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.

another bogus site selling memberships
 

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>>

TV.org is a SCAM
 

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.

scam
 

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.....:mad:

Scammed by "tv.org"
 

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!:mad:

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.

List of Scam Sites
 

Well worth checking thru this list: http://www.p2pforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=4407
Keep in mind this list is an older one & 'new' ones exist!!! The following is a Quick Reference list & an abbreviated list that only applies to p2p apps that are related to the Gnutella Forums:


General Rogue P2P Sites:
/http://abandonware.nu/
/http://dcmoviez.com/
/http://download-mp3-now.com/
/http://europe-music-network.com/
/http://filesharingcentre.com/
/http://filmgimp.org/
/http://ibonsai.org/
/http://iMusicPro.com/
/http://learn.download-secrets.com/
/http://mp3.abandonware.nu/
/http://mp3-download-unlimited.com/
/http://MP3-MovieSitesReview.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.filedownloadnetwork.com/
/http://pickyourmovies.com/
/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.billionsofdownloads.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-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.emusic.com
/http://www.fileminer.com/
/http://www.filesharingfriends.com/
/http://www.findanymusic.com/
/http://www.flicksunlimited.com/
/http://www.free-limewire.com/
/http://www.free-mp3-music.com/
/http://www.free-mp3-music-player-downloads.com/
/http://www.freeality.com/
/http://www.getanysong.com/
/http://www.gettingmovies.com/
/http://www.hqmovies.net/
/http://www.icisnet.org/
/http://www.imovieshare.com/
/http://www.imusicshare.com/
/http://www.imusicsearch.com/
/http://www.limewire-downloading.com/
/http://www.limewire-downloading.net/
/http://www.limewiredownloads.info/saleslimewirecom/ (links to heaps of others!)
/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.mp3advance.com/
/http://www.mp3dollars.com/
/http://www.mp3downloadcity.com/
/http://www.mp3downloading.com/
/http://www.mp3downloadreview.com/
/http://www.mp3ebook.com/
/http://www.mp3eternity.com/
/http://www.mp3grandcentral.net/
/http://www.mp3musicworld.com/
/http://www.mp3musiczone.com/
/http://www.mp3perfect.com/
/http://www.mp3review.info/
/http://www.Mp3ReviewSite.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.mymusicinc.com/
/http://www.netmp3downloads.com/
/http://www.pitkingov.com/
/http://www.p2pdownload.com/
/http://www.rabbithole.fsnet.co.uk/
/http://www.sigster-light.tk/
/http://www.software-10.com/
/http://www.songfly.com/
/http://www.songs4free.com/
/http://www.soundaccess.org
/http://www.thedownloadplace.com/
/http://www.thirdforum.org/
/http://www.Top-Music-Sites.info
/http://www.top-rated-mp3-sites.com/
/http://www.tropicalmoths.org/
/http://www.UltimateMovieDownload.com/
/http://www.unlimited-music-reviews.com/
/http://www.unlimitedfiles.com/
/http://www.unlimitedshock.com/
/http://www.usenext.com/
/http://www.xvidmovies.com/



Limewire official site: http://www.limewire.com/english/content/download.shtml

List compiled from this thread or elsewhere on forum

Rogue Sites:
http://freemovienow.com/?hop=product1
http://ultimatetvshows.com/ (uses eTomi)
http://www.allcoolmusic.com
http://www.comparisonshoponline.com/
http://www.dcmoviez.com
http://www.limewire-downloading.com/
http://www.limewire-downloading.com/uk/index.htm
http://www.limewire-downloading.net/
http://www.ezmp3s.com/
http://www.filesharesoftware.com/
http://www.filesharing.com/
http://www.filesharingcenter.com/join1_af.php?
http://www.filesharingfriends.com/
http://www.imusicsearch.com/
http://www.k-lite.tk/
http://www.klitesite.com/
http://www.limewire-downloading.com/uk/index.htm
http://www.limewire-downloads.com/
http://www.lime-wire.net/
http://www.limewiresoftware.com/
http://www.limewiresoftware.com/succ.htm
http://www.mp3advanced.com/
http://www.mp3downloading.com
http://www.mp3downloadhq.com/me/index.asp?source=
http://www.mp3musiczone.com/
http://www.mp3rox.com
http://www.mp3sharing.us/
http://www.my-free-music.com/
http://www.mymusicinc.com
http://www.mymusicinc.com/freemusic.htm
http://www.Onemovieplace.com
http://www.sharedmovies.com/
http://www.TMD-Moviez.com
http://www.top-rated-mp3-sites.com/m...timeoffer.html
http://www.tv.org/
http://www.ultimatemoviedownloads.com/




