Small Businesses Warn of Credit Card Processing Nightmare

Small Businesses Warn of Credit Card Processing Nightmare
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Small businesses in Southern California have joined hundreds across the country in warning others to beware of possible fraudulent sales techniques regarding credit and debit card processing and equipment leasing companies.

Taeko Kobayashi and Steve Lindemann say they connected online through websites such as Ripoff Report and Facebook, sharing information and their frustrating experiences in dealing with a company that is now being sued by the New York attorney general for alleged deceptive business practices—Northern Leasing Systems—along with other affiliated companies.