Hoping to download the official Audi font for a presentation, the only place I could find it, at first glance, was on download-zzz.com - a reasonably slick-looking torrent site that offered a PROMOTIONAL MEMBERSHIP OFFER of $1.95.
Now since I am completely opposed to buying pirated content, I figured my best option for this once-off acquisition would be the abovementioned offer. To my surprise, I was billed immediately for almost $40, but to make matters worse, the access code they mailed me didn't even work. I then tried to submit a complaint to their "support" department but got absolutely no acknowledgment of my two support-request tickets going through. Also... No telephone contact numbers for the company on the site.
A quick search on WHOIS revealed the reason... The company is Chinese. Still hoping to give them the benefit of the doubt, I tried calling their billing department, listed on WHOIS, only to get a Chinese voice message. I guess I got what I deserved. Caveat Emptor. Avoid download-zzz.com at all costs.
Jonathan
Johannesburg
South Africa
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