Czech Hunter: Episode #91 (Bareback)

Jonny Marzetti says:

Yeah, Czech Hunter is one of those sites that is still back in the internet stone age where they try to make it difficult to cancel. Can take a lot of detective work. Always keep copies of all confirmation screens, since they sometimes have data that can make it easier to cancel. A few times I have had luck by googling the charge company (e.g., Paycom) that shows up on the credit card statement. And start the cancel process early!
When I am suspicious about a site, I create a virtual credit card number online. Some banks, including Bank of America offer this. It lets you create a unique card number that ties back to your “real” card card, but the site never sees your real number. You get to choose choose a spending limit for the virtual card (say, the amount of 1 month’s subscription — which you’re always free to raise later if you decide you want to continue with the site) and an expiration date (which I think you can likewise extend later if you’d like). Then, if you know you don’t want to continue with that site, you’re safe because they won’t be able to put a new charge through if the limit has already been reached (though they do allow the merchant to go maybe 15% over the limit to cover shipping, taxes, etc). But better yet, you can just delete the virtual card after the initial charge has gone through, so that any renewal attempt will be denied.