The scam Recently, it has been reported that merchants are facing a new threat in the form of unethical credit card processing salespeople. These salespeople resort to unethical methods in order to garner more sales. It is believed that this is a rampant occurrence in Springfield where a company hires people to “force” merchants into switching their credit processing companies. Banks and credit card issuers who found out about this claim that these acts are not illegal but merchants are crying foul over the lack of ethics displayed by the …