Membership? - **WARNING ** BEWARE** - Download p2p Clients ONLY Thru Official Sites

[murasame]

Of course they were conned: the money that should have gotten to them...

[verdyp]

Originally posted by iwasscammed
[B]1) The basic version does say it has ad-ware in it.

Wrong: the official LimeWire download page says exactly the opposite. There's no ad-ware bundled in the Basic version since now very long (all has been removed since version 2.9.8 which was the last one with bundled software).

There's only some text adds with a link displayed in the LimeWire window, and a dialog at startup proposing to buy the Pro version.
And the next release will no longer have the optional "LimeShop" tab (that displays within the LimeWire window only a static HTML page.) The Pro version guarantees that even these small items will be absent, and adds some more connectivity for faster searches and some more connectivity and speed for swarmed downloads. You may use the CA tools or Spybots&D or Ad-aware to remove completely LimeWire 2.9.8 before installing a new version of LimeWire. After the installation, neither SpybotS&D or Ad-Aware will complain about anything in LimeWire Basic 3.x or 4.x.

Note that Computer Associates will warn you about any LimeWire version or any other Gnutella or P2P program, because of the support of MAGNETs: LimeWire has a MAGNET URL handler, but this is NOT spyware or ad-ware as stated by Computer Associates. The CA database is outdated, bought from a company that ran out of business and has not maintained it to remove false alarms.

If you run Computer Associates' tool, it will remove the support for Magnets in LimeWire as well as BearShare or other P2P programs, because it detects the Magnet support falsely as "WinMX", and WinMX is effectively a spyware and adware by itself and is active you use your regular HTML browser or email agent for something else than P2P activities... This tool does not check the target handler for this MAGNET URL-scheme support. Also the tool bases its data on old LimeWire 2.9.8 Basic, and does not check for the current versions of LimeWire.

If you have had a bad experience in the past with LimeWire 2.9.8, try with at least a version 3.x or the current 4.x versions... You'll see the big difference in performance, and understand why LimeWire is now more than 60% of all Gnutella-compatible servents installed.

[jrwaits47]

I paid http://www.mymusicinc.com $30 for a lifetime membership and was connected up with limewire. Unfortunately I did this several months ago. The money is no longer retrievable. I have contacted them to find out what gives. Has anyone dealt with them?

TMD-Moviez.com

http://www.kazaalitesite.com/


http://www.filesharingcenter.com/join1_af.php?


alll of these site are scams open them they have exactly the same interface ermmmm i think someone should report this.

I have been in the music business for 24 years and are well versed with the internet. Don't feel bad that you got scammed because I did as well.

File sharing of music is illegal. Take for example Kaaza. They are still in court trying to resolve issues. Record companies and the DOJ are sill busting people for sharing music.

Knowing this, and being a Kaaza and former Napster user for years, I searched the internet for P2P's that appeared "legal". That means they collect a fee that you believe they are going to pay ASCAP and BMI as music royalities. The site you signed up at as well as me led to you believe that the fees were paid and everything was legal. But we were taken. I did not realize till much later that Limewire is really no different than Kaaza regarding P2P. That you could download the program for free. I am as disappointed as you are becuae I need to be able to download a lot of songs for a radio station, and thinking I was doing the right thing got burned. It appears that the only real way to legally download is to pay for songs individually. Usually $1.00 a piece.

[Lord of the Rings]

On behalf of joeyd Im posting another who was scammed by the same as jrwaits47. http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=31893 & both http://www.mymusicinc.com/freemusic.htm & http://www.my-free-music.com/ which is the same thing. A pro review site of scammers.

I also bought a memebership from another site.

http://www.imusicsearch.com/

Here is a copy of email receipt I received

<<iPay Receipt

harry moore
923 xxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxx, FL 34450
US

Dear harry,

We appreciate your purchase on http://www.imusicsearch.com.

Web Site Name: iMusicSearch.com
Purchase Date/Time: 1/7/2005 6:03:06 AM
Credit Card Number: 48xxxxxxxxxx4930
Your Subscription Number: 147616102

You have purchased access to iMusicSearch.com at http://www.imusicsearch.com for $24.95.

