A few weeks ago I paid download-provider.com for an alleged $4.87 3-day trial via credit card because they claimed to have some software I was looking for. I no sooner paid than was redirected to an unrelated porn site—and no sign of the files I was paying to download.
I immediately became suspicious and within 10 minutes called my credit card bank. My bank confirmed that the $4.87 debit was pending AND that several subsequent $1 "test" debits had already been made against my account by companies I'd never heard of. It was my bank's impression that within minutes of the initial transaction download-provider.com had either shared or sold my credit card info to at least two other entities which immediately made debits against my account to confirm that the pilfered info was valid. My bank said that since multiple entities were now abusing my card, there was nothing to do but close my card account and reissue a new card. I took my bank's advice and immediately canceled my card.
As soon as I realized I'd been rooked I did fill out some sort of cancellation form offered by download-provider.com, but I never heard back from them and I presume it didn't mean squat. Download-provider.com are unabashed crooks.
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