Music Download SCAM

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Don't fall for it! I came across an ad on my Google Desktop bar for unlimited legal downloads with no fees. They advertise no download fee, no per song fee, and no monthly fee. So I was intrigued, so I googled them. The first link I followed brought this bit of feedback up:
This is the link to the complaint below:

http://shorterlink.com/?LD7SGZ

iMusicSearch rip off!
iMusicSearch is a rip off!!! They charge you for their "advice" and then link you to LimeWire for downloading free P2P software. All other software they offer by link is also free on the Internet. All the music is not free. You take responsibility for downloading copyrighted files!!!
If you feel you have been mislead you can request a refund by contacting directly.

This was the only way I was able to get a refund
For a complete history of this scam, Google the name Ryper Inc. or go directly to the FTC complaint filing at


for a complete record of their deceptive practices. You have to download the pdf. file and read it with Adobe Acrobat reader but it is worth it.
Spread the word to others on the web so this type of sham will be stopped!


This site sells you free software such as LimeWire for downloads. They have no tech support or phone number. They will try to make multiple charges on your charge card. Their LimeWire install craps out after one use and won't launch. They are a scam outfit.

Anything with a name like imusicsearch.com sounds like a spam. Thanks for the warning, I am sure your not the only one who has been screwed over by jerks like that.
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Well I looked at a second link from the search, and it was a site titled webreviews.org, and they review 10 music download sites, at least 8 of them are run by the same company that runs imusicsearch. What is also notable is that the webreview.org site seems to be run by the same company that runs all the download sites. It lists Realrhapsody which is it's sole try at throwing off the customer. This is a SCAM of major proportions!