Today's charge is $24.95.

Your credit card will be billed as iPayCS.com*My Music Inc.

Please allow 24 hours from the time of purchase before attempting to cancel your subscription.



Sincerely,

Customer Service>>

While searching for something on Google I came across a listing for TV.org, telliong me that I could download missed episodes of televivion shows. It sounded good, but all it was was a list of download programs, all with ad/spyware, no less.

This an an off-shoot of filesharingcenter.com - beware.

[ynotc2001]

There's another scam site: mp3downloading.com

They list all the p2p as being "new" and their own for which you pay them to download.

Can Cyclocide block them out - or maybe a kindly hacker.....

[mgoof95]

I was scammed by tv.org also, just like the guy who posted above. It really sickens me that I have basically given them $23.44 in exchange for a link to limewire. I have contacted BBC's watchdog to file a complaint with the company. I have also contacted the online bank the I used to pay, ClickBank. I was scammed once before, by mp3u.com, so I really should have known better!

[Lord of the Rings]

Well worth checking thru this list: P2P Forums :: View topic - P2PForums.com's Guide to Avoiding Rogue P2P Sites
Keep in mind that list is an older one & 'new' scam sites exist!!! The following is a Quick Reference list & an abbreviated list that only applies to p2p apps that are related to the Gnutella Forums & is a more up to date list than the previous link; the 2nd list below (re: LimeWire) specifically refers to sites reported on this forum & is more thorough than the general list but check both re: LW scam sites:

* * * (PLEASE report your dealings with the scam site here: Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) | Home If more people report these scam sites the FBI might be able to get them off the internet for good; permanently beridded of! So on your behalf & other potential leagues of the scammed, "please" report your experience!) This was recently posted by gubatron on the LW forums: Finally, they go against Scam sites; ie: if enough people report them then hopefully similar action will be taken!!! Scammer Website Owner Revealed (click on link) also has other links you can make official complaints to.

