Beware of the Download Free iPod Movie Scam

by Alex Nesbitt

49 Responses to “Beware of the Download Free iPod Movie Scam”

1. John Michel Says:
   September 6th, 2006 at 3:05 pm

   Thanks for confirming my spidey sense! There are few posts that reveal the true nature of these scam sites.

2. Scott Says:
   September 29th, 2006 at 3:51 pm

   I noticed your site while searching frantically for a site to report Down Load Fraud! I would also like to help spread the news about these white collar criminals.
   I recently did a search for Movie Downloads, and cam accross a site that claimed the same thing. Pay a one time fee, and down load as many movies, music, games…etc.
   I was skeptical I tried to see more about the site, but It wouldn’t give you any information.
   The site was great looking I must say. I was excited! The fee was under $50.00, so I thought Why Not? which turned around to bite me in the butt! as soon as my subscription was paid for I was able to log on, and when I did My Blood Boiled!
   All the site offers are Links to download software from a wide varitey of Media supported
   sites. No Movies! No Music! No Games!. So I thought well maybe I can download a movie or music after I download the software. Some Programs will prompt you to download software first. so I did, and It took me right back to the Main page.
   Strange I thought. I clicked on Down Load Movies Now, and it took me right back to the software download Page.
   Talk about pissed! I am! The sites Name is downloadmusic.net, But!…….BUT! you can not pull up this site with the usual http:/ No! The only way I could get to the site was through another search. I saved the address and http://www.musicdownload.net/login.php. I have notified the Complaint department. I may be making a trip to Pompano, Fl. Help spread the word, and Lets all work together to combat Fraud!
   Thanks
   Scott

3. Casey Says:
   October 19th, 2006 at 5:36 pm

   I got ripped off….I wish I would have read this before I paid for it.

4. Nichola Says:
   October 20th, 2006 at 9:29 am

   Hi,
   I’m doing some research into a possible story on file-sharing scams, a sort of “other way round” story. The stories about people illegally downloading movies and music from filesharing sites like Kazaa, LimeWire etc. have been beaten to death, but I think the other side that has not had much exposure is sites that try to exploit people who are willing to pay for downloads. This is not really my area, but I’m trying to get my head around it to see if there’s a big enough story here. If you could email me back, I would appreciate it. Thanks a lot.

5. taif Says:
   October 29th, 2006 at 1:00 pm

   Thanks, I warned my little brother about this. Nice to read someone confirming it.

   Good job mate!

6. priya Says:
   October 30th, 2006 at 5:13 pm

   I got ripped off too. Like Scott, the site was http://www.musicdownload.net. It’s such a scam!! I thought Google investigated their advertisers? I guess not.

7. Scamcrusher Says:
   November 5th, 2006 at 11:28 am

   They are all scams. This is a blog which I pit up just for the purpose of warning people from surrendering their hard-earned cash.

8. Scamcrusher Says:
   November 7th, 2006 at 3:04 am

   Go to this blog… hopefully other people will be able to see this blog. http://ipodblenderscam.blogspot.com.

9. gotluck Says:
   November 28th, 2006 at 7:38 pm

   I had my credit card out, then reread the customer comments. They never talked about the movies, just the software - so I did not buy it. got lucky

10. Rod Says:
    December 1st, 2006 at 7:21 pm

    Thanks for your site. Some of these sites say they are recommended by “CNET” etc. but I found no articles on CNET that rave about these rip-off sites. I never spent a dime but was about to invest $39.95 for a lifetime membership/rip-off. Even the “review” sites had me fooled for a bit, but I realized that they were all the same. Thanks again for your information. This article needs to be sent everywhere.

11. G Says:
    December 23rd, 2006 at 4:23 pm

    Thanks! I too was about to invest $38.95 for one of these services, but was frustrated that none of the sites I visited offered any trial memberships, or lists of downloads or any info other than the sign-up screen. All the tabs on these websites came back to the membership sign-up screen. Absolutely no prior info available.

    Thanks, you saved me money and frustration!

12. Steve Says:
    December 27th, 2006 at 8:40 am

    I got scammed by youripodmovies.com on Christmas Day. I had paid via PayPal so I lodged a dispute and was refunded in full.

