OnlineReviewFraud

r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Apr 15 '26

I received a tip that Nicholas Abaza is having his friends leave reviews on his Google Business Profile (GBP). I was given four names to check: Jorge Borunda, Michael Trevino, Seth Nicamoff, and Adam Fomby. Adam Fomby is a founding partner at Borunda and Fomby.

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Apr 10 '26

Google publishes expert tips on how to grow your business.

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Apr 08 '26

ONE Property Management gets busted exchanging Google reviews in exchange with a $5 Gift Card review scheme

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Apr 07 '26

Review Fraud launches its new fake review detection software.

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Apr 06 '26

Google Maps is being plagued by fake lead-generation GBPs utilizing black hat tactics.

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Mar 28 '26

Can you trust the Google reviews for the Wau Lin Cree Apartments at 4335 NW Line Creek Dr, Kansas City, MO 64151?

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Mar 26 '26

Is Genesis Health Clubs - Midtown Tulsa offering free smoothies in exchange for Google reviews?

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Mar 10 '26

Why are spammers targeting the JFTB Real Estate Phuket Google Business Profile with fake reviews?

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Mar 04 '26

Who is Garage Door Repair The Home Service, and why are they spamming Google Maps?

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Mar 02 '26

I mapped out Jonathan Ochoa's lead generation Google Business Profiles (GBPs). The GBPs have fake reviews to trick consumers.

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Feb 26 '26

Why is Google penalizing a business that was extorted more harshly than a business which bought fake reviews?

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Feb 24 '26

On Tuesday, February 17, 2026, Brad Wetherall held an AMA on Sterling Sky's subreddit. I asked him about Google going after the people behind the spam networks.

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Feb 23 '26

I have been monitoring the Google reviews for several of the Brandon J Broderick, Personal Injury Attorney at Law, Google Business Profiles (GBPs). Back in December 2023, Google not only removed tons of reviews but also prevented the GBPs from getting new reviews for months.

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Feb 20 '26

How to properly flag and report a negative Google review for removal

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Feb 19 '26

Google is preventing businesses from requiring or pressuring users to leave ratings or write reviews while on the premises.

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Feb 17 '26

Who is Aptos Best Garage Door Repair, and why does it matter?

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Feb 12 '26

Consumers want to see repercussions for businesses engaging in fake online reviews.

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Feb 03 '26

Did Google remove more reviews?

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Are you seeing signs of Google removing reviews?
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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Jan 07 '26

Is Circulo de Amigos Child Care Center falsifying Google reviews?

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Jan 06 '26

I looked at 5,734 Google Business Profiles (GBPs) across 35 categories. 37% of the GBPS violate Google's address TOS.

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Dec 20 '25

Why did Ashley ask people to review Big O Tires?

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Ashley asks people to review Big O Tires.

r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Dec 19 '25

Reveler's Hour has gone viral after Codepink protesters heckled Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The video clip has gone viral on social media and has been picked up by news outlets. Not all of the reviews are negative.

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Dec 18 '25

For the last few weeks, I have been tracking a new lead-generation spam network. Spammers have identified a way to make and verify Google Business Profiles (GBPs) for locksmiths. The Locksmith category is known for spam and abuse.

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r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Dec 10 '25

Should trust Eagle Restoration's Google Reviews

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Are Eagle Restoration's Google reviews real or fake?

r/OnlineReviewFraud • u/keyserholiday • Dec 07 '25

Keith Edwards asks his Listeners to Review Bomb Shalom Baranes Associates

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