Here's a good one for you. There is a company that is actually
advertising that they can get you listed on the map more than once for
the same location! They claim to be an SEO / internet design
company. In my opinion these are the people they should be going
after and trying to stop.
I will not mention my business or my keywords that we are discussing
due to the fact that a couple weeks after I turned them down (because
we were already in position 2, and a very relevant company) that our
company isnt even on the first page anymore, and we had been there for
some time.
I truly hope that someone at Google will read this and take abrupt
action as a company like this is completely taking advantage of the
system.
The company is based out of Las Vegas, and even has several different
sites of their own that take up a total of 2-5 spots on the maps with
different names, but identical content. If you dig a little deeper
you can even tell the companies that they are working for. When I was
orginally contacted by them, they had a list of all their clients on
their site, but funny how that list is now gone.
I am assuming that if i put the companies website and name on here, it
will only help their rankings because human nature will have everyone
clicking on it. I have all of the companies information, locations,
and sites that I have found. Does anyone have a suggestion of what to
do with it at this point, or how to get rid of unmoral companies like
this?
Anyone at Google want to help??
On Dec 12, 5:51 am, mblumenthal <supportrapid...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It appears that they manually entered them all in the Local Business
> Center. Although they probably have several hundred not tens of
> thousands. (I used a broad search phrase to capture a reasonable view
> of them and thus the count is overstated).
> The phone number was probably just a prepaid cell phone that they used
> on their first 40 or 50 entries. A lot of work but they obviously
> thought that the gain would be worth it. Once they had Google's trust,
> they entered the balance without phone numbers is my guess.
> Unfortunately, Google Maps is open to this type of abuses.
> You did post in the right place. Google guarantees that they read all
> of these posts. However, whether they take action is another question.
> Many have posted here numerous times and have had little response.
> My sense is that since Venus, Jupiter and the Moon were recently in
> conjunction, that your posting will be taken care of. But like in
> astrology, your fate is in the hand of the "gods" and their moods and
> actions are often unpredictable. If after a week these are still
> present in the listings I would suggest an offering/sacrifice of
> broccoli. Since your live in Great Britain, you might try it at
> Stonehedge on the solstice for extra impact. While you are at it, pray
> for longer days at least then your request will have a 50% chance of
> success.
> Mike Blumenthal
> On Dec 12, 4:01 am, Ford <dale.gilles...@jennings-ford.co.uk> wrote:
> > WOW thats a lot of SPAM! btw how is that even possible when I added my
> > business locations we had to get a letter sent with a pin number that
> > I then keyed back into google as each of our dealerships received
> > them?
> > How did they manage to spam the map with so many junk posts??
> > I tried to phone the number and its just a tesco mobile phone thats
> > permanently turned off.
> > Did I post in the righ place by the way will google take action
> > against this company as a result of this post or do I have to try and
> > contact them by my google account?
> > Thanks
> > Dale
> > On Dec 11, 8:06 pm, mblumenthal <supportrapid...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Dec 11, 9:46 am, Ford <dale.gilles...@jennings-ford.co.uk> wrote:
> > > > I have noticed the same FAKE company creating SPAM on google maps
> > > > using keyword rich fake name to divert genuine customers to a dodgy
> > > > adsense page.
> > > > a quick search for 'used cars nottingham' in google brings up this
> > > > fake company:
> > > >www.thecarsdirectory.co.ukthisisclearlya violation and should
> > > > have
> > > > all entries removed. They have the same for most major citys in the
> > > > UK
> > > > like
> > > > used cars newcastle
> > > > used cars birmingham
> > > > used cars edinburgh
> > > > etc etc
> > > > as a used car dealer owner this is very annoying that they are making
> > > > it harder and harder for customers to find our cars!
> > > > On Dec 11, 2:24 pm, "zeroperce...@gmail.com" <zeroperce...@gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > - Your search terms: "Hotel Ariel Silva Venezia"
> > > > > - A link to your search results:http://maps.google.it/maps?hl=it&ie=UTF-8&q=Hotel+Ariel+Silva+Venezia...
> > > > > - A short description of why you believe this is spam: best-
> > > > > booking.com is not the business owner but it is an intermediary; the
> > > > > official website of the hotel ishttp://www.arielsilva.it/(andnot > > > > > hotelarielsilva.venezia.best-bookings.com) and the official email is
> > > > > hotel_arielsi...@hotmail.com (and not hotelarielsilva.venezia@best-
> > > > > bookings.com).