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/open-d...s-success.html

General Rogue P2P 'Scam' Sites:
/http://abandonware.nu/
/http://accessmp3music.com/
/http://dcmoviez.com/
/http://download-mp3-now.com/
/http://emule.download-here.info/
/http://emule.org/
/http://europe-music-network.com/
/http://ezmp3s.com/
/http://filesharingcentre.com/
/http://filmgimp.org/
/http://gamedownloadaccess.com/index.asp?PID=3483dd71-8aca-4eac-a0a7-b5528cf3b8b7
/http://ibonsai.org/
/http://iMusicPro.com/
/http://imusicsearch.com/indexa.htm
/http://klitetk.com/
/http://klitetk.com/?hop=webreviews
/http://learn.download-secrets.com/
/http://legalmusicaccess.com/index.asp?PID=ba3d4244-5a45-441c-85b1-2aa766cf87a9
/http://moviedownloadpro.com/
/http://mp3.abandonware.nu/
/http://mp3-download-unlimited.com/
/http://MP3-MovieSitesReview.com/
/http://mp3downloadhq.com/me/index.asp?2258|11|0
/http://mp3musiclive.com/
/http://mp3must.com/
/http://mp3rox.com/
/http://mp3sharing.us/
/http://mp3university.com/
/http://music.bigya.com/
/http://musicmania.com/
/http://netmusicmania.com/
/http://new-music-online.net/
/http://new.filedownloadnetwork.com/
/http://newnet.qsrch.com/dpark?s=ip-mp3support.net&prt=nn01 (Known as ip-mp3support.net, Winmx offers & eventually get Limewire)
/http://official--site.com/emule/index.html
/http://p2psoftware.nl/
/http://pickyourmovies.com/
/http://sharedmovies.com/
/http://tv.org/
/http://tvshowaccess.com/
/http://www1.all-limewire.com/alllimewire2/index.asp?source=gauc-05&kw=limewire
/http://www1.free-music-share.com/
/http://www-360share.com/
/http://www-etomi.com/g/
/http://www.247download.com/
/http://www.247downloads.com/
/http://www.6l9.com/
/http://www.afterlife-psychical.org
/http://www.allmoviedownloads.com/
/http://www.americamp3network.com/
/http://www.ares.com/
/http://www.ares.com./
/http://www.ares-software-download.com/
/http://www.billionsofdownloads.com/
/http://www.bearshare2005.com/
/http://www.bearsharehq.com/
/http://www.bolton-heaton.freeserve.co.uk
/http://www.BrandNewMovies.com/
/http://www.btinternet.com/~chris.heaton/
/http://www.cfugboston.org/
/http://www.cnouveau.net/
/http://www.coboltools.com/
/http://www.compareshopsave.com/moviesites
/http://www.completemovies.com/
/http://www.divxmovies.com/
/http://www.download-doctor.com/
/http://www.download-it-free.com/360share3/
/http://www.download-it-free.com/limewire/
/http://www.download-it-free.com/shareaza/
/http://www.download-music.qck.com/
/http://www.download-mp3-now.com/
/http://www.download-plus.com/
/http://www.downloadlab.com/
/http://www.downloads-unlimited.com/
/http://www.downloadshield.com/
/http://www.downloadsociety.com/
/http://www.EasyDvdGuide.com/
/http://www.EzMovies.net/
/http://www.easymusicdownload.com/
/http://www.ekmpowershop.com/
/http://www.emp3downloadhq.com/
/http://www.emule-2007.com/Eng/
/http://www.emule-music-download.com/
/http://www.emule.com/
/http://www.emuleunlimited.com/
/http://www.emusic.com
/http://www.ez-mp3s.com/
/http://www.ez-mp3s.com/mydownloads.htm?affID=0000263
/http://www.fileminer.com/
/http://www.filesharingfriends.com/
/http://www.findanymusic.com/
/http://www.flicksunlimited.com/
/http://www.free-bearshare.com/cks
/http://www.free-limewire.com/
/http://www.free-mp3-music.com/
/http://www.free-mp3-music-player-downloads.com/
/http://www.free-mp3-share.com/