13. Jonely Says:
    December 31st, 2006 at 3:44 am

    If you search on iTunes, or Download itunes or even other ipod terms you get similar sites but that specifically say that they are giving you a free download for itunes. but they are just giving you a f*#&king link to apple. here’s a link to a good article about this scam: http://itunes-scam.ipodaccessoriesreview.com/

14. Andrew Says:
    January 1st, 2007 at 12:03 pm

    Ditto. I was prepared to pay for the movies, in fact, I wanted legitimate copies for my ipod. Itunes is not supported in my counrty so I could not get it from itunes. I was ripped off but managed to get my money back after threatening to contact their banker to stop them using their site for fraud

15. DAVID BATES Says:
    January 1st, 2007 at 3:07 pm

    I subcribed to site on the 30th Dec , as the description on the site sounded great. I paid my money and downloaded site. To find that the site is a fake and there are no new movies to download.
    Paid through paypal and lodged a complaint, they say i should recieve my money back.

    Don’t use the site no good waste of money.

    Regards David

16. Jane Says:
    January 5th, 2007 at 12:17 pm

    Thanks !! I was searching and searching , was about ready to purchase one of these scams , until i came upon this blog .. Once again thanks so much !

17. chelle Says:
    January 6th, 2007 at 3:49 am

    well i got duped too. i went to paypal to complain, but i guess cause i waited so long (a month after the fact, cause i honestly had forgotten about it, once i realized i couldn’t download anything). i filed a claim, and immediatly had it escalated to paypal to dispute, cause i know they aren’t going to give me back my money. well paypal denied the claim. guess i have to chaulk this up as a life lesson.

18. Gene Says:
    January 7th, 2007 at 8:36 pm

    Thanks, me dumb too, at least I paid by paypal, i’ll lodge the complaint like Steve did and see if I can get the $ back.

19. Audrey Says:
    January 7th, 2007 at 8:59 pm

    Oh God. i wish i would have read this before i got my money stolen from me, i just ordered a $43.00 subscription from musicDownload.net. and have been trying and trying to download movies, until i realized it was a scam, i am going to the Better Business Bureau, and report this, and i will get a lawyer because the advertisement said you have 56 days to get your money back, if not isn’t this considered false advertisement, thank you for publishing this comment, people really do need to know and somebody should be able to do something about this.

20. Oliver Says:
    January 7th, 2007 at 10:00 pm

    I was scammed by myipodownloads.com, what should i do to try to get my money back?

21. alex Says:
    January 9th, 2007 at 11:24 pm

    I don’t know exactly what you can do about it. But I suggest everyone complains to Yahoo and Google ad services for carrying this kind of bogus advertising. Maybe there is someway to file a claim against them.

    The other thing to do is to use whois - http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp - to find out more about the website owner. See if you can file a complaint against them or maybe the registrar/domain hiding company. The myipoddownloads.com is covered by domains by proxy.

    Here is what their website says
    Legal Complaints: The majority of Domains by Proxy® customers act within the letter of the law. However, on occasion our service is used in conjunction with illegal or immoral behavior. If you believe a domain registration we hold violates the law or someone’s legal rights or is engaged in morally objectionable activities, we want to fully investigate the matter and act where we can. If you identify a situation you believe warrants our attention, please contact us via certified or courier mail:
    DOMAINS BY PROXY®
    Attn: Legal Complaints
    15111 N. Hayden Road, Suite 160
    PMB 353
    Scottsdale, AZ 85260

    I suggest you complain as much as possible to them, then maybe they will at least drop the shielding and bring the scum who run the site out into the light.

22. Sofia Says:
    January 10th, 2007 at 2:44 pm

    Hello everyone,
    My name is Sofia and I’m a producer with CBS2 news in Los Angeles, CA.
    I’m looking to talk to people who feel they have been victimized by the music/movie websites who promise unlimited downloads after paying a fee. Please feel free to contact me at 323-460-3566 or e-mail me at psophia04@hotmail.com, thanks and I look forward on talking to you.

23. zgat Says:
    February 13th, 2007 at 1:26 pm

    I know better, but I was a little excited by my new ipod, and wanted a couple of movies before I took off on a trip. Read all the scam about myipodmovies, and paid to sign up. It is a complete rip off. NOT ONE movie would download, and the site is worthless, they “guarantee” a refund within 60 days, but there is no way to contact these dirt bags.

