Scammers harassing my client

bmminc

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Nov 29, 2014

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• Aug 6, 2015

• #1

I have a client that I did some local SEO for. He got ranked pretty nicely, but since then he has been getting around 3 to 5 calls a day, all different numbers.
They claim to be Google saying if he doesn't pay them for a listing nobody will see him on Google anymore.

I told him it is just a scam but is there anything he can or I can do to help stop these people from calling?
I'm assuming this type of scum doesn't give two shits about the do not call list.

What would you do?

 

tony_d

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Jun 22, 2013

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• Aug 6, 2015

• #2

Not much you can do, really.

The 'authorities' certainly aren't going to do anything about it, and you can't do anything about it, so - nothing more to do.

 

the_demon

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Nov 23, 2008

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• Aug 6, 2015

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Just tell him to hang up immediately and that there's nothing you can realistically do to stop them, just like with any telemarketer.

 

AboutBizz

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• Aug 6, 2015

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Have the client say that his Agency handles all inquiries. That usually shuts them down.

 

Zwielicht

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Aug 31, 2013

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• Aug 6, 2015

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That happened to one of my clients. They called my client saying they were from Google, Avvo (my client's a lawyer), and all kinds of other companies trying to offer a variety of services.

Like the others said, you can't stop them from calling, so just tell your client to ignore them.

 

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royserpa

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• Aug 6, 2015

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Just tell your client to troll the scammers, this way your client has some laughs and the scammers go away for sure

 

clevelandslim

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Nov 15, 2008

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• Aug 6, 2015

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Tell your client to ignore the calls, we can't help or stop them

 

Haz136

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• Aug 6, 2015

• #8

If the calls are coming from the same numbers try and get them blocked - otherwise just like a lot of other people here have suggested as soon as they call and your client knows its them - hang up.

 

HoneyHelper

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Simply block the numbers using any app !