Arrow Piolet / Blubster / RockItNet / MP2P:
Official Sites
: http://www.piolet.com | http://www.blubster.com | http://www.rockitnet.com | http://www.mp2p.net

Rogue Sites:
/http://www.poilet.com/ (Clone of Piolet.com)



Arrow Shareaza:

Official Sites
: http://www.shareaza.com

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



Arrow Morpheus:
Official Sites
: http://www.morpheus.com/


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


I mentioned before but worth repeating are Limewire & Shareaza Clones: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=27177
& http://www.lime-wire.net/ Scum version - see sample scam web page!
Etomi dirty clone with spyware from mp3downloading.com / filesharingcentre.com/

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.

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?

Membership clarification
 

at LimeWire.com there are two options.
You can sign up for LimeWire Pro for $18.88 or you can order the second edition of Limewire Pro.

What is the difference?
Thank you

Umm...Sharkie what 2nd edition are you refering to? I hope you got LW pro thru the official LW site: http://www.limewire.com/english/content/home.shtml

You can get a CD edition. But as far as I know that's all.

lizziebrad I'm sorry LW customer support didn't get to your problem before the weekend but they will I assure you. And yes if you don't eventually get the registration to come thru then you should get your money back. You should at least get an extension on your registration for the period you haven't been able to downld the softw. Sorry to hear there's been this type of issue. About a month back they had a problem for a day or two with their online registration which may have cropped up again.

Keep an eye out, just make sure their mail doesn't end up in your junkmail. ;)

was i scammed, too?
 

1st time I've visited the forums--was looking for some answers to something I once read after starting LW; NOW i think i've been scammed, too. Here's what I paid and my purchase info:

iPay Receipt

Sheila Flanagan
5703 Old Niles Ferry Road
Greenback, TN 37742
US

Dear Sheila,

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

Web Site Name: MyMusicInc.com
Purchase Date/Time: 1/19/2005 8:41:03 AM
Credit Card Number: 54xxxxxxxxxx3470
Your Subscription Number: 159369102

You have purchased access to MyMusicInc.com at http://www.mymusicinc.com for $44.90.

Today's charge is $44.90.

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


AFTER I did this, LW is what I downloaded and have been using, tho' i have the same issues: music--no problemo! movies? can't get 1 single true movie via search in LW. I remember I paid extra for the ability to get movies--not just music.

The original search that led me here, was something about being sure a movie file was a minimum size to ensure its authenticity. now i can't find any tips on that issue but the few items "so-called" movies i've downloaded are only advertisements or i get the same msg about codecs.

help?

Yes sflanagan it looks like you were scammed too. As you can see from the previous page ww.mymusicinc.com is on the list of scam sites. To think you could have got LW for free or the Pro version for $18.88, the best advice is usually to try to cancel the transaction asap. But since yours was over a month ago I think you just have to put it down to experience. But make sure they do not have the ability to re-charge you. Some of these scam sites will automatically re-charge after a period.

Hi the exact same has happened to me

I signed up for the $19.99 standard package at http://www.filesharingcenter.com/login.php and that installed the Limewire on my home computer. I re-installed it to another computer and that installed Etomi:eek: which looks the exact same as Limewire. Shame we only find sites like these after this sort of thing has happened. I would never have expected them to have given this software out on a free

SCAM Site Reselling P2P Clients
 

A website by the name of www.americamp3network.com
is a scam site they say that they offer a legal way to download mp3s and movies the pay back the copyright holders. They offer a lifetime membership a one time fee of 34.95. When you pay this fee you are then allowed to login to they're members only area. Once you login you are given nothing more then links to download freely available p2p clients. Limewire, WinMX, Freewire, Morpheus, edonkey, grokster, and Imesh.