24. jeff Says:
    February 15th, 2007 at 10:45 pm

    Alright!….doesnt this suck? I cant beleive i fell for this either. after hundreds of succefull ebay transactions..I finally put my guard down and BAM…Got me! SO PISSED! MYIPODOWNLOADS is a scam for sure! After getting my username and password and trying to use it it say “doesnt exist or expired” then i clicked on to the “forgot your password and it took me to a page that doesnt exist!! I knew i’d been screwed…34bucks for inlimited downloads. and there was a box to check during checkout for some kind of ipod my tools (14$!)I left it unchecked and was still charged for it At the end of the checkout i started to get suspicious and didnt click the user agreement and it STILL went through! BYE BYE 50 BUCKS!!…PISSED IN CAIF!

25. Jill Says:
    February 24th, 2007 at 10:43 am

    I was scammed by this website. Tried to contact them but obviously no flipping use. Am going to try and get a refund from Clickbank!!!!

26. Steph Says:
    April 8th, 2007 at 6:32 pm

    Total scam…telling you it’s an 83 cents/month fee, then when you click you want to pay with paypal, you’ve already been charged for 19.95$ only to find out that you don’t download movies from them, you have to download more software that tracks your requests… I lodged a dispute with paypal and expect it to be resolved through their resolution centre. Beware and don’t do it….hopefully you’ll find this site before you’ve made your purchase.

27. KJ Says:
    April 12th, 2007 at 7:36 pm

    If you have ordered a clickbank product such as Myipodownloads, getting a refund is easy. Clickbank does not scam people. If you are not satisfied with the product, go to the confirmation email sent by clickbank after you have paid (you have 8 weeks to get your refund if you are not satisfied with the products). In the email, there is a link to request a refund. You have to tell them why you want a refund and the confirmation number. You will usually get your refund in a day or two.
    As far as these sites go, they are not truly scams although a couple have been mentioned on here that I know nothing about. A scam is a purchase you cannot get your money back for if you are not satisfied. However, they do take advantage of the unsuspecting user just like most websites offering a service. For many services on the web, there is usually a completely free version that people are not aware of. As consumers, it is your responsibility to investigate your purchase, whether it be a tangible product or a membership. Being scammed comes down to a lack of research by the consumer. Just my two cents.

28. John Says:
    April 18th, 2007 at 4:45 am

    I too was suckered in by these guys. First time I’ve been scammed - and I’m familiar with P2P applications. I wanted to get a few episodes of TV shows that I’d missed on my deployment overseas (that I’m still on) and wanted to give the site a try. Not only was I shocked to see a link to a P2P application that I had to download, I also saw that the TV Show link was dead. So, within an hour of paying for “membership” I’ve already requested my refund - thanks all for the advice. The next time I’ll do better research… And here’s a good rule to follow, never buy anything that doesn’t offer a free trial becuase they probably have something to hide. This is the one and only thing I’ve ever gotten online that did not have a “try before you buy” of some sort, and it’s the one and only time I’ve been burned.

29. Dean Says:
    May 16th, 2007 at 10:04 pm

    I was almost suckered. Seemed to fishy to me. I was actually wondering if this was the Feds targeting consumers. Sorry to the people who have lost money. Damn rip off artists. Anyway, I was even happier when I read it was a confirmed scam. Let the buyer beware.

30. Allan Says:
    May 31st, 2007 at 4:29 am

    I would like to warn everybody about using Vongo, none of the movies download and always has errors on streaming starz channel. Never made it work. Complete RIP-OFF!!!

31. Kieran Says:
    June 4th, 2007 at 11:03 pm

    I just got scammed tonight of $50. I asked for my money back. I had no idea companies were allowed to do this. I paid money because I don’t want to use Limewire and that’s what I get? A link to lime wire? I am very very angry right now and I feel like a fool.

32. man !!! Says:
    June 26th, 2007 at 5:00 am

    i was think about downloading movies but yer for free i mean $20 or $30 to buy from store and what u watch it like a bout 100 times and boring every time u watch it bigpond got some move thing gong on might try that well at lest is trial its like rent thing yer im not going to downloading movies hasent got all the bugs out of it to many scammed people yer well i was gonner but yer thanks to u guys is dident

33. Rev Chumley Says:
    July 7th, 2007 at 10:58 am

    Darn scams make us all look bad. If you want some great old B-movies for your ipod ACTUALLY for free check out Cult of UHF a video podcast.

    http://www.cultofuhf.com

    we’re on iTunes as well. Watch them right on the site, download em to the computer or subscribe in itunes and pop em right on your iPod.

