hurt. I want to sue them.

I had the same thing happen and I owe them 1700.00. I have registered a complaint with the FTC and the BBB.

it sounds like you all should get together and file a law suit.

How Can we all fight as one hand
is there a drafted  document that can be signed by all victims?