Interestingly once you login you are presented with a warning that says if you try to reverse the charges on your credit card they will charge you an additional 80.00 dollars. They also state that they are not responsible for what you download.

On they're main page of the site it shows small screen shots of limewire, Unfortunatly I figured that out once I already paid.

Please pass this info onto others. I'm Unsure if there is any recourse I can take to get these thieves site taken down. There website looks like it is based in the U.S.A. but the actual credit card charge company is located in the United Kingdom the charge company is shopper@ uk.worldpay.com

If anyone knows a way to find out where this site is located or if they can be sued or prosecuted by me or the makers of the software they are profiting from please let me know. Hopefully the authorities can go after them.

Thanks

Scam !
 

Hi... I too had found that site for LimeWire that had the 3 price membership offerings. Fortunetly, it couldn't process my chrg card. I went back several days later to try again, and was surprised to find the one time price of $18.88, thinking maybe LimeWire changed it's policies. Now I'm GLAD it didn't process my original order!!!
Sorry, wish I had saved the address of the original one, but I'm sure I just typed it in as 'LimeWire.com' . I don't normally use an engine search for such things...... though, maybe.

MyMusicInc.com
 

For those of you who have come across MyMusicInc.com scammers then please see AnnieJo's last post here re: phone number for getting your money back! : http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=34352 Don't let the scammers get ANY money! They just sit there waiting to be busted! It will happen one day! And there will be a massive applaud when that happens! ;)

scam site??
 

Ive just started reading these boards i got limewire basic through a site called american mp3 network payment was to le group oray it payed £25 for lifetime mebership, they say the money is for access to their server which doesnt seem to show up, after i payed i got the option to download limewire morpheus winmx and so on, although a guy on ebay was selling the limewire link for £3.99 just for a URL i thought i'd check for myself and ended up on the americanmp3network site, it seemd genuine as they took almost every type of payment even my rubbish solo card!!

have i been scammed??

It looks that way yes. There's no lifetime membership to Limewire (LW.) The Basic version if free. So they were having you pay just to show you to the downld site which does not belong to them. Nor does LW itself have any relationship with those people. It's a new enterprise for people to put together attractive sites saying downld all you want & just pay a membership. Then show you to the free downld site. (By the way there's also a clone or few of LW that aren't as good.)

If I were you I would contact the credit company ASAP & cancel the transaction & explain these people were scammers.

This is the official LW download site: http://www.limewire.com/english/content/download.shtml (& downld.com or another site actually host the files.)

MYMUSICINC.COM
 

mymusicinc.com victims please see this thread it might be of help for you: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=34352

Scam sites
 

There's an Associated Press story today(8 ar '04 where the Federal Trade Commission is being urged to probe music sites that we have been discussing in this thread by a group called the Center for Democracy and Technology. Thanks,however,for posting a tidy list of these rogue sites.

I too am ashamed to admit that I fell prey to the site mp3downloadhq site. I have learned a valuable lesson, and can only hope that one day these people will be stopped!

My question is this: I paid for my 'wonderful' membership via PayPal on my credit card. I am concerned about whether or not this scam of a company will be able to charge my account once again afterwards. I assume that since I have gone through PayPal and used a credit card, I am safe - but is there any way to be sure?

I do not consider myself to be green, but I can tell you that I am sickened to think that I have fallen prey to this garbage. I will be extremely careful in the future.....

If it's too late to cancel the transaction thru your bank/credit card company, then contact them anyway & inform them this is a scam site & that you want to prevent any future possible chance of them re-charging you. Some scam sites do charge monthly or yearly. Most banks/credit co.'s do have some type of special dept. dealing with these matters. So if you've reported them there will be a record & hopefully they can do as you request. Another point would be to go back to the original site & see if there is a cancel membership option. Generally this would be found under support or membership pages. It will most likely be in very fine print.