34. Jason Says:
    July 19th, 2007 at 6:51 am

    Damn you guys getting “scammed” are making it up in your own minds.

    You claim to be getting “ripped off” but you never ask for a refund because *you* assume you won’t get one.

    Clickbank is one of the oldest and most reputable payment processors and product resellers on the internet, and one of the only sites I feel 100% safe purchasing products through.

    I’ve gotten many refunds and kept many products from them - some ARE bad and some are good. The fact is you can *easily* get a refund with one short email.

    You morons are so combative though that you lodge ridiculous disputes before you even ask for a refund.

    Save your witch hunt for some type of illegitimate site puleez!

35. Akilla Says:
    August 3rd, 2007 at 12:52 pm

    I too, failed for this scam, but after 5 minutes of browsing through the aweful sites I requested for a refund and a day or two later I recieved confirmation of the deposit of my money. Don’t be fooled by the pretty website, it’s only a mask of phony tricks to get your money.

36. george ashton Says:
    October 28th, 2007 at 7:31 am

    Hi,
    I have been looking at the ipoddownload.com site for a while now. The trouble was the hairs on my neck stood up, and I kept returning. Then I would think no one gives something for nothing today. Thanks a million for confiming what my subconcious knew all along. I just wanted to say thankyou for not having that ripped off feeling. Keep up the great work on every ones behalf.
    kind regards george.

37. stu Says:
    November 20th, 2007 at 10:16 am

    hi people,
    BEWARE IPOD DOWNLOADS PRO!!!
    Pure scam! 37$ plus vat total $43. nothing but a link to bearshare and bittorent. absolute crap!!!! i have claimed for a refund and got a notice from clickbank today saying they will return. believe that when i see it???
    ALSO just removed a spyware called “clickbank” after using there service. NIcE!!
    so if clickbank are the oldest most reputible banking companies why are they infecting my computer with there crap????
    LIFETIME OF DOWNLOADS=CRAP
    CLICKBANK=CRAP
    BEWARE!!!!
    angry stu……

38. lewis Says:
    December 24th, 2007 at 12:19 pm

    The company that processes the card for youripodmovies.com is called Click Bank. Tele: 208-345-4245. I called and they sent an email confirmation of the credit. It takes 3-5 days to post to your account, so I will see if I actually get the refund.

39. P Kaa Says:
    February 5th, 2008 at 2:09 pm

    I disagree I’ve got all the downloads I wanted from those sites http://ipod-movie-downloads-review.blogspot.com/

40. alex Says:
    February 5th, 2008 at 10:37 pm

    I’m sure you could download lots of stuff. They give you links to BitTorrent software so you can get media from the torrent world. You could do that without paying $35. And anyway you’re downloading pirated material so they are encouraging people to break the law.

    I presume that you are patkaa26 at ClickBank. That’s the affiliate name embedded n the link on the site your promoting.

    Nice to know who you’re dealing with scammer, when you read a bs comment like that.

41. David Says:
    February 6th, 2008 at 9:39 am

    This is great information. I got suckered, after buying an ipod I went to the Itunes website to download their program and up popped the myipodownload site. looked legit. once paid for I was let in as “member” and immediately became suspicious, nothing to offer but links to download what I could have done for free. I contacted their customer support and they sent me a link and directions to load Ares, which by the way wasn’t listed in their members area. NICE! Another free download, which I did and it infected my computer. What a mess. I was pissed. I sent them a nasty letter this morning asking for my money back or I’d contact the attorney generals office. Not sure if this the right approach. Is there any other ideas in how to get my money back?
    And if it’s true P Kaa in what Alex says, you are a true scumbag. I work hard for my money and it pisses me off big time when low lifes like you part me from it. Wish I knew where ya lived.

42. Negleh Says:
    March 5th, 2008 at 3:54 am

    I can’t believe your stupid ass would even think that site was official in any way, look at how shitty it looked, and it’s clearly an ad, yet you fell for it? What are you even doing on the internet, I’m surprised that you even know how to make a blog, let alone can’t smell a scam.

43. Alex Nesbitt Says:
    March 5th, 2008 at 10:02 am

    Negleh,

    Why do you feel the need to be insulting? The internet is open to everyone, of all skill levels and experience. The point is anyone of any skill level and experience can be a publisher or consumer of content.

    I know my way around the net and lots of these sites look very compelling and sucker people in. The internet is swimming in scams and then range from crude to quite sophisticated. Only by raising awareness can we hope to help the public know what’s a scam and what’s not.

