The same site got me yesterday. But as soon as i saw that i was downloading Limewire, I called amex and cancelled the payment right away. That was my first internet scam. It was so easy to get you. They make it sound like your downloading a legit new music service. They even have the nerve to send you a thank you email for your purchase. I will never click on cnet.com sponser links again. I wonder if they now about this scam link on their site.

Beware of www.suprnova.net
The former bit-torrent server seems to have gotten my $34.95 as well. Don't I feel stupid. I will try and get my money back as well.

Hmmm,
Surely your card company will withdraw this payment as the transaction was an act of fraud.

Hitbit

This is my recipie for buying on line services.
Try before you buy and if they don't offer a try then don't buy.
The majority of reputable companies believe in their products and have no problem offering a free trial period.
Remember: Never waiver from this path and not only will you avoid being conned you will also help to make all providers offer free trials.

been had by the same scam...this is a copy of their justification directly pasted from their website:

I thought these programs were free, why am I asked to pay for them?
The software is free. What we offer is unlimited access to our exclusive members area where you will find over 50 different applications all related to the world of downloading so you can begin downloading the media of your choice now! You also get unlimited access to our specialized support team who will be able to help you 24/7 if you are experiencing any type of problems with the software found in the member's area. To top it all off, you also get online tutorials and all the latest updates for the lifetime of your membership at no additional cost.


beware!!!!!!!


new "member"

Are you all saying that i did not pay limewire for this service?
I paid it to clickbank in order to download this. Was i also ripped off?
And do i take it that what i got is limewire basic, which is a free download?
Please let me know, this has me po'd.
Thanks, Darlene

Hi all,
Have just registered with Gnutella Forums and reading these threads have realised have been scammed for the free version of limewire , Doh ! I know I'm not the first and definatley won't be the last , I presume there is nothing we can do about these scammers but to educate as many users as possible and above all not to be so naieve. Anyway, cancelled credit card and posted link below of site ( possible has already been done).
http://www.filesharingcenter.com/join2.php

Cheers Tim.

hi i am knew in this file sharing but i download this norton ghost 851.7 kb size yesterday and my norton told me there was a virus in it and cleaned it. Is there a way to let know the administrator so he can clean this files from the site limewire? how can i know if a file is a virus or not?

Hi, my name is erin and I was scammed.

It's been, oh, 24 hours now and according to my credit card company I can report it as fraud in three business days. Meanwhile I was able to get back to the scammer web page and demand a refund. Had to pay some international phone charges, but hey, I want my money back. They'll refund all but nine dollars. So I suppose I need to call the credit card company again in a few days and figure all of the rest out. But if it means I only lost $9, it's not so bad.

But for all of you out there

http://www.tvshowshome.com/

is another scam site. Of course, now that I look carefully, I was paying not for the Limewire, but for the support service that was provided. Exactly how they provide support for a program they don't own, didn't design, and as far as I can tell, had nothing to do with, is beyond me. And when I called up to cancel the "service" the guy on the other end wanted (demanded) to know if I had broken any copyright laws by downloading music or media files.

I'll report back as the story unfolds.

TVshowsHome.com got me too. The above advice of not registering for a site unless they offer a free trial is not bad. Also, watch out for tv.org. As for any of you asking your credit card companys to cancel the subscription as fraud, did it work, curious to know. I can't believe that in the more than twelve years I've been online, that I'd still fall for a scam like this.:mad:

When i called them to complain. I was told that they give you access to servers that do not come on the LimeWire client by default. So far, searching their site, I've got nothing.

You might find some info here, ways other members have managed to get refunds from these scammers
Get your $$$ back (music members)

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Well, I although I asked TVhome to return my money, they did not, the *******s. So I called the credit company and challenged the payment. I then had to prove I had gotten scammed, so I basically printed out all the web-page, highlighting the part where they promised free tv and then mentioned that the copyright infringment information that points out that you cannot download tv for free is not accessable until after you pay. So it was a bit of work, but the credit card company accepted my tale of woe (and rampant stupidity) and gave me back my money. They said that if possible (like if the company broke any laws) they would pass on the information to the fed. watchdog that goes after sites like this.

The moral of the story is, if you get scammed, COMPLAIN!

HEY,

My Limewire keeps popping up every 30 seconds or so for no reason, i then close it and it pops up again within a minute. Could anyone please help me with this problem? I have reinstalled the program and done multiple virus scans,

thanks, corey
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