I was also scammed for 38.95
 

I was also scammed for 38.95. I was very confused when I downloaded the software and saw the screens abou lime wire pro ... thought if they are trying to get me to upgrade why did i pay 38.95.

The site was http://www.limewire-downloading.com/...&gtkw=limewire

and it gets worse
 

it has only been about an hour since I was scammed and I am now inundated with junk mail ...

Here's another thing I would like to know - and maybe this has already been asked and answered....HOW is it that these companies (mp3downloadhq, etc etc etc and so on forever and ever) are legally operating!?!? It seems to me, that what they are advertising is CLEARLY not what they are selling! Isn't that fraud? Isn't that illegal? Now, I'm sure that they have their loophole, but I would really like to know what it is.

One thing I can say is that from reading this forum, I have learned a great deal, and definitely know what to avoid in the future - I thank you all for that.

Well, if they do it legally is uncertain--see http://p2pnet.net/story/4150 for more. However, this snip probably shows WHY it's so quick, easy and profitable. By the time the "laws" can get going, the sites have moved, changed their names, or just gone laughing all the way to their tax shelters I guess $100,000 is just too much to resist, and is probably easier with less risk than robbing a bank.

I can't believe I fell for it!!!
 

Well I too fell for the membership scam at http://www.limewire-downloading.net/ I signed up for the .99 per month, but when I got the email showing what I was charged it was 34.95, and the itemization didn't quite make sense. I'm going to check into this with my credit card company etc. I guess that's what I get for being in a rush, as I was the day I fell for this. Just when you think you're too smart to be scammed you get suckered... oh well, live and learn.

I won't even read the entire contents of this lengthy thread, but I ask you:

Why would it be necessary to purchase software that is promoting illegal file distributing? Nobody should have to pay for P2P software...

What about thedownloadplace.com?
I accidentally paid twice, so have been scammed twice...do I have any chance of getting my money back?

ASAP go to your bank/credit company & explain it was a scam. You need your money back.

Did you receive any software? Is it Limewire? What did you get?

Re: Types of Membership?
 

yea mint

dummy me
 

Well, I'll join in and admit that we were also duped by imusicsearch.com. We joined the lifetime membership...I know, I know, it was stupid...for about 40 bucks. We thought since the whole stink with Napster that you could only get filesharing software if you paid for it. My brother in law, who the biggest "soulseek" fan you'd want to meet, kept telling me that I shouldn't have to pay for anything. I should have listened to him. When I asked for a refund, they told me the 30 day refund time has passed and I'm out of luck. Anyway....here's the email transaction between me and the oh so bright one at imusicsearch.com

Unfortunately, I didn't realize that your service was a scam until today
when I actually became educated on the hundreds of these scams running on
the net that take unsuspecting people's money for a service that you don't
even offer...or for a better choice of words, for a service isn't yours. I
can go to limewire.com and download it for free..completely without your
service. It certainly shouldn't have cost me $43.15. So what exactly is this
"lifetime" membership giving me? Filesharing software that's free to
download if only you know to visit their website? But that's ok. I will be
reporting this and passing this information on to to others. I will also be
filing a claim with paypal about your service. Hopefully they will be able
to assist in the refund of my $43.15. If you would like to read more
information on your scam and hundreds like yours just visit
www.gnutellaforums.com.

Their reply:
We don't sell the software you use. We only provide tech support for it.
GnutellaForums is a sight maintained and operated by LimeWire.com and is
biased against all others. Our service is not a scam and is a valuable
service to many of our customers. For some it is unnecessary which is why
we offer a 30 day refund policy. Try getting that from any of the other
sites.


Sincerely,

Marshall
iMusicSearch.com
info@imusicsearch.com

What more can I say?? But I really appreciate you guys informing people that these guys are cons. I'll chalk it up to experience but maybe posts like this will help other uninformed people make the right decision.