/http://www.freeality.com/
/http://www.freemusic.com/
/http://www.frostwire-full.info/au/
/http://www.fulldvddownloads.com/
/http://www.fullsoftwaredownload.com
/http://www.getanysong.com/
/http://www.gettingmovies.com/
/http://www.GetMusicFree.com
/http://www.getsongsnow.com/c2/google/cn/music/free/
/http://www.hqmovies.net/
/http://www.icisnet.org/
/http://www.imovieshare.com/
/http://www.imusicshare.com/
/http://www.imusicsearch.com/
/http://www.imusicsearch.com/index.htm?affID=0000263
/http://www.k-litetk.com
/http://www.lightspeedmovies.com
/http://www.limewire-downloading.com/
/http://www.limewire-downloading.net/
/http://www.limewire-software.com/
/http://www.limewire2005.com/
/http://www.limewire2006.com/
/http://www.limewiredownloads*******saleslimewirecom/ (links to heaps of others!)
/http://www.limewirehq.com/
/http://www.mitawards.org/
/http://www.movieadvanced.com/
/http://www.movieconnect.net/
/http://www.moviedownloadcity.com/
/http://www.MovieDownloadWorld.com/
/http://www.MovieInDemand.com/
/http://www.mp3-downloads.j-vmarketing.com/
/http://www.mp3advance.com/
/http://www.mp3advance.com/index.html.htm
/http://www.mp3dollars.com/
/http://www.mp3downloadcity.com/
/http://www.mp3downloading.com/
/http://www.mp3downloading.com/mp3uv2/index.asp?revshare=aff_google_6_12_200
/http://www.mp3downloadreview.com/
/http://www.mp3ebook.com/
/http://www.mp3eternity.com/
/http://www.mp3grandcentral.net/
/http://www.mp3musicwebsite.com/
/http://www.mp3musicwebsite.com/winmx/winusgg/index.htm
/http://www.mp3musicworld.com/
/http://www.MP3MusicLive.com
/http://www.mp3musiczone.com/
/http://www.mp3musiq.com/
/http://www.mp3musiq.com/?hop=webreviews
/http://www.mp3perfect.com/
/http://www.mp3review*******
/http://www.Mp3ReviewSite.com/
/http://www.mp3rocket.com/
/http://www.mp3rocks.net/
/http://www.mp3shock.net/
/http://www.mp3source.us/
/http://www.mp3u.com/
/http://www.mp3yes.com/
/http://www.music-download-network.com/
/http://www.music-movie-downloads.com/
/http://www.musicandmovies.org/
/http://www.musicdownloadcentral.com/
/http://www.musictiger.com/
/http://www.my-free-music.com/
/http://www.my-music-now.com/
/http://www.my-music-space.com/
/http://www.mykazaagold.com/
/http://www.mymusicinc.com/
/http://www.netmp3downloads.com/
/http://www.netmp3musichq.com/
/http://new-music-online.net/
/http://www.pitkingov.com/
/http://www.p2pdownload.com/
/http://www.rabbithole.fsnet.co.uk/
/http://www.realmusicnow.com/
/http://www.sarisaristor.com/mp3.htm
/http://www.sharedmoviesnow.com/
/http://www.sigster-light.tk/
/http://www.software-10.com/
/http://www.songfly.com/
/http://www.songs4free.com/
/http://www.soundaccess.org
/http://www.soulseek2005.com/
/http://www.superdownloadpro.com
/http://www.suprnova.net/join1.php
/http://www.thedownloadplace.com/
/http://www.thirdforum.org/
/http://www.Top-Music-Sites.info
/http://www.top-rated-mp3-sites.com/
/http://www.torrentkube.org/
/http://www.tropicalmoths.org/
/http://www.tvnow.org/join1frames.php
/http://www.UltimateMovieDownload.com/
/http://www.unlimited-music-reviews.com/
/http://www.unlimitedfiles.com/
/http://www.unlimitedshock.com/
/http://www.usenext.com/
/http://www.webreviews.org/
/http://www.winmxhq.com/
/http://www.winmx-downloading.net/
/http://www.winmx-software-download.com/
/http://www.xvidmovies.com/
/http://www.yoursongsite.com/