> > > > > - Your search terms: "Hotel Belle Arti Venezia"
> > > > > - A link to your search results:http://maps.google.it/maps?hl=it&ie=UTF-8&q=Hotel+Belle+Arti+venezia&...
> > > > > - A short description of why you believe this is spam: best-
> > > > > booking.com is not the business owner but it is an intermediary; the
> > > > > official website of the hotel ishttp://www.hotelbellearti.com/(and > > > > > not hotelbellearti.venezia.best-bookings.com) and the official email
> > > > > is i...@hotelbellearti.com (and not hotelbellearti.venezia@best-
> > > > > bookings.com).
> > > > > - Your search terms: "Hotel Belle Epoque Venezia"
> > > > > - A link to your search results:http://maps.google.it/maps?hl=it&ie=UTF-8&q=Hotel+Belle+Epoque+Venezi...
> > > > > - A short description of why you believe this is spam: best-
> > > > > booking.com is not the business owner but it is an intermediary; the
> > > > > official website of the hotel ishttp://www.hotelbelleepoque.it/(and > > > > > not hotelbellepoque.venezia.best-bookings.com) and the official email
> > > > > is i...@hotelbelleepoque.it (and not hotelbellepoque.venezia@best-
> > > > > bookings.com).
> > > > > - Your search terms: "Hotel Centrale Venezia"
> > > > > - A link to your search results:http://maps.google.it/maps?hl=it&ie=UTF-8&q=Hotel+Centrale%E2%80%8E+V...
> > > > > - A short description of why you believe this is spam: best-
> > > > > booking.com is not the business owner but it is an intermediary; the
> > > > > official website of the hotel ishttp://www.hotelcentralevenice.com/ > > > > > (and not hotelcentrale.veneziamestre.best-bookings.com) and the
> > > > > official email is centr...@3starshotel.it (and not
> > > > > hotelcentrale.veneziames...@best-bookings.com).
> > > > > - Your search terms: "Hotel Leonardo Venezia"
> > > > > - A link to your search results:http://maps.google.it/maps?hl=it&ie=UTF-8&q=Hotel+Leonardo+Venezia&fb...
> > > > > - A short description of why you believe this is spam: best-
> > > > > booking.com is not the business owner but it is an intermediary; the
> > > > > official website of the hotel ishttp://www.hoteleonardo.com/(andnot > > > > > hoteleonardo.venezia.best-bookings.com) and the official email is
> > > > > i...@hoteleonardo.com (and not hoteleonardo.venezia@best-
> > > > > bookings.com).
- title spamming: most results have keywords on the title and not only
the business name. Some example are: Jacuzzi, Last minute etc.
- double insertion: results A and G have the same phone number and the
sites looks the same. The name is the same.
Finally someone can help with spam on google.
I recently noticed that someone with the same business name
is spamming google maps system with business listings that dont exist
on the real map, and have just street name but no number.
Also they are all over the search results page just creating a mess in
search results.
Here is some links with the incorrect spam listings.
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=crown+moulding+toronto&btnG=Googl...
Hi,
I've got a basic question about what I've seen here referred to as
"map spam". I've recently noticed that a particular company in Seattle
has somehow been able to get it's ONE business listed many times as
different businesses by creating many domains, putting up essentially
the same website template. Can someone tell me if this is "legal" by
Google Map standards?
Main site: seattleflowers.com
Duplicate sites:
belltownflowers.com (search for "bell town flowers")
belltownfloral.com (search for "bell town floral")
pioneersquareflowers.com (search for "pioneer square flowers")
You can clearly see that it's the same business, same address, same
phone numbers. Yet they have managed to get three separate Google
local business listings.
Same company, they just made a subdomain and a second business
listing.
In the interest of full disclosure, this company is a competitor of
mine, and while I've got no interest in starting a conflict, I think
that everyone should play by the rules that Google is setting - and
this is the first time I've noticed this and want to know if indeed
this violates Google Maps or if it's acceptable.
Jill
> Same company, they just made a subdomain and a second business
> listing.
> In the interest of full disclosure, this company is a competitor of
> mine, and while I've got no interest in starting a conflict, I think
> that everyone should play by the rules that Google is setting - and
> this is the first time I've noticed this and want to know if indeed
> this violates Google Maps or if it's acceptable.
> Jill
Several Entries for www.rockwelldatacor.com with Business Entry "YOUR
B&B can be HERE, Bed and Breakfast Teignmouth"
All with same phone number.
