Complaint Review: Telecheck Aka First Data - Houston Texas
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- Telecheck Aka First Data 5251 Westheimer Houston, Texas U.S.A.
- Phone: 303-488-8000
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- Category: Corrupt Companies
Telechek Telecheck Aka First Data denied me the ability to make purchases Houston Texas
*Consumer Comment: Time to take the giants down.
*Consumer Comment: This doesn't make sense to me.
*Consumer Comment: This doesn't make sense to me.
*Consumer Comment: This doesn't make sense to me.
*Consumer Comment: This doesn't make sense to me.
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Since Oct. 2007 Telecheck aka First Data has made it so I can not use my checks at any of there merchants.
First I was told that I had a drivers lic number that was similar to someone who had a closed bank account. Then they blamed it on the merchants employees saying they entered data that was in error. Every time they said it would be fixed but I would be unable to cash a check at any of their merchants for two weeks as their merchants computers had to update. This has happened several time to me and my wife and according to google there have been hundreds (if not more) of people with the same problems.
The last time I called telecheck they were rude and abusive and told me that they did not freeze my checking account. True but denying my checks seems to be the same thing to me, especially since there are so many merchants using them. I was also told not to use checks anymore, just cash or credit. Imagine them telling consumers how to pay for goods and services.
The first time they did this to me was a sunday and I need to get gas and medications for an emergency. I was lucky with the gas in the fact I knew the owner of the station, however I was unable to get the needed medications.
I called my bank who was suprised since I had more than enough money in my account and my account was in good status. My bank called telecheck who refused to tell them (my bank) anything and told my bank to give me another phone number to call.
I called and was accidentally transferred to someone who thought I was a merchant, so I played along. I was told that they "telechek" and their larger merchants (Walmart being one) are making it as hard as possible for people to use checks in order to phase out everyone from using checks. They just want.cash, credit, or debit cards. They claim that they are losing money from
guarantying checks to merchants, that are bad, uncollectible, or fraudulent.
I am not sure but this sounds illegal to me.
You might think that if they phased out checks they would be out of business however a quick look at what services/ products the parent company provides show that they would not be hurt at all.
Tom76728
Cobleskill, New York
U.S.A.
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#5 Consumer Comment
Time to take the giants down.
AUTHOR: Steve - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, January 24, 2008
I have submitted my own incident about TeleCheck and WalMart. The problem being that Wal-Mart in its normal monopolistic tendancies has run a large percentage of the competition out of town, and they are almost the only game in town. And even if they are not, they still control through their Surrogate Tele Check refusing you the right to use a check.
The second issue is a question? Does Wal-Mart own TeleCheck. Are they trying to manipulate the process?
Last I read many of the reports on this company. One individual indicated that they started asking for personal information, account information, and driver-license numbers, the same with me. Is all of this a consorted effort to further manipulate and monopolize the market?
#4 Consumer Comment
This doesn't make sense to me.
AUTHOR: Robert - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, January 15, 2008
All Walmart or any other merchant that doesn't wish to accept checks has to do is simply DON'T ACCEPT CHECKS. If they wish to be nice about it, they can post some signs to let folks know that checks are no longer accepted.
As a business owner, it makes no sense to me for any merchant to PAY telecheck to make it "hard to use check" when it's much easier and cheaper to just simply stop taking checks.
#3 Consumer Comment
This doesn't make sense to me.
AUTHOR: Robert - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, January 15, 2008
All Walmart or any other merchant that doesn't wish to accept checks has to do is simply DON'T ACCEPT CHECKS. If they wish to be nice about it, they can post some signs to let folks know that checks are no longer accepted.
As a business owner, it makes no sense to me for any merchant to PAY telecheck to make it "hard to use check" when it's much easier and cheaper to just simply stop taking checks.
#2 Consumer Comment
This doesn't make sense to me.
AUTHOR: Robert - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, January 15, 2008
All Walmart or any other merchant that doesn't wish to accept checks has to do is simply DON'T ACCEPT CHECKS. If they wish to be nice about it, they can post some signs to let folks know that checks are no longer accepted.
As a business owner, it makes no sense to me for any merchant to PAY telecheck to make it "hard to use check" when it's much easier and cheaper to just simply stop taking checks.
#1 Consumer Comment
This doesn't make sense to me.
AUTHOR: Robert - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, January 15, 2008
All Walmart or any other merchant that doesn't wish to accept checks has to do is simply DON'T ACCEPT CHECKS. If they wish to be nice about it, they can post some signs to let folks know that checks are no longer accepted.
As a business owner, it makes no sense to me for any merchant to PAY telecheck to make it "hard to use check" when it's much easier and cheaper to just simply stop taking checks.
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