LimeWire official site: (Website link removed because the Official Website closed for business late October 2010. To obtain a LimeWire installer, please click here.)

List compiled from this thread or elsewhere on forum

Rogue Sites:
/http://accessmp3music.com/
/http://************access.com/ (aka ************Access.com alias Free-Limewire.com)
/http://************access.com/index.asp?tcg=1&d=Free-Limewire.com&i=limewire&s=Limewire (aka Free-Limewire.com alias ************Access.com) based in Netherlands
/http://freemovienow.com/?hop=product1***
/http://gamedownloadaccess.com/index.asp?PID=3483dd71-8aca-4eac-a0a7-b5528cf3b8b7
/http://imusic-downloads.com/
/http://imusicsearch.com/indexa.htm
/http://k-litetk.com/www2/?hop=atw84
/http://lime-wire.net
/http://limewire2009.official-downloads.net/
/http://limewirepro.com
/http://mp3advanced.com
/http://MP3MusicHQ.com/
/http://mp3review******INDEX.ASP?REVID=VENTURER13
/http://new-music-online.net/
/http://new-music-online.net/limewire/
/http://newnet.qsrch.com/dpark?s=ip-mp3support.net&prt=nn01 (known as ip-mp3support.net & offer Winmx but give you Limewire upon updating)
/http://p2psoftware.nl/
/http://thedownloadplace.com
/http://tvnow.org
/http://ultimatetvshows.com/ -:- (- uses eTomi)
/http://www1.free-music-share.com/******-Music-Share.com.
/http://www-etomi.com/g
/http://www.360share.com/ -:- (- uses 360Share)
/http://www.allcoolmusic.com
/http://www.americamp3network.com/
/http://www.ares.com./ (Quote: "We are in no way affiliated with: A company called Ares Software Download or Ares Galaxy, offering ARES P2P, a free (?) peer to peer file sharing program") But they offer a scam LW Basic at a high price & other rubbish.
/http://www.ares-software-download.com/
/http://www.comparisonshoponline.com/
/http://www.dcmoviez.com
/http://www.download-it-free.com
/http://www.download-it-free.com/BitComet/
/http://www.download-it-free.com/limewire/
/http://www.e-softwaresource.com/Fun&Ent.htm
/http://www.ezmp3s.com/
/http://www.filesharesoftware.com/
/http://www.filesharing.com/
/http://www.filesharingcenter.com/join1_af.php?
/http://www.filesharingcenter.com/join2.php
/http://www.filesharingfriends.com/
/http://www.freemusic.com/****** Music dot com
/http://www.imusic-downloads.com/
/http://www.imusicsearch.com/
/http://www.k-lite.tk/
/http://www.klitesite.com/
/http://lime-wire.net
/http://www.Lime-wire2006.com******downloadaccess.com
/http://www.Lime-wire2007.com
/http://www.Lime-wire2008.com
/http://www.Lime-wire2009.com
/http://www.Lime-wire2010.com
/http://www.limewire-downloading.com/?source=gooo&gtkw=limewire
/http://www.limewire-downloading.com/uk/index.htm
/http://www.limewire-downloading.net/
/http://www.limewire-downloads.com/
/http://www.limewire-software.com/
/http://www.limewiresoftware.com/
/http://www.limewiresoftware.com/succ.htm
/http://www.limewireuk.com/join.asp
/http://www.madeformusic.com/
/http://www.movieadvance.com/
/http://www.movieadvanced.com
/http://mp3advanced.com
/http://www.mp3downloading.com
/http://www.mp3downloadhq.com/me/index.asp?source=
/http://www.mp3musichq.com
/http://www.mp3musiq.com/
/http://www.MP3MusicLive.com
/http://www.mp3musiczone.com/
/http://www.mp3rox.com
/http://www.mp3sharing.us
/http://www.mp3*****.com/
/http://www.musicmembersarea.com/
/http://www.musicmembersarea.com/index.asp
/http://www.my-free-music.com/
/http://www.my-free-music.com/home.htm?affID=2588
/http://www.my-music-now.com/
/http://www.mymusicinc.com
/http://www.mymusicinc.com/freemusic.htm
/http://newlimewirepro.com/
/http://www.Onemovieplace.com
/http://www.sharedmovies.com/
/http://www.superdownloadpro.com
/http://www.suprnova.net/join1.php
/http://thedownloadplace.com
/http://www.TMD-Moviez.com
/http://www.top-rated-mp3-sites.com/movieslimitedtimeoffer.html
/http://www.torrentkube.org/
/http://www.tv.org/
/http://tvnow.org
/http://www.ultimatemoviedownloads.com/
/http://www.webreviews.org/
/http://www1.free-music-share.com******-Music-Share.com.



FrostWire official site: FrostWire.com - Official Website - Free Download - Gnutella/BitTorrent Client - Don't pay anyone for subscriptions (FREE Download!!!)

Rogue Sites:
/http://morviel.narod.ru/
/http://mp3.sagedot.com/My-Music-Inc/
/http://official-downloads.net/frostwire/
/http://www.allcoolmusic.com
/http://www.allcoolmusic.com/noflash/
/http://www.frostwire-full.info/au/
/http://www.mp3downloading.com
/http://www.mymusicinc.com
/http://www.mymusicinc.com/freemusic.htm
/http://www.mymusicinc.com/indexa.htm?affID=0001305
/http://www.webreviews.org/



Arrow Shareaza:

Official Sites
: Shareaza - Bringing P2P Together Official Home of Shareaza

Rogue Sites:
/http://shareaza-downloads.com/
/http://shareaza-download.com/
/http://shareaza.ca/ (Clone of Shareaza.com)
/http://shareza.com/ (Clone of Shareaza.com)
/http://www.download-it-free.com/shareaza/
/http://www.shareaza.com
/http://www.sharaza.com/ (Clone of Shareaza.com)
/http://www.shareaza.co.uk/ (Clone of Shareaza.com)
/http://www.sharekazaa.com/



Arrow Morpheus:
Official Sites
: Morpheus free P2P file sharing program. Free music downloads, games, movies, video, and more.

