Thanks for the info, I will keep clear of those sites.:)

Scammed
 

I have been scammed by musicmembers. I wanted to upgrade WinMx which I did not know had been shut down. While I though I was upgrading WinMX it was actually to download LimeWire.

I filled in the registration form with all my details and was offered:

Lifetime Full & Unlimited Access with 25% off - $22.46USD
Pro Version Upgrade - Movie Codec Pack - $14.9****
NetSpyProtector Option - $9.88USD

An email came through with all the details of my Membership and and Order ID Number. All looks legitimate but a total scam.

Of course the credit card charge went through. I phoned the bank when I realised what a fool I had been but they could do nothing as I had authorised the charge.

The website for Musicmembers looks very professional but there are no contact details such as an email address or street address. The phone numbers given are probably linked to permanent recording so you never get to speak to anyone. They claim that you can be refunded if you are not satisfied with the product which is a joke if you can't contact anyone.

I have learned a whole lot through this experience. Although I now have LimeWire which works very well I could have downloaded it from this site without the cost. I don't have LimeWire Pro so I have paid for something I haven't got.

Should I report this to someone?

1. View back the previous posts (yeah I know there's a lot of them but a lot of good advice), here's one get your $$$ BACK!!! (music members)

2. Here's another for reporting: Known Scam Sites (click on link) & see the FBI link!!! ;)

BTW can you provide a url address to see if it's already been listed?!?

Thank you for your response and the comments made by other members.

The offending web site is: http://www.membersarea.com/login.asp

I did find it in your list of rogue sites after searching this forum for some answers. Thanks for that as it was the vital piece of information I needed to confirm what I suspected.

As I am in Australia it is very difficult to telephone them and this is the only point of contact listed on the site. On one of their pages there is a box which says: we are currently offline, click here to email us. Well it takes you to a page that doesn't exist.

I have written off the money for the moment but I will be looking at my bank statements very closely and the bank has been notified about this.

I will report it through the FBI link as anything that helps to stop internet abuse is a good thing.

It's amazing, we can land a man on the moon but keeping the internet 'clean' is beyond us at this point in history. It's been a very valuable learning experience for me and I really appreciate being able to report it through this forum.

Dodgy site warning.
 

The site that ripped me off (38 pounds sterling! AAAAGHH!)
is called E-Mule, so all beware of this pile of filth, it's the root of all evil.

Biological disaster can you provide a URL so we can add it here Known Scam Sites (click on link)

My main concern is whether anybody has had other amounts of money debited from their accounts after giving their card details?

Dodgy URL
 

The toned-down Christmas massacre
 

Hi.
It isn't just the turkey, there'll be a few potatoes, carrots, and shedloads of beer feeling my wrath.
But no real casualties.

Unfortunately, I've written off my payment, it's too much messing around, so I cancelled my debit card so they can't take anything else from my account on a whim.
As I work in a bank, I'd recommend that anybody else stung in this way to do the same, as if the scammers do try to draw off a debit card after it's been cancelled, the transaction request will go straight through the bank's fraud dept.

This means any future transactions from said dodgy company go through the bank in anybody's name, they'll all be looked into, legitimate or not.

That'll teach 'em!

That's an interesting site you came up with Only A Hobo. lol :D

BTW did you report the site to the FBI site link: http://www.ifccfbi.gov
The sooner they're taken down the better. I wouldn't have given up on it so soon. I had scam people take money out of my credit card years back months after concert tickets I booked. A simple telephone call. I was reimbursed not so long after.

Any site that says unlimited is bound to be a scam site. OR any program name & 2005 or the year it is after it is also a scam site.

close shave with a scammer
 

i recently had a run in with a company calling themselves
"fullsoftwaredownload.net" who it turns out were passing off an old version of limewire as there own and try to bill me for the privlage.
they were so sly, they even had the balls to cover it up using a falls tab.
i am british and am wondering who in terms of a watch dog i can notify(it could be trading standards, i dont know) could somebody enlighten us?
watch out for this site. it is very subtle.

Truly Scammed!
 

Hate to have make this admission as my intro to the forum, but I fell "hook, line & sinker" for this scam and then spent almost 2 days clicking every possible link, icon etc to try and find out what I was getting for my money - only to find out, as you rightly say, all the recommended downloads were free on their respective webpages!

Am I permitted to name the "scammer" in this forum?

Anyway. looking forward to getting a lot (of much needed, I may add) help from all of you out there.

