Internet Scams

I recently became a lifetime member with Butterflydownload which is a movie, music and games downloading site. This site is a scam they advertise easy downloads to movies, music and games...not true they offer list of sites where you can download movies, music, and games from which anyone can get...

This company is a thief in the night...only it doesn't have to be dark for them to steal from you. I purchased 4 posters at $2.00 each but was charged $39.00 (by their own admission through e-mail). This company has gotten away with this too long. I think it is time to get a class action suit...

I was offered a $100 gift card if I purchased something from a list offered by USEFUL.COM. After I did so, I never received the promised gift card and have been unable to contact them. This occurred on February 2007 and now towards the end of July, nothing. Beware of offers made by USEFUL.COM.

i received an email from national lottery clare penfold claire.penfold@nat-lot.co.uk and went and telephoned the number and gave my name, address, marital status and all the information that they req.... i am really worried now that i have done something so stupid, can you please advise me on what i...

ODERED 4 POSTERS AT A COST OF 8;00 DOLLARS WHEN I GOT MY CREDIT CARD STATMENT THEY CHARGED 127:OO DOLLARS TO IT I WANT TO PRESS CHARGES AGAINST THEM IF THEY WILL NOT REFUND MY MONEY BY THE 20TH OF THIS MONTH.

We recently had DISH NETWORK installed in our home. We agreed to their 18 MONTH COMMITMENT. I was told when I ordered DISH NETWORK that our phone line would be hooked-up to the satellite receivers. So when the man came out to install DISH NETWORK he was finishing up his work, but had not connected...

I placed an order with www.allmyfavoriteshows.com. They charged my credit card within 24 hours. Three weeks later I finally received my order. When I opened the box I discovered that half of my dvds were missing and one DVD was broken. I tried calling customer service 1-877-788-7469 like the web...

Another Fake Microsoft Promotion. However I don't know what they are hopping to achieve with this. They are collection personal information but no banking info or anything. Anyone knows how they make money of this? ===== Microsoft Promotion 20 Craven Park , Harlesden London NW10 United Kingdom Phone...

I received the following email regarding a lottery winning. I was wondering if anyone else received this, and where you reported this because this is an obvious scam. Also, where is the catch? They don't request any information or money to be sent to them. EMAIL: International Courier Systems{ICS}...

BEWARE of the following scam! Don't be one of the thousands of people who are being scammed by these "WINNING NOTIFICATION" emails every year: Microsoft Promotion 20 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10 United Kingdom Ref: BTD/968/05 Batch: 409978E Dear WINNER!! WINNING NOTIFICATION!!! The prestigious...

I received the following scam email from Earl S. Smith at UK National e-Lottery. From : UK National e-Lottery <results@rcn.com> Reply-To : claire.penfold@nat-lot.co.uk Sent : 21 June 2007 11:15:10 Subject : ***Notification Letter*** UK NATIONAL e-LOTTERY, ONLINE NOTIFICATION UNIT, HOME OFFICE: 105...

I got charged by AdiprineRX or Adiprine-RX for Diet Pills I never ordered! They charged me $84.97 without my authorization. When asked my bank for their phone number, they said they could only give me the website adiprine.com I tried to contact this company but they wanted personal information so I...

I received the following email recently. Do not fal for this scam! Do not send any money to the senders! --- We are in possession of a cheque of 1,000,000 GPB and a winning certificate from BMW GROUP written in your name and a suspense account have been opened for you and 1,000,000GBP deposited in...

Another fraud UK National Online Lottery Sweepstakes Promotion. Beware! ______________________________ Good day to you, I am in receipt of your email and would want to inform you that with respect to your reference number, you have been selected as a winner in this quarter of the UK National Online...

I have had 2 debits to my checking account-one for $39.00 and now another one for $49.00. I want these amounte credited back to my checking accout. If this does not happen, then I will be calling my bank and reporting your company as debiting my account without my permission and they will file a...

I paid $32 to sign up for lifetime membership to legally download music at MusicForMembers.com. After the registration I was asked to download an install their program. Upon running it I discovered that this program is Limewire. They have no mention of this on their website, and I could download...

I was looking to purchase a laptop computer at wholesale and someone I had spoken to many times in a chat room sent me to someone who calls himself "Lord Cyric" from Canada. "Lord Cyric" assured me that he could get me a great price on a new laptop and ship it to me from Canada. He gave me a choice...

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Dear, We are delighted to inform you of your prize which Was released on the 16th of June 2007, from the Australian International Lottery programmer, which is Fully based on an electronic selection of winners Using their e-mail addresses from some sites. Your Email address was...

I signed up with this company to download movies and TV programs. I paid $40 for the access to movies. The front pages are all looking professional but once you sign up and log in with your password, the ui is very unprofessional and gives you a feeling of being cheated. The majority of the...

This scam email has been circulating on the internet for a while. I received it at several on my email accounts. If you received this email, delete it or better forward it to proper authorities. ::: International Courier Systems{ICS} Customer/Delivery Services Department 12 Ground Floor, Amburst...