I got suckered in a long time ago when I discovered Morpheus - I paid 18.00 for the privledge of a free list of P2P's. But I did get a 1 year "membership" for what I don't know. Once I upgraded my brain I did a whois and found the actual owner of the site and sued in small claims and got court and bank costs plus 3x my purchase price back because the judge said the guy was a parasite. So I wound up with about $145 and a lot of wasted time. The point is, learn from your mistake and don't let these guys slide. Complaining is okay but you have to do something to stop these folks -- I like the hacking idea - but I don't condone it (not that there is anything wrong with that {Seinfeld - reference})

I think I've been scammed as well! I was in a bit of a rush as I was about to rush of to a gig and I needed to hear a song so my band could play it, someone suggested Limewire. I thought I had logged on to Limewire but obviously not (I found the site with a search on Google) and yes I paid for a 2year subsctiption (99p - UK- per month I think!).

Then I got an email from MP3MusicHQ.com with a bill as follows (UK prices):

Quantity Description Amount
1 2 Year Membership 14.16
1 PRO-Version 9.97
1 SpyRemover 8.88
Total Charge 33.01

and a link to http://MP3MusicHQ.com/me/login.asp which threw me as there was no mention of Limewire yet it mentioned the order ID number that had been generated when I placed the order. I followed the link (which now cannot be contacted!) and there was no email address etc only a phone number (which I called (my face is going red as I think how this must sound) where I had to leave a message as there was no answer. (There was also something about Mp3ehlpdesk.com who say they act on behalf of various internet companies.)

MY QUESTIONS are:

1 Is the livewire program I downloaded OK or is it different/bad in some way?
2 I paid (foolishly, cos I was in a rush) with a DEBIT card not A CREDIT CARD! so I don't suppose I am covered?
3 Will they keep trying to take money out of the account or can they only do it on a one off? (I don't know how these sytems work)

Sorry it's so long. I've read lots of messages on this subject and you all seem like really nice, helpfull people. I hope someone can put my mind at rest on the above.

Cheers

Sounds like you jumped too quick too..... but I REALLY thought I was doing it right!!!! UGH!!! I've tried to contact ClickBank through their website, following the forms they have, but I haven't heard anything yet - I'm not going to give up. Fraud is Fraud.

did you also know that you can click onto documents on limewire and type in bank details and it comes up with bank details.

Everyone that has been scammed and have not cancelled their credit cards should read this article, it makes interesting yet frightening reading. It also shows what could happen to your credit card details once they are in the hands of crooks.

Here is the URL: http://www.informationweek.com/news/...leID=197004939



UK Bob