As far as I'm aware those things are still going, the one I remember was Jamster (though they use different names in different countries, so it was originally Jamba):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamba!

And the last link on the page goes to:

http://www.jamsterscam.com/

Which is a site for people who have been fraudulently charged, with comments from within the last few months.