Page offers to sell the lsiting for £199.97
Quote
To get this top page position simply press the book now button below
and we will place your Bed and Breakfast's name, web site address and
telephone number onto this listing!
Then clients who are looking for a Bed and Breakfast in Teignmouth
will see your site first and go straight to your web site!
Think of the response you will get!
No more expensive Bed and Breakfast portals or dubious web site
submission services. Now you can have a guaranteed top page position
for your own web site! (If you do not have a web site we can create a
page for you. Please contact us for details).
All you have to do is fill out the booking form and claim it!
Its as simple as that!
*These positions have been offered to ALL Bed and Breakfast in
Teignmouth and there are only a few top page positions left! So you
need to book it fast.
So BOOK IT NOW before they are all gone!
Unquote
B&B's have been emailed this "Offer"
The company in question is not a B&B and has no presence in
Teignmouth. Addresses used are false.
So the results are monopolised by just two companies when there are
10s of different agencies in York.
Until recently we got 10 different results. Now these agencies are
registering multiple addresses - in some cases these are different
genuine branches, Husdson Moody have several, but I see that 3 of
their 6 entries are at the same address but with different phone
numbers - land and mobile.
YRLA have been spamming these listings for a couple of months although
I think that their current three entries are different branches.
Surely the thing to do would be to ensure that these 10 results are
all pointing to different websites so that each business in the area
has at least the chance of getting an entry. That's can't be too
difficult to program...
Since this review is provided by a third-party source you'll need to
contact the webmaster of this site to report your concerns. To learn
more check out:
<beboppinsa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't know why but I could not figure out how to reply to this under
> the thread. Sorry.
> On our Google Maps page, for our business, someone has posted a review
> only it is not a review, it is spam.
> Our business is Atlanta Colonic & Massage
> Google Maps Link:http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=atlanta+colonic+and+mas...
> Review Posted:
> Rated 4.0 out of 5.0 Hi, if you are really trying to make... - Angela
> H - 10 Sep 2008
> a change in your health try this Organic Multi-Vitamins Veggie Cap(not
> plastic) NO ANIMAL products Fruits and Veggie's go towww.natureborn.com/2333493 > you can email me with a response at adhu...@juno.com The ...
> This is obviously not a review but an advertisement. Can we get this
> taken off our Google Maps page?
Description: This company is using false address and couple names so
it can get more business coverage. Also, all customer reviews appear
to be written within one week. There is no Fireplace Chimney Cleaning
Manhattan New York company at this location: 11 Bleecker Street New
York, NY 10012.
There is an Italian restaurant Quartino and apartment building. I went
there to buy some firewood and I was told by the restaurant worker
that this chimney business does not operate at that location and they
did not know who those people were.
http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4TSHA_e...
Phone number (212) 202-1452 listed on Google Maps is not a listed
business number and it’s not actually related to Bleecker street
location. All calls to that number are possibly forwarded to other
location or a cell phone. This phone number appears to be or was
related to other business: http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main/jccgci.org
This chimney company does not use their legal business name and
listing titles are only keywords to generate more hits and more
traffic.
The company has also second listing on Google maps under: Fireplace
Chimney Brooklyn Manhattan NYC with different phone number (718)
232-4750. It also uses keywords not a real business name:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&rlz=1T4TSHA_en___US206&um=1&ie=UTF-...
Both listings appear to be suspicious and misleading.
Thank you for investigating.
JuneBug i looked you up and know your real name,.your a spammer too? I
found out that your an Insurance agent and also have fake locations.
Im going to wait for your response, if i dont here from you in 3 days
in going to post that your a spammer and show everbody prof and report
you to google and Texas Department of Insurance for Fraud Location.
BUT if you delete ALL your fake locations i will not post anything.
Delete all your fake locations and dont come back to our discussion
board.
Texas SR22 InsuranceTexas SR22 Insurance
1854 Northwestern Dr ( mapquest this location its not real)
El Paso, TX 79912
(214) 351-2269
texas-sr22-insurance.org
(at the bottom is the link to google maps were he says hes located)
Hello.
Someone added my personal information to googlemaps company
information.
I don't have acces to google account to fix this. I think that it
breaking the rules about adding personal information.
When searching for "hurstville computer repairs" using
maps.google.com.au the same company comes up 7 times (for the first 10
listings) albeit under different names.
a. Computer Repair Service Centre
b. CedgeOnline
c. My PC Store
d. ITShopping
e. MyPCStore
f. COMPUEDGE PTY LTD
j. Cedge Computers
All listings have the same address and phone number: 600 Railway
Parade, Hurstville, NSW 2220 - 0414 873 296
Is there a policy for multiple listings such as this?
the first result is spam because it points to a website that is a
directory of restaurants in the Naples region (campaniapages.com).
Also the telephone number shown is from the company who owns the
directory webpage and not the restaurant I am representing.
You can see the second and the third results that are correct in order
to compare.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Agostino Chiosi
La Bersagliera Restaurant
via Borgo Marinari 10/11 - Banchina Santa Lucia
80132 Naples - Italy
Tel: +39 081 7646016
Website: http://www.labersagliera.it
1. Both "Citywide Fence" and "Diversified Fence of Central Florida"
are the same company attempting to double list on google maps.
2. Neither company has a true physical address or actual place of
business.
3. They are listing residential addresses in each city that they want
google map coverage. The addresses that they list are NOT places of
business.
Here are the search terms:
Winter Park, FL Fence
Clermont, FL Fence
Mount Dora, FL Fence
Apopka, FL Fence
Listing-
Green Painting
5454 West Windsor Avenue
Chicago, IL 60630
(312) 217-7406
They are spam because the listing takes you to a webpage that has
nothing for that phone number on the website, it is the address of a
home (not a place of business) and the website is mostly in Korean,
which is a poor user experience because I am searching in English.
> 1. Both "Citywide Fence" and "Diversified Fence of Central Florida"
> are the same company attempting to double list on google maps.
> 2. Neither company has a true physical address or actual place of
> business.
> 3. They are listing residential addresses in each city that they want
> google map coverage. The addresses that they list are NOT places of
> business.
> Here are the search terms:
> Winter Park, FL Fence
> Clermont, FL Fence
> Mount Dora, FL Fence
> Apopka, FL Fence
First, let me say thank you, as my previous spam report seems to have
been addressed. All in good time, but I do know someone's working on
these things & appreciate it.
Why this is spam: 3 of the 10 results are for "Tech-Net
Professional Auto Service" (which is NOT an actual auto repair
center). In addition, a total of 6 of the 10 Maps Results link to
this www.techauto.com website. While three of the listings *are*
separate, legitimate businesses in the Reading, PA area (2 Dulin's
locations and King's Auto Repair who must USE services provided by
these "Tech-Net" people), it seems unfair that being linked to this
one national website, which doesn't even detail these individual
businesses, shuts out every other auto repair center in the area. I
assume "Tech-Net" is listed this many times because of the different
phone numbers they use. Is there no way to break this monopoly?
Thanks for your help,
J.
On Jan 12, 3:31 pm, Randy <ra...@superiorfenceandrail.com> wrote:
> Is anything being done regarding this google map spammer? How long
> does it usually take to see corrective action?
> On Jan 5, 9:45 am, Randy <ra...@superiorfenceandrail.com> wrote:
> > Google Map Spammer:
> > 1. Both "Citywide Fence" and "Diversified Fence of Central Florida"
> > are the same company attempting to double list on google maps.
> > 2. Neither company has a true physical address or actual place of
> > business.
> > 3. They are listing residential addresses in each city that they want
> > google map coverage. The addresses that they list are NOT places of
> > business.
A Chicago Carpet Cleaning - Carpet, Rug Area & Upholstery Cleaning in
Chicago Area
and
D Chicago Carpet Cleaning - We'll Get Your Carpets Completely Clean.
Guaranteed!
are the same company
http://maps.google.com/maps?rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&sourceid=chrome&... here is yet another for the same company.. they jsut keep changing the
phone number and the fake name
this time is was "Chicago Carpet Cleaning - Carpet, Rug Area &
Upholstery Cleaning in Chicago Area" the companies real name isn't
even listed on their website and it does list the two locations they
dispatch from as
Our dispatch, Pickup/delivery location points located between:
188 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
10 W 14th St, Chicago, IL 60605
I am guessing if you look further you will find more spam from this
company they seem to be working with the same spam agency as the last
company I mentioned.
<spamalotofm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> spammer company must have been employed to work forwww.colorado-carpet-masters.comhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz......
> as you can see the first two listings are the same company with two
> names
> Longmont: Carpet Cleaning Masters, Carpet Cleaning, Upholstery ...
> and
> Niwot: Carpet Cleaning Masters, Carpet Cleaning, Upholstery Cleaning
> the name of the company is Carpet Masters not the names listed above
> they are using those so they can add more listings and not be as
> noticeable.
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