Done to!!
 

Well it seems i've been done to by iMusicSearch.com!!
Paid like $80 Aus!! What a loser!!
I am sooo comforted to know im not the only one!!
Im hoping they refund me now, scince luckily i found out in 2 days!!
Dont know if the bank can stop the transfer, I'll phone them tom.
This is terrible!!

allcoolrefunds???
 

Me too.
Got caught yesterday. Should know better. Maybe I was caught off guard 'cos I'm so used to using http://www.mp3shits.com to download at $0.10 a track.

Nonetheless - just scoured allcoolmusic's site and spotted the 30 day money back guarantee (on the faq page). I'll let you know if they keep their word - or not.

yeh i think www.movieadvance.com is the same i payed $30 altogether to download limewire :(

I was also billed but didn't even think about it until checking out the forum. It was through a site called imusicsearch.com and there were three levels of "membership". I feel like such a fool.....

http://www.limewire-downloading.com/uk/index.htm the link that i had *BOUGHT* my membership from.... its my own fault as it looked so real but hey i know some very skilled pc ppl so ill have my fun back at them :)

filesharingcenter.com
 

Did anyone who bought the membership thru filesharingcenter.com get their money back? I contacted citibank(this is who it went thru) to dispute, but it is Sunday and I have to wait 2 days for a response. Trying to figure out if I should spend the money to have the online check stopped or hope they give me my money back? Any input would be great.

Can somebody let me use the email address they bought LimeWire Pro with because the email i used had expired so won't work and can't update

It seems to me that a lot of the sites look similar. One thing I've noticed with any scam site is they usually have a 3-step process where you give very personal info that they shouldn't need. On the filesharing ones they usually have a pretty long list of bullets on thier main page.

So why are google ads still being used around here when they throw nothing but "buy free hacked up limewire here" ads at everyone?

long story http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=20771

it's not only here: the ads are automatically targeted to the keywords on the page. Soon after a site admin block them, they show up again, probably tiggered by different keywords and linked to different sites. However they do it--innocent money ends up in the wrong pockets. :mad:

hehe--the advertisers are as quick as filesharers in getting around blocks. ;)

scammed too
 

I was scamed yesterday $ 60 to

www.mymusicinc.com for a lifetime membership

money went to www.clickbank.com.

beware!

Dwane

Re: Stief's post; yep I've been making note of them & reporting to CC but still a few keep coming back. Last I heard CC was going to get things fixed up with google, etc. But it doesn't seem to have worked. I'll re-report them as I've been doing.

I got scammed to
 

I guess I got scammed also the web site googlew gave me was www.AllCoolMusic.com and the charged 23.95 for 2 year script but I just paid about 3 hrs ago so when my bank opens I will try to get it straightened out glad I found this forum but wished it would have been before I purchased I could have got the pro for cheaper,,,,,Darren

I did the same thing through the same site. I was routed there through an email I received after visiting the LW website, thanking me for visiting and asking me to join. I also noticed the same day was charged for pro seperately that I never asked for.

I JUST GOT DONE TOO

paid $19.95 us for them to tell me to download limewire, kazza and the like.

I too feel like a fool

Oh well you live and learn

http://www.movieadvanced.com GOT ME GOOD...!!!!!!

mymusicinc.
 

I came here looking for a different subject and learn I've been duped by the same company. I called the 908-248-3113. I'll wait and see if I hear anything, it didn't have any company name to it though. I came across their site from gateway rewards.com when I thought, great, I'll try that to get a year's worth of Starbucks, and gateway rewards is another scammer too.

I'm angry about this of course, they keep emailing me too (mymusicinc.), but this is 3-4 months ago I did this, but I'll report it to my bank as fraud. Don't see much else I can do.

If I may ask, how do I know which songs and movies I download are safe to share as I don't want lawyers and attoryneys knocking on my door for illegal sharing. I have copied a lot of stuff into other folders on my computer, but I don't know if all can be put up to share, how can I be safe in the sharing, I want to share without problems, please help.

Thanks,
pantherseyes