Cheers - Somerled

Thanks for the welcome, "Only A Hobo". The scammer I suspect I fell foul of, and I hope that someone may be able to assure me that I was wrong, was "MovieAdvanced.com - as recommended by "PaulSolutions".

My only consultation is that I opted to pay through PayPal so my Visa card is safe unless the PayPal option was a scam too!

Look forward to cheerier chats in the future.

Cheers - Somerled

I see that site is listed here Known Scam Sites (click on link) which is page 5 of this thread.

Heres'a another scam site : http://free******ccess.com/

It is listed as a top download site at reviewsdotcom http://www.reviewsdotcom.com/games.htm

Once you become a member, and after allowing them to charge your credit card, you can download 360Share Pro.

When you try to cancel your membership you realize you can't do it. Contacting their support doesn't work. Support email link re-directs to a non-related site. I suspect the support phone numbers don't work either.

I got a surprize when I read LordOfTheRings scammerpage.

I have fallen for it as well.
About 1 1/2 years ago I joined thedownloadplace.com paying 29.95 for their downloadapplication. I discovered LimeWire after that and slowly stopped using it. but in their defence I found music on there that I couldn't find on LimeWire, it was just alot slower than LimeWire.

LimeWire has come a long way since then I think :)

A Bell should start ringing in your head when you got the recommendation from a site called reviewsdotcom.com

scammed on this link?
 

The link I downloaded the software from where I paid for PRO and did not get it (and also paid for a "lifetime membership") was www.Limewire-software.com. I did not read through this entire thread because it's kinda long.........but anyone know if this is an official Limewire site or not?

http://www.Limewire-software.com. is not official Limewire site http://www.limewire.com is.

You were scammed by a very clever scammer.

gutted !!

downloaded 360share when looking for limewire cost $39.00
for slow poor downloads.

scammed for something that was free.

beware!!:confused:

The Gods Act In Mysterious Ways
 

While doing a google search for downloadable music, www.mp3musiq.com came up. Wow! What a find! Download millions of songs and movies... all my favorites... FOR FREE!... at least according to the website.

The come on is almost irresistable, isn't it? All your favorite songs and movies that you have to pay for everywhere else are available for a real cheap membership.

But, I didn't buy. I googled the URL and ended up here. What an eye opener. I sampled several of the blacklisted sites. The come on is the same... free downloads of your "favorite" movies and songs. These b@stards really ought to be tied to a post and shot.

But then again, five bucks says that the majority of the suckers weren't looking to download my videos of my vacation in Greece. Nor were they trying to download my brother's original guitar compositions (which, by the way, are very good). No, they were looking for ways to avoid paying for copyrighted materal. Thus, it is the greed of those that want something for nothing that keeps the scammers in business. Free music! Free movies! The Nigerian 419 scammers should have been so clever to come up with this one.

Now certainly there are some that use the P2P network for legitimate, legal downloads, but I cannot help but believe that those who get sucked into the scams (all 22 pages of them as of this writing) were looking for something for nothing... a way to get copyrighted material that would otherwise have to be paid for. They've been suckered by the promise on every one of the scam sites... download millions of movies and songs.

So, while I have sympathy for those that have lost their money, I see a great balance in the universe: Those that would cheat the copyright holders by buying into the scam websites' promises are in turn cheated. All is well in the universe.

Flame on brothers and sisters. My flame suit is zipped up.

Cheers.

Frammis

You know, you may have a point, i.e. the clever dumb balance, for every clever act there is a dumb act to balance it out.

However, there seem to be more victims of these scam sites than people who use their common sense, like you have, and avoid them.



UK Bob

how is pro better than free? i already bought it but was just wondering? how can someone who uses limewire complain about people being fustrated at being ripped off simply because they wanted to use the program which is offered free to everyone. And as far as charma, people who share files are being nice to share whatever they are willing to share unless it is a virus :mad: , the people who are downloaded shared files most likely would not have paid to see it but are thankful to watch because someone was nice enough to share. People who really like a band dont stop going to their concerts just because they can hear it on their computer. And people who loved to go to the movies dont suddenly stop going because they downloaded some version that is less than theater quality. Reality, singers and actors make too much money anyhow. don't get me wrong i like them just as well as the next person but they are all for free speech, art, freedom of expression, insipiration, and they get all sorts of things for free because they have influence but when it comes to their money or being compensated for their work people are just down right wrong and illegal to want to listen to it or see it without paying. give me a break, i mean how many thousands of dollars is one song really worth or how many millions of dollars can a few months of playing pretend be worth? Can file sharing really be hurting their pockets so much? Or are they the ones being greedy?There is nothing wrong with being paid well for a job well done but i hate feeling suckered when something is advertised and then is some what of a letdown they play up the best parts sometimes just to trick you into paying when it turns out to be horrible. Given some things are really good entertainment i still dont feel bad because they make plenty of money without getting what little i have. There are exceptions and i do still spend money on entertainment (movies and songs,ect.) but i does make be feel a bit like some really spoiled people are fussing cause they dont have enough stuff .And i suppose to feel like getting scamed by scam artist with the intent on taking ur money for nothing is equal to some people learning how to share their stuff.

