Scam or Legit? What about my Reputation? I am not amused!

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Scam or Legit, I am not amused.


When you click on : View Details, you can see your site health. This I did the other day and made an unpleasant discovery. I went down to where it says Google Ranked, I clicked and did not believe my eyes. Below a list of pages/posts from my website comes a website with the question if my site is a scam or legit. This website belongs to : scamadviser.com.

The first time I looked my site had 25% credibility, they did not know from where it was operated and the owner was unknown and to top it off they did not think this site would survive more than a year. I can tell you I was more than irritated. After investigating their website I found a place where I as owner could leave a comment. I told these people if they had taken the trouble to read the About Me page they would have seen a photo, a name and also an email adress to contact me. I then received a reply from these people, they would investigate and contact me soon, I am still waiting. What I have noticed is that my site trust has improved, it is now a proud 30% and they have figured out that the website is operated from Spain, really clever.

Have you ever had something like that happen to your website? I find it upsetting as they wonder if my site is fraudulent or infected with malware etc. Is there a place at Google where one can complain about this? Afterall this is for the whole world to see and it affects my “reputation”. I really would like to hear what you think about this.


Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske


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Thanks for contacting the scamadviser team.

We aim to handle your inquiry as soon as possible, normally this is within 4 business days. During busy period the response time can be longer.
If you have recently applied for a Site Seal, please be aware this can take up to 28 days to be checked and awarded.

Our customer care team has created a ticket, #726124 on your behalf, to help track your request.

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I understand completely. Try to get that seal. Bob

Good evening Bob,

I have not seen you for awhile, how have you been?
I am following Marion's advice to get that ok seal from that other company, they at least said, after scanning my website, that I am ok.

Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske

Thank you for the reply. I'm well, thank you. Glad you can clear that up. Bob

Marion confirmed my initial reaction. Nonetheless, it is still terrible that the review was negative. Sorry you have to deal with this. It doesn't sound like it's something you should spend too much time on.
Debbie

Hmmm interesting. Don't let them drag you down. Enjoy the publicity and turn it in your favour

Yes, Denise, that is good advice. I was thinking about how that would be possible. People going to that website to tell them I am
ok, or do you have a better idea?

Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske

It is hard to let it go but that is the best thing to do! Enjoy your lovely day Taetske!

Thank you, Keith, for your advice. You see I am a Taurus, they have horns and are stubborn. I will look into what Marion told me and see what happens. How has your arthritis pain been lately, perhaps you care to take a look at my health site. The page on the Sacred Plant might be of help.

Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske

Ignoring wins in the advice given here Taetske. Keep on smiling at the Costa Del Sol! :)

I agree with you Mike and a smile seldom leaves my face.

Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske

Sorry to hear this Taetske!
What a shock to come across this.

Thank you for leaving the link. I entered my URL and it shows that's it's a new website, the exact details were there and very accurate with how long I have had the website etc..

It's a good thing you went to check and found it.
I'm sure this will be resolved!

Patsy, Marion says we should ignore it.

After everything you went through...it should not be there to begin with, that website has no business doing that and better remove it.

I'll find her comment thanks.

They are trying to get people to visit their website which is full of ads and they are using their "seals" to get more traffic.

Ignore them.

Thank you, Marion, I will follow your advice but I do not like this being on Google for the whole world to see.

Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske

I understand Taetske. Go to https://www.gravityscan.com and get a free "Trust Badge" to say that your website is monitored for security.

Hi Marion, they have no business doing that? they need to take that off it's not right. I would tell them off!

Thanks for leaving the link Marion!
I'm going to check it out.

Good evening Marion,

My better half, Technical Manager as you know, has been busy working. I am happy to tell you that now both of my websites have the Trust Badge installed. They think my websites are ok.
Now the scam advisors can fussle off. ( this word is my own invention and very decent, oh well, perhaps only half )
Thank you for your help, it is really appreciated and I have calmed down.

Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske

I love your invented word "fussle" :)

Hi, I added the Trust badge to my website earlier and thought I should share this in a blog post! as I always do.

It's awesome thanks again.

I added the badge. Thanks Marion.

Do you know of an easy way to add it to our homepage rather than just individual pages and posts? I added it to my About Page so far but would like to put it out where everyone can see it.

I put it in the Text tab of a Text widget in the footer. Patsy put hers in the sidebar.

Thanks Marion, I had the webutation badge for 100% trust on my McTeddy website, but the webutation website disappeared, it was online for a couple of years, I just saw that now...

I will get one of these today also!

Hello Linda,

That is a good idea and it also looks good on the website, a bit like a medal.

Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske

Hi Taetske, I am really not surprised that you were annoyed and irritated, I would have been furious with them if that had happened. What a cheek they had without properly checking your site.

People like these should be reported, there should be such a thing as Google Police to report these types of things.

That's been rather a long 4 days they have taken to get back to you though. xx

Good afternoon Cheryl,

I got their reply on the 19th of July, so their 4 days translates into
1 month, I have the patience of an angel.

Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske

That is ridiculous even if they are busy they don't need to take a month almost to get back to you.

Just as well you have patience, I used to be like that but I tend to get annoyed now if people take ages to get back to me lol.

Have a good afternoon. xx

There are so many make money online sites out there something has to be done about it. I would start with the Ripoff Report. If there's something bad this is the place that is going to be first and it will stay forever. I don't promote make money online stuff because I think it gets people's hopes up. These are mostly people who have not prepared themselves for life and now think that they can do something quick online. There is a never-ending supply of these people. But I do like the site badges.

Thank you, Jay and Keith, for your quick reply.
Of course, I have no idea what a Ripoff Report is could you elaborate a bit on that?

Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske

That was really so very professional of them. Don't these people have anything better to do with their time?

Good afternoon James,

Yes, I would also prefer they spend their time somewhere else instead of picking at me.

Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske

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