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Old October 9th, 2005
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Join Date: October 9th, 2005
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Default Uh Oh

Well looks like I fell into her footsteps. I paid Lifetime and Unlimited access for 22.46; then I also upgraded to pro version for 14.95; and I got net spy for 9.88 totaling 47.29. Is this the same scam guys..I got the e-mail confirmation and a phone number for support contacts? Have I been duped? This is all on LimeWire.
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Old October 9th, 2005
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This is what I got...I don't know if is the same scam.

From : <support@musicmembersarea.com>
Sent : Friday, September 23, 2005 8:49 AM
To :
Subject : Membership Confirmation


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This is an automatic email. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL!

Dear

Welcome to the worlds greatest file sharing software website on the internet!

Please print out this page for your records.

Billing information
Membership type:Lifetime Full & Unlimited Access with 25% OFF! for a total of 22.46 $ USD
Pro Version Upgrade - Movie Codec Pack for a total of 14.95 $ USD
NetSpyProtector Option - Protect yourself from malware for a total of 9.88 $ USD

Grand total: 47.29 $ USD

The charge will appear on your credit card as MP3Support.Net

Membership information
Order ID #: 717920050923095317790

To login please use the email address used for signing up.




To begin enjoying your membership, please go to http://www.musicmembersarea.com/login.asp

Note: You will find your additional upgrade software in our member's area under the 'bonus software' section.

Sincerely,

Customer Support department

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Old October 9th, 2005
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Join Date: October 9th, 2005
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Hello, and thanks to this forum here (which i came about somehow) I realized I have been scammed by mymusicinc. I just paid $19 to download limewire, which you all are saying is free...so I have been had too?
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Old October 10th, 2005
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Agentrip & Treessa

Sorry that you guys got scammed, I hope that you are taking the necessary steps to get your money back.

Agentrip, you said:
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This is all on LimeWire.
How is it LW's fault that you got scammed? You're the one that went to the scam site, LW did not send you there, and you're the one that parted with your money without checking that you were dealing with a legitamate site.

If you get your money back from your credit card company then great but if you don't then put this experience down to your own carelessness, i.e. jumping without looking, and vow never to get caught like this again.

You might think I am being harsh but how can you guard yourself against scam sites, and other bushwhackers on the internet, if you do not accept that you have done something wrong, i.e. trusting without double checking.




UK Bob
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Old October 10th, 2005
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A good reason why I don't like e-mail so much...You must explain all. I apologize for the misunderstanding. I meant no harm to limewire itself, I only meant that this is where I ran into the problem at..I am pleased with limewire and not so happy that I got scammed...So please: to all that read my post do not think I am trying to "insult" limewire...Hope this makes more sense
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Old October 10th, 2005
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Ok Folks...This is what I did and it may help others. As we know, a lot of us are being scammed. Remember they now have our credit card information. So I called my credit card company, reported a lost card (told them the situation) and got a new account. The charge on my credit card is being disputed and the old account is being closed under fraud action. The company is sending me a bill in the mail so I can highlight the transactions that I believe to be invalid: once that is complete I will send it back and the charge will be void. I hope this helps..
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Old October 11th, 2005
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Join Date: October 10th, 2005
Location: Greensburg Pa
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Baddbob is flying high
Angry I got hosed too!

I don't feel as bad now that I see we got hosed as a group, however,I would like to think that the programmers of limewire have some kind of patent because I would be glad to help them collect some royalties from all the shysters making money from their hard work. The crew that boned me was <support@mail.tv.org> and I still have a printout of my lifetime membership for $27. This is one thing about the internet that sucks, I can't believe that the feds haven't cracked down on thieves like these people.
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Old October 11th, 2005
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Join Date: January 11th, 2003
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Ah Baddbob, because LW has NO patent (sort of), the scammers can take advantage of them. See http://www.limewire.org/ to see what open source means
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Lime Wire LLC hopes to expedite Gnutella research and development by providing the core message passing and file sharing code, so that one need not waste time re-writing it. The combined public efforts of noble individuals will keep Gnutella a virtuous, public network, for the people and by the people. The LimeWire Open Source Project hopes other developers will help to build the network that benefits all people and future generations.
Bottom feeders like scammers love to exploit idealists, sadly .

Anyway, I keep paying for the real version of LimeWire. That's my little way of flipping the bird at the scammers.
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Old October 12th, 2005
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Join Date: October 12th, 2005
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Default nearly got me...

when i was researching limewire (heard it was good but wasnt quite sure), i came across this site. i thought at first it was the UK site for limewire (i typed limewire.co.uk in the addy bar on internet explorer) but closer inspection proved it wasnt. i decided to stick with the site with "limewire" plastered all over it!
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Old October 12th, 2005
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limewire.org is the official page for the development side of Limewire. It is reached via the main page of Limewire.com through the open source button. typing in the address limewire.co.uk takes you to a search engine that seems to come up with legitimate results.... I think.
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