    Insulting people does not help.

    Alex

44. stacey Says:
    March 17th, 2008 at 4:50 pm

    Are there any reliable download sites? I’ve used itunes but they do not offer everything I’d like to get. I want to pay for movies since it is the right thing to do. I don’t know the internet very well and I fugured most were scams.

    Thanks Stacey

45. Alex Nesbitt Says:
    March 18th, 2008 at 1:14 pm

    Stacey,

    These sites provide legitimate pay per download services. I don’t think they will play on an iPod, but you might be able to convert them with QuickTime.

    Amazon Unbox
    http://www.amazon.com/Unbox-Video-Downloads/b?ie=UTF8&node=16261631

    Cinemanow
    http://www.cinemanow.com/

    MovieLink
    http://www.movielink.com

46. Joe Hynard Says:
    March 28th, 2008 at 3:26 pm

    I really wanted to download movies to watch on my iPod, and I did quite a bit of research on several different sites which do the “one payment, unlimited downloads” stuff, and after reading several blogs and reviews about them, I truly believed they’d work. I went for “www.ipoddownloadspro.com”, from what I read it really seemed to be good, I really believed it. I thought the site looked a bit cheap, and you couldn’t really find out much from it, but I went for it. I went for the cheapest one year subscription, and found out that once you log in as a member, you get taken to a completely different site, and all it had was downloads to different software, and guides on how to get the songs on your iPod? I was pissed off so much and still am. I’m just hoping I don’t have more money taken. F***ing c*nts.

47. charlie Says:
    March 31st, 2008 at 1:28 am

    Listen everyone, the problem isn’t that there are scammers on the internet taking your hard earned money, that has always happened. Happened before the internet and will happen in the next forum after the internet.
    The REAL PROBLEM is legitimate company’s, multi-billion $ companies, force feeding us, the consumers, SH*T.
    Example Apple/ITunes.
    Don’t miss understand me, the IPod happens to be one of the greatest gadgets ever built. 160gb in the palm of your hand! The music playback could be a little bit better, but the video capabilites is outstanding.
    Now if you are “smart?” enough to buy your movies from ITunes, $9.99 -13.99 each. What are you getting? A press 1 button system. Press 1 button and you will be charged and movie will download to your ITunes where you can send to your IPod. Convenient? Sure. Affordable? Hell no. Great quality, definately not.
    Would you pay $13.99 for a pixalated dvd? I think not…so what makes your ipod movies any different.

    FACT: DId you know that ITunes compresses their movies so much that a normal movie, say 5.2gb would end up being less then 1gb when converted to play on your IPOD.
    Duh, whats that mean? It means that ITunes is giving you a very poor quality so that they can make more money. If ITunes wanted, they could give you a nearly identical conversion of any movie…but his will never happen!! Why?
    Simply becuase the more you can put on your IPod, they more you will buy. They give you better quality, they make less money. Stop paying for poor quality.
    Just remember there are about 5-6 legimate websites out there that offer movies for your Ipod, and they all follow ITunes business plan. Poorer quality equals more money.
    You want quality? Find a good conversion program and do it yourself. It will take longer but the quality will be way better AND IT WON’T BE LOCKED. Meaning you can share with friends.
    Oh, don’t forget a decryption program or you’ll never get pastthe security features embedded in every dvd.
    Good luck, have fun. DON’T BE DUMB AND TRY TO SELL YOUR MP4′S. You don’t want the feds knocking on your door.

48. Josh Says:
    April 15th, 2008 at 3:13 pm

    Guess I’m the latest to join the list of misled ‘chumps’
    I did a few hours research into these sites over a few days, looked around (ish) and found ipoddownloadspro.com
    Flash website, looked good, not that expensive - so I thought ‘oh heres an oppurtunity’
    NOPE
    Paid the money, clicked the link and got lead to a site giving me a link to download itunes and several other FREE programs. What a joke!
    Luckily I used paypal so if the website refuses to resolve the issue, I have paypal on my side!
    My tip: Use a DVD converter and take the extra hours to convert your own DVDs.

49. andreoa Says:
    June 14th, 2008 at 12:34 am

    if you go to lime wire and download songs it better and there free go to http://www.limewire.com and it will give u free music you can choose your own music click download then click right botton on your mouse and then click open with itunes and there it on your ipod cennect

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