I dont really know how to make sure this doesnt happen again becuase paypal didnt really give me a answer other then changing my password. i never got notified anyone was even in my paypal. the only place my paypal is signed into is the app.

I’ve run my business for 10 years with a solid reputation, but I’m currently facing a coordinated extortion attempt that everyone needs to know about.

The Scheme:
It started with a sudden wave of 1-star reviews from accounts with no history. Shortly after, I was contacted by "reputation management" individuals claiming they could "clean up" my profile—for a massive fee. This is a classic protection racket: they create the problem (the bots) and then sell you the solution (deleting them).

The Platforms:
What’s most frustrating is the lack of support from platforms like Trustpilot and Google. Despite providing clear evidence of bot patterns and extortion demands, the response is often automated or ignored. It feels like these platforms have become a playground for "review mafias" who exploit their systems to bleed small businesses dry.

What I’ve Done So Far:

1. Documented every single bot review and extortion message (screenshots, timestamps, handles).
2. Filed official reports with platform integrity teams (though progress is slow).
3. Refused to pay a single cent. Paying these hyenas only fuels the cycle and marks you as a "paying target" for future attacks.

Why I’m Posting This:
This isn't just about my business; it’s about the integrity of the entire review ecosystem. If these "reketari" can destroy a decade of hard work overnight, no one is safe.

Has anyone else successfully fought back against a coordinated bot attack like this? I’m looking for advice on legal escalations or technical ways to signal to the algorithms that this is a malicious attack.

Whit respect

Red - star -fixed - matches. com team

Be a cybersecurity company working on recovery of stolen funds. They are just another scam company they will say not a dime upfront but we all know how that works. You case is different or something happened that never happened before. Then they will show you all the so called funds recovered. It starts out pay this little fee then another obviously it never ends. Do not believe them.

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I got a contact from a shop in Kolkata they selling refurbished laptop and used laptop at retail price

so I contract them and make a deal on a Acer pradetor Helios neo 16.

at 70k.

and they tell me to pay 40% on the Billing time so I payed him.Then some problem with my location pin number COD is not available so he tell me to pay full amount I asked him to deliver to another location but he insisted and tell that it already ship so can't change the place

so I belive in him and payed the full amount and he send me the tracking link on delivery app. it all going good and after some time the delivery app showing pickup failed.

i tried to call him but he didn't pickup i massage him he replied it will be updated at Evening don't worry

after evening it didn't update and he switched off him phone.

shop name is "Master tech kolkata"

what should I do😔

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Brent donahue

Surgeon Made Laritza Rijo is a dark spirited ugly bitch. She is a waste of time, she advertise like she will help you and is a complete scam. All she is, is a stumbling block, all she caused was unnecessary stress, delays, and frustration. Absolutely awful. Absolutely horrible. She scams just about everyone from what I’ve recently been told. I ended up doing everything on my own. She never prep me, sent a vitamin list set a supply list sent supplies or personalized anything for me. She actually refused to personalize anything for me after taking my money. Everything that she advertises is a complete lie. She went missing for days on end and has a nasty attitude in text and it’s just vague messages. I literally had to ask this funny looking woman to help me. She don’t wanna help me after I pay her. I’m asking her for months. Where do I go get the test what test do I need? She never told me nothing. Also tried to force a tummy tuck on me that I didn’t need Thank God I didn’t listen to her. This is crazy she hasn’t even checked up on me. Nothing she’s horrible . There’s no point in hiring her. She not legit she doesn’t have the “pull” she act like she do. I ask this struggle face lil girl for my money back so many times with no answer I was ready to just cut my loses, all she did was pressure me to send her money did not prepare me for surgery at all and tried to rush me into surgery she’s no good…my intuition knew not to trust her after the first phone call …I filed a complaint on her to the FTC and I reported her to the New York State general attorney for fraud. She definitely got some mental illness Turns out this bitch is a fucking creep! A weirdddddddd! Like why would you do that? I think something mentally wrong with her the way she responds to my messages and went I saw her in person . so rude and so nasty.All she is, is a dick rider. Yuck! Her content pattern screams insecurity + envy. She digs into private info and shares it publicly to feel powerful like some hating shit corny, She’s out here posting ig girls and gossiping like she’s doing investigative journalism that bitch is wack and corny

I paid her $650 to help plan my surgery in DR

And paid another $1650 for her to come with me to the surgery. And she just ghosted me never helped me never planned the surgery never went no where with me I did everything on my own no point to hire her at all

I’d assume this is a scam but on a lot of tik tok comment sections I’ve see a lot of accounts on tik tok showing their telegram account username and saying they traded nudes - I’d assume it’s some kind of scam as I’ve seen it a lot an they might be looking to sextort or something.I messaged one on telegram just to see what would happen. They refused to send their nude photos first. And I knew all along it was probably a scam to get sextorted. However, I don’t have any details on telegram that I know about and if I don’t give any away, how would they sextort. Also, their account profile and tik tok made it look like they were an actual person. This made me realise, if I do send something, what’s the worst thing that could happen?? As there are so many of these accounts, I expect someone would know if this is a scam or not

They are a mental health app that runs a youtube ad for a quiz, it's a bunch of survey questions and at the end they ask you to select a donation amount for the results. This page does not mention at all that this actually signs you up for their app trial with a recurring charge. After selecting continue the payment page is brought up, only if you scroll down on this page do you see it's a recurring charge but you can enter your card info and hit continue without having to scroll.

After making the payment when you think you're getting the results, you're instead presented with another page for an add-on which is their email guides. This page only shows a button that says "Continue" when it loads. You must scroll down to find the skip option which is dark text on a dark background.

If you mistakenly click continue thinking you're done with payment and just want to get to the end already you will AUTOMATICALLY be charged $15.

If you mistakenly click continue thinking it'll just take you to the next page you will AUTOMATICALLY be charged $15.

If you mistakenly click continue because it is the only button presented you will AUTOMATICALLY be charged $15.

It does not prompt you for payment again, it uses saved payment info, and it does not ask for any confirmation.

Customer service refuses to refund.

Their site is designed to blatantly mislead, deceive, and take money. You have to be actively expecting to get scammed in order to avoid it. There is zero trust. I'd love to believe it's just poor design, but they have hundreds of app store reviews complaining about the same thing and the ad is still up. Whoever's in charge does not care.

Hello there, i‘m searching for a Prom dress and I found the Site tutufox which offers so many beautiful dresses and looks legit. But it has almost no reviews online and that probably means its a scam, am i right?

Has anyone made an experience with this brand?

If you are unemployed and looking for work be advised that there are a lot of scams out there.

I was approached with an email stating that I was short listed for a position with Magnolia Medical Technologies and was requested to setup an interview through TEAMS. The interview was either AI driven or just copy and paste by the other party as it was obvious that they did not read my replies.

After ~ 20 minutes I was offered the job and they sent a check via Fed EX (BIG RED FLAG) with next day delivery.

I took the check and package to the bank for them to review before depositing and was informed that not only does the Fed EX package scream SCAