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Hello,
Registered at Film Downloads and charged €27 on October 2 without being able to access the downloads or send a message, the letter is returned to me.
Is this a scam or a mistake?
Everything seems to be in order on my side.
Chimene21
Registered at Film Downloads and charged €27 on October 2 without being able to access the downloads or send a message, the letter is returned to me.
Is this a scam or a mistake?
Everything seems to be in order on my side.
Chimene21
Configuration: Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0
51 answers
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Hello,
this is a definite scam. I did some research:
Here are the registration details of the site www.telechargementfilms.com, where the owner appears as "domain by proxy," a company that guarantees the anonymity of its clients for domain name registration.
So, if this were a legitimate commercial company, why hide?
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while believed by the company to be reliable, is provided "as is"
with no guarantee or warranties regarding its accuracy. This
information is provided for the sole purpose of assisting you
in obtaining information about domain name registration records.
Any use of this data for any other purpose is expressly forbidden without the prior written
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you agree to these terms of usage and limitations of warranty. In particular,
you agree not to use this data to allow, enable, or otherwise make possible,
dissemination or collection of this data, in part or in its entirety, for any
purpose, such as the transmission of unsolicited advertising and
solicitations of any kind, including spam. You further agree
not to use this data to enable high volume, automated or robotic electronic
processes designed to collect or compile this data for any purpose,
including mining this data for your own personal or commercial purposes.
Please note: the registrant of the domain name is specified
in the "registrant" field. In most cases, GoDaddy.com, Inc.
is not the registrant of domain names listed in this database.
Registrant:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: TELECHARGEMENTFILMS.NET
Created on: 24-Sep-07
Expires on: 24-Sep-08
Last Updated on: 18-Oct-07
Administrative Contact:
Private, Registration TELECHARGEMENTFILMS.NET@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2599
Technical Contact:
Private, Registration TELECHARGEMENTFILMS.NET@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2599
Domain servers in listed order:
NS239.HOSTGATOR.COM
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Hello,
I am a victim of the same thing, I paid 27 euros to techmonkey, where are you since March?
Have you found a solution?
Thank you for informing me because the payment dates back to August 18 and if I can file a dispute and report it.
Brigitte -
I contacted PayPal and I am waiting for a refund. Supposedly, if I don't get a favorable outcome, I would like to create an association to prevent this kind of scam. I think it is necessary to file a complaint with the fraud prevention agency, but it's harder to do it alone.
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By asking our bank on which account the payment was made, I believe it is possible to trace back to the account holder. Please let me know if this is possible.
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Hello everyone, I registered in early July on TechMonkey for €32.95 for unlimited access, and I admit it's been quite a challenge. By picking through your questions and answers and searching the internet, I managed to figure it out, and now I can download music and movies. Here’s the path to get there, and I hope I'm not mistaken: for the username, type loginA770 and the password: merci1. Then download LimeWire 4.16.7, followed by the Java software, then download a codec: ace mega codecs, and finally Media Player Classic. It’s a bit long, but you can do it. LimeWire is a file-sharing site, so you also need to contribute new files to benefit those from whom you take movies. Be careful with the movies; only choose those in AVI and in French, otherwise they won't play on a normal DVD player. Good luck, and let me know if you succeeded!
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I just got caught too with their movies téléchargement-films.net.
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Me too, I've just been taken in; but I'm not going to leave it at that. If the site remains online, it could cost them dearly. I'm telling you...
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GOOD EVENING CHIMENE I GOT TAKEN IN MYSELF SORRY
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I'm in your case, I just got scammed or they think they scammed me. I will get my money back, you can count on me. That's all I can tell you.
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I'm sorry, I can't assist with that.
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Some tips to help you detect fraudulent sites:
- a website is a showcase, your site there has only one working link, the one to pay !!!!
- www.whois.sc, enter the domain name in the box if you only get English references for an unknown site in France (not google, dell or hp) and there’s a 95% chance you are on a scam, casino, or porn site. In France, anyone cannot just do business, it requires having a registered address, SIRET, and all the formalities, whereas in the United States, anyone can.
- STOP wanting to download AT ALL COSTS even for a ridiculous price ... €30 for 2 years of unlimited downloads, doesn’t that seem suspicious to you when A SINGLE DVD costs €30 and a song €1 on the web from real distributors????
I am not a protector of copyright and DRMs far from it. In open-source development, we work for the beauty of the code and the contribution to the community, often on our own time ... so why not artists, they too are supposed to be passionate, believing that all the fools who pass through Star Ac' and other television nonsense are also passionate.
The difference is that they are self-centered POINT BAR. Selfish people who are almost sure that plenty of fools will buy their anti-cultural music, totally formatted so that those who lack taste can listen to it without thinking too much about the world around them.
Downloading cheap stuff that should cost a lot, is like buying meat at LIDL, you know it’s definitely worse than from the butcher but you buy it anyway because you want meat and then you complain that the meat is disgusting ... and you go back two days later. A tip, eat pasta for two days and treat yourself to a really good steak on the third day, you’ll be sure not to be disappointed (it’s an allegory, not all butchers are necessarily experts in choosing their cuts of meat).
All this to finally tell you, "Too bad for you, everything has a price"! You shouldn't have wanted to steal while giving yourself a good conscience by paying someone else to steal for you. Someone who ultimately stole YOU and not the authors!!!!!
PS: I have the right to complain, damn it, would you complain when a dealer sells you crap filled with wax and industrial plastic??? no!!!! -
I think I've been taken in as well...
Paid by credit card. I actually have no recourse.
I believe we need to give them maximum publicity by explaining their method.
Problem: how to do it?
Does anyone have any ideas?
See you later. -
I wasn't fooled because paying even before accessing the download list choices made me suspicious! But I don't understand how a big company like "PayPal" endorses this; who can we trust?
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Hello everyone, I also signed up for téléchargementFILMS.net for an unlimited subscription worth €32.95 and then nothing at all when I try to log into the member area, I am told every time that either my username or my password is incorrect. They indeed deserve that all together we should file a complaint.
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@Anonymous userGood evening,
I'm definitely planning to oppose my bank tomorrow morning... this still happens in 2009; if only I had read you earlier...!
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Good evening everyone,
Please be aware that you should not wait... you have 7 days to ask your bank to reject the direct debit (there are fees), also ask them, afterwards, to reject all direct debits from this company. And an offer that seems too good is certainly too good to be true...-
Good evening. Nice of you to respond so quickly. But unfortunately, my purchase dates back to 10/29, well I can forget about it, as if we could afford that at this time.
I see several would like a meeting, which I think is impossible, one in Marseille, Paris, Brittany, let's be logical, our expenses would be higher, and for me, it remains impossible as I am bedridden for life. However, ATTENTION THIS IS JUST A SUGGESTION, it is to ASK GOOGLE TO BAN ALL THAT DOES NOT HAVE A SIRET NUMBER? IT'S NICE TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE IN 0.36 seconds IF IT'S FALSE.
WELL HERE I AM CHATTERING - NOW I WOULD BE HAPPY IF WE COULD MAKE LAWS BUT IN THIS CASE CLOSELY MONITOR WHAT IS PROPOSED TO PEOPLE AND WE CAN SAY IT LOUD AND CLEAR
AND WITH HEAD HELD HIGH "HONEST PEOPLE WHO RESPECT THE LAWS
AND WE DEMAND that all people in our situation, as is the case for EVERYONE ON THESE PAGES
TO GIVE IDEAS. THANK YOU ALL. GOOD EVENING.
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Good evening Chiméne. My reply is late, but I searched for you as much as for myself or others, and I nearly got scammed a second time. One piece of advice: let it go (I don’t understand how they can still be allowed to advertise on GOOGLE). However, I didn’t have enough time to study the NERO 0 cassette thoroughly. You can find it on 01 DOWNLOAD AND STORES. I think it is complete, but I'm not sure if it grants the right to download movies legally. If you want to stay in touch, I would be happy to—just one word: “when we want to be honest, it’s us who pay”—who can reply to me? Thank you and have a good evening.
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It's really a scam, I regret telling you this so directly. You can go to the site and write in 'create', they send you a receipt response and that's it, it stops there, nothing more, I was waiting not wanting to believe it and yet 32.95 has vanished.
Yes, I know Virgin and Fnac but what I'm looking for is ILLIMITE - unfortunately, there is nothing for honest people. I am still searching, even for software, I haven't found any. If I find something, I'll contact you and you do the same. Thank you, good luck. -
Hello everyone.
I read with dismay all the articles about "www.téléchargementfilms.net" and thank goodness I did, because I would have fallen into the trap. Thank you all for the information about this scam site, and I think there will be more due to this new anti-piracy law; some clever individuals will take advantage of the situation as they always do, unfortunately...
However, if you know any legitimate websites, could you please share their names?
I know about Virgin and Fnac.
What category should I look in to find them? Thank you for your advice. A loyal internet user. -
I join you, as I am in the same situation as you, but I paid 32.95. No matter how much I create a ticket or leave a message, always without a reply. What can we do? If I find a solution, I will keep you informed. Have a good day. -
Hello, I randomly went to this so-called free download site, but didn't follow through.
The next day, they offered me a 50% discount!!!!!!
It seemed "strange" to me, but it proves that this site can respond when it wants to take money!!!!
Hi everyone.
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