PDFARCHITECT.COM billing company avq-software.com and upclick.com avq-software.com upclick.com UC Distribution LLC Sold me defective software, charged extra, billed my bank and would not refund the cost Newark Delaware
Download your invoice and check your charges when you order and download software online, as some of the best software providers use unscrupulous billing companies. I was recently de-frauded by one such company, upclick.com, listed on my bank website as avq-software.com. It is a Delaware LLC used by PDFARCHITECT to bill customers.
PDFARCHITECT does a terrible job when converting PDF files to Excel. I immediately (1/26/24) used their website to request a refund of the amt I paid, which was $31.20. Found a charge at my bank for $61.05. Downloaded the invoice: someone had added 3 additional items at $9.95 each, none of which I ordered or ever would order.
Received an email on 1/29 saying they are very busy and cannot get to my request for some time. Product has a 30-day refund guarantee.
Replied with a nasty-gram reporting the over-charge and demanding my refund.
As a computer professional since the 1970s, I support open-source software providers. Though I and my clients use an excellent related product, PDFCreator, nearly every day, PDFArchitect does not work as advertised.
Somehow, Sourceforge.net (the parent open-source platform) got involved with a billing operation that has added added charges to my invoice and will not refund my money.
PDFCreator acts as a printer, sending print jobs to a PDF file for one's computer. I find it indispensable, but the related product, PDFArchitect, is pure junk, and their billing contractor appears to use illegal tactics to over-charge the customer, then refuses to repay in a timely manner.