scammed
 

i think im one of them er 'newbs' that just got scammed and im so angry! anyone heard of mp3musichq.com? well i was told to pay 14 88 for unlimited downloads and another 9.99 for the pro version! and me being dumb i paid and all i got was the free version of limewire (which im extremely pleased with by the way). but still paying for something i coulda had free makes me sick and the thing that makes me sicker is my credit card company are still going to allow the payment to go through even though i rang them about an hour after i had been #'scammed' when i had wised up!i only realised when i tried to use the so call pro that id been had!anyway should i put this down to experiance or is there anyway of getting my money back? cos i cant get it back from my credit card company and the site i got it from dont even have proper helplines! oh how dumb am i!!:( :mad:

Don't worry .. your not alone .. I know of at least one senior member of the forums who started off as a scam victim

The following man turned getting your money back into an art form.

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...ight=%24%24%24

See if it helps. Oh and DO change your credid card.. The scammers have your number:(

:):)

Simple answer!

Do not be so quick to part with your cash, patience has it's rewards and this is even more so on the internet, in the materialistic world it can be said you get what you pay for, I for one do not believe this statement holds true for the internet, believe me when I say I have got better software free or cheap just by looking around and not settling for the flashy all singing all dancing stuff thats on the internet.

But hey! if you want to throw your cash away, throw it this way ;-)

Excellent post ...

Now ...

.................how to make sure everybody using the internet reads it BEFORE parting with their money?........................:)

Scam Sites
 

Hi to everyone I am brand new. I have just filed a complaint with the FBI about My Music Inc. I then contacted MY Music Inc through the Website ( ie Contact Us ) to let them know that a complaint had been filed. I received an e-mail in 1 nano second to say sorry that you have decidd to cancel your lifetime subscription accounts will be in contact with you in the next 3 days. They wanted to know why I had decided to cancel my membership and I told them that nobody has to pay to download movies or music on the P2P network, and that their company has been listed on the web as a SCAM COMPANY. I will let you know what the FBI and My MUsic Inc ( ie REFUND ) when I have updates from them. Bye for now Cheryl

I have been a Limewire pro user for about a week now and it does what it says on the box as far as downloading is concerned, I have a couple of questions though, why only a max of 10 hosts per download? and why does upload always appear to be the same file to different connections, this seems a bit unfair to those stuck in a queue trying to upload a different file.

my settings are upload 1 per with 5 slots and bandwidth 25kbytes total, my connection is dsl d/l 2mbit u/l 256kbit

for newbies please note the difference between bits and bytes, 1 byte = 8 bits

In answer to this question I will put as much knowledge as I can on my own website, including links to Limewire and Bitzi, lets see if we can be atleast be an irritation to the idiots that provide false information on files, I know a lot out there have unknowingly downloaded viruses and other crap, lets work together to get rid of this stuff, there are a lot of antivirus progs to use, I use avast antivirus that so far has captured a virus as download is complete.


To me, there are 3 types of hacker...

1. The pro, these are are people in the know, at most they will take a peak and move on to something more interresting.

2. Malicious, these are intelligent people behaving unintelligent, probably have sad lives.

3. Ignorant, the worst kind!, they mess around thinking they know what they are doing, but they do not have a f***king clue, they may enter your system with the best of intentions, like just being nosey, but they ***** up your system in doing so.

I'm sure folk can come up with more types ;-)

To sunnydayblueocean:

Well Sonny, I see that you are setting up your justications well. You have rationalized very well the fact that you are or want to be a THIEF.

You talk about recording artists making too much money, asking how much can a song really be worth.

Well, I've got news for you, Sonny. The song is worth what people will pay for it. You think it costs too much? Don't buy it.