Rogue Sites:
/http://www.morpheussoftware.net/
/http://www.morpheusp2p.com/
/http://www.morphus.com (Clone of Morpheus.com)



Bearshare:
Official Sites
: http://download.bearshare.com/

Rogue Sites:
/http://www.bearshare2005.com/
/http://www.bearsharehq.com/
/http://www.free-bearshare.com/cks



eMule: A FREE program!!!
Official Sites
: eMule-Project.net - Official eMule Homepage. Downloads, Help, Docu, News...
eMule-Project.net - Official eMule Homepage. Downloads, Help, Docu, News...
eMule.net - eMule Download, eMule FAQ, eMule News
SourceForge.net: eMule

Rogue Sites:
/http://emule.download-here.info/[/url]
/http://emule.org/join.html
/http://emule.org/
/http://official--site.com/emule/index.htm
/http://www.free-mp3-share.com/emule/
/http://www.mp3musicwebsite.com/emule/emuleukgg/index.htm
/http://www.emule-2007.com/Eng/
/http://www.emule.com/
/http://www.my-music-space.com/emule/
/http://www.emule-music-download.com/


I mentioned before but worth repeating are Limewire & Shareaza Clones: Limewire clones - Gnutella Forums
& http://www.lime-wire.net/ Scum version - see sample scam web page!
Etomi dirty clone with spyware from mp3downloading.com / filesharingcentre.com/ More about Etomi Here!
360Share is equivalent to Etomi & also sold by scam sites such as 360share.com/ & others!


Note!: If you've been scammed by such a site but it isn't listed here, please send me a pm so I can add it to the list. Simply click my username & select send personal message from the drop down menu & tell me the details: the site address & name & what they were offering, etc. I will need to verify it however! If I don't have enough details or I can't verify it then it won't be added!


Any site that says Lifetime membership or Unlimited downlds or free music, movies, games, etc. is a scam site.

Movie Download Scam Sites | THE source for BitTorrent & P2P Tips, Tricks and Info. | FileShareFreak

Below is the icon of one of a chain of scam sites that goes under different names & has multiple addresses. The Squid sucks the blood out of your finances. MP3MusicLive.com.., _ http://www-etomi.com/g/, _ 360share - Your Ultimate Music & Movie Download Site _ & _ Bearshare2008.com - Your Ultimate Music & Movie Download Site are just a few of many on the above list with this logo.





If you would like to see the first four pages of a 'typical' scam site, click on the first four (4) attachments at bottom of post (were a little large to show on this page. ) CLICKBANK is frequently used by Scam sites for their payments! LimeWire do not use ClickBank. _ ClickBank claim they are in process of removing scam sites from their business, time will tell! http://www.gnutellaforums.com/genera...-websites.html (However week later & still scam sites using ClickBank to handle their payments as reported on these forums by a victim.)

A problem with these things happening is people using search engines such as Google which show Sponsored results & people get confused. None of the official gnutella programs above pay for Sponsored advertisements. Only SCAM sites pay for sponsored search results!!!








And another typical Google Scam advertisement (if you would like to see the first 4 pages of that advertised site, click on the first 4 attachments below):


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[rsbabyone]

They're everywhere! I did a Google search for movie downloads before realizing I could use LW without going through one of those sites. Ultimatemoviedownloads.com, Onemovieplace.com are two I visited and signed up for. DUHHHHHHH. One is giving me a $39.95 refund, the other has no refund policy and I lose $28.00.
Sorry state of affairs for the uninformed public.

[mgoof95]

If your payment to this other company was processed by CilckBank, maybe they wil give you a refund for your money. They gave me a refund after I explained to them that I had been scammed.

[rsbabyone]

As I see it we can download LW free or pay for pro and all movie download sites offering movies at a price are a rip off?

[Lord of the Rings]

Below is the icon of one of a chain of scam sites that goes under different names & has multiple addresses. The Squid sucks the blood out of your finances. http://www.mp3musiclive.com/, http://www-etomi.com/g/, http://www-360share.com/ & http://www.bearshare2005.com/ are just a few of many on the above list with this logo.
Any site that says Lifetime membership or Unlimited downlds or free music, movies, games, etc. is a scam site.