How Not to Buy Tax Software
Summary: Scott Henry bought tax preparation software from Blvdsoftware.com, a site advertising a low price and instant download, and five days later the site vanished from the Internet. WHOIS records showed the domain was created in late October 2011 despite claims of operating since 2005, and the California Secretary of State had no record of the Beverly Hills company at its stated address.
Why it matters: Henry installed the program without entering sensitive data and never received a license key, leaving him unsure whether it was pirated or bundled with snooping software - and because he paid with a prepaid debit card, he cannot dispute the charge.
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