But no, you think you are in the position to determine how much a song is worth or how much a group should be paid for their album. And if you think they are getting too much, then you solution is simple. You will STEAL it, feeling rightous about it, no less.

But the inescaple fact remains: You are a THIEF. You most certainly would not hold this view if you had something to sell and others decided you were making "too much" money.

But let's bring it closer to home. Five bux says you are working a flunky job, if you are working at all... maybe you rely on Dad's handouts. But let's say you do work. I bring you a paycheck for half the amount you expected. I say, "You know Sonny, I've decided that you are making too much money. I know you're just not deserving of the money you think you are."

You'd sh*t a brick. Yet you have no problem doing the same to others. Sonny, it's time for a wakeup call. You're living a double standard. If you think that the recordng artisits make too much money then do something about it. But don't just be a thief. I've seen clowns like you all over the place... they seem to think they are "entitled" to something that is not theirs just because they don't want to pay the price.

The way I see it is this: You steal from a recording artist, you'd steal from me. Your ethics suck.

Scammed!
 

I think I have been scammed also. I was trying to get itunes and somehow was directed to http://www.themusicsmembersarea.com. There were three costs for LW and I paid $24.46 for an unlimited access membership, plus an extra $9.98 for a Netspyprotector. It has already been charged to my credit card. If I was trying to get itunes, how did I end up with LW. The LW site is working because I have downloaded 4 songs. I don't understand-new at all of this.Can someone explain this to me. I am very confused and worried.
g

Charging for membership !!!!!
 

Hi there to everyone.

Like a few other people, it seems, I'm new to computing and have just subscribed to a site that sold me the Limewire program and some other software that i didnt even want !

I'm a firm believer of name them and shame them so here goes.

MP3MusicHQ.com

The software they sold me was Limewire (excellent product by the way) and Adaware.

Am i the first for this site or have others had experience of them as well?

All the best,
Steve Ed

georgiasellers You've been scammed .. yes I'm afraid so. iTunes is available free from Apple.com It is an application which stores and plays songa and loads iPods. The iTunes music store is something rather different. It is an online store where you pay to down load songs and you use iTunes to do this. You can also load your own CDs into iTunes .... or any other music, or videos if they are the right format, that you have on your computer.

Limewire is a peer to peer application which links users to other users and in such a way they can download files of each other. Limewire is not a site as such, and a fee is not payable to Limewire for a download. It is also not a sourse for unlimited free legal downloads in the way musicmembersarea might have led you to believe. iTunes music store is a legal pay per tune online store, and access to it cannot be sold cheap by any other organization.

You should cancell your current credit card. (The scammers are crooks and could do anything with your card detais) Explain to your CC company that you have been the victim of fraud, and try to get your money back, either from them or from the Scammers. Yes ..They have been known to make refunds.

Don't be worried, .. once you have stopped the card your worries are over .. except you might have lost some money, but not a huge amount. But remember that on the internet there are huge numbers of Free programmes and before you THINK of paying for one, check out what else there is for free...and often better. Have a good look at these forums to find out more about Limewire, and If you like the idea .. stay around :)


Any more questions... please ask:)

Hi Hobo, and especially all Brits here

The Guardian UK has done a fine job illustrating how even experienced internet users are being scammed, and even did some work tracking down those responsible.

See http://technology.guardian.co.uk/wee...715254,00.html for the details, and many of you will recognize familiar woeful stories.

Here's a snip

Hello Hobo,
Thanks for all the info. I plan on doing what you said and reporting the bumbs to the FBI as soon as I finish here.I think it is disgusting the way people like these take advantage of others. Thanks again
g

Hello again Hobo,
Just to let you know that I called the billing number provided by the website that scammed me and lo and behold they said they would issue me a credit even though this is the 8th day of a 7 day money back offer. I told them that I found out that LW is a free download and there was no reason to pay for it. Her reply was that the free download is full of viruses so most people want to pay for a safer program. Yeah,Right! The number I called was 1-866-488-0787 in case anyone needs it.I am so pleased with this forum. It has informed me of so many things I did not know ,being a newbie. Before I called the number above though I had already reported them as an internet scammer to the FBI.
g

georgiasellers

Thanks for the update, and It's always good to hear of someone doing something to sort these parasites out.

You said "Her reply was that the free download is full of viruses so most people want to pay for a safer program " I haven't had such a good laugh in ages:)

All the Best:)

Some one needs to contact www.cnet.com about the programs they have listed on their site that are using the limewire name and are nothing to do with this program.

Also i have found that they have a site www.Lime-wire2006.com
listed on there which is ment to be one of their sponsors..

I will no longer use cnet as in the past they have stated they don't and will never you scammers, yet here they are using one of the biggest scamming sites on the internet for a sponsor.

Unfortunately I read this after paying for a membership @ lightspeedmovies.com. I have contacted clickbank hoping for a refund of my 19.95 membership fee but havent heard back yet. Has anyone else had a problem with lightspeedmovies.com?

They're on the list of known scammers
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...879#post119879

Here's some info about how other members have got their refunds
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=44499

Good luck, hope you get a refund:D

ty birdy....i looked thru the link u gave about people getting refunds but didnt see ne thing about clickbank or lightspeedmovies.com...i posted a reply and hopefully someone can help me.

i got scamed
 

i was reading this site and realized i was scamed, i bought limewire off a site called mp3musicaccess.com. i chose the 1 year for 1.49 a month which came out to be 17.88 on my credit card then it kept telling me to upgrade for better streaming , so i did for 18.88. well i emailed limewire and they said that they only charged me one time for the pro version, and that someone scamed me and that they just linked them to me. so basically i paid twice for the same service.

Thank you all for your help. Im happy to report that i received an email from clickbank today and once i explained the situation they are sending me a full refund. If anyone else went thru clickbank, just send an email to their customer support page explaining what site you were scammed by and how it happened and hopefully they will refund your money as well.

New to this too
 

After reading about unnecessary fees for Limewire I feel I might be another sucker. I am new to this too and all I really want is a good site to download my favorite family type movies. I found Lightspeed Movies and paid them $29.95 for unlimited access. So far all have is a bunch a links to download and use for for free. I could of done that on my own! Has anyone got the angle on Lightspeed Movies? Are they just another scam? Should I have my credit card get my money back? Also, Limewire seems okay, but I have not been able to find all the family type movies for my kids. I find a lot of annoying porn mixed in with Dora the Explorer and Barbie. I have to hide the kids while I search for their movies. Is there something better out there?

i was had by light speed movies as well but all i had to do was send an email to click banks customer support and explained the scam to them. They fully refunded my money. Try it and see what happens....if that doesnt work then go to ur credit card company.

I'm another ......

AllCoolMusic....

I only found out by mistake I have been had!
Reading all these posts they must be making millions!
They seem right and propper I went for lifetime music and films I
was just thinking of paying for pro thank God for you guys
"Lord of the Rings" to name one.
Talking to my CC company hope they can help.
Keep trying to get intouch with AllCoolMusic but no answer, 30 days has just gone by for a full refund.

How do we stop these *!*!*!*!*!*

Steve

ipoddownloads.com
 

Watch out for these guys. You pay for unlimited everything and then link you to LimeWire. They send you the "Videoria" video converter which gives me a "fatal error" message on my new Dell when I try to install it. It's a scam, stay with LimeWire

payed
 

I just realized why limewire pro doesnt recognize my email address to be able to enter a support ticket!!!!!!!!! I did pay the $34.95 2 years ago through what I thought was a legit site. I had no idea that you dont pay except for pro. I do have pro, was able to upgrade, but need to transfer limewire connection to a new computer. Any suggestions how to do this? I tried once b4 and was given a piracy message.
thanks for any help
tonya

Hello I think I'm 1 of those silly people too !!!! I went to google last sunday looking 4 music download sites and havent got a clue ,kept looking at all the different ones and they all lead to limewire which I knew I wanted .I sadly joined one for £14.99 lifetime membership and £9.97 Pro Vison that I didnt ask for along with £8.88 spy remover that I also never requested !!!!! the site was ares-software-download.com , is this another one of those sites ?? they never sent an email to confirm and it said the 1st 7 days were free and you could cancel .My credit card has been charged £33.73 but fortunately iI have spoken to the card company and at the monment they are stopping payment to them ,So is this another one of those scammers ??? sorry to bother you all just that I would like help stop this ,as there ard probably thousands of us new ipod owners out there doing exactly the same as me.
Also the name of the company that took the money was www.mp3musichq.com this is weird as they have a help desk and phone no??

I've been taken too!
 

Geez, I thought I was being SO CAREFUL TOO! I also paid $34.95 - through "Click Bank". DARN!!! I'm contacting PayPal now!