Exactly, sounds like a front for the Russian mafia to collect credit card numbers.
You said -- "Exactly, sounds like a front for the Russian mafia to collect credit card numbers."
Maybe that could be true for other web sites that are unknown or obscure. And I wouldn't recommend anything obscure. But, these guys are not obscure and they are not unknown. They've been "written about" for years -- and in major publications. And this has been looked into, as far back as three years ago -- that I'm aware of. There has never been a problem with them.
Any accusation -- such as the one that you're mentioning -- is simply a vague and undirected accusation that doesn't hold up to over three years of *history* that they've had along with the many articles and "investigations" that have been done on them.
And look at it this way -- what would be an *easier way* for RIAA to "shut them down" than to *prove* credit card fraud. RIAA has been *unable* to *ever* prove that -- and they've got the "resources" to prove that -- for sure.
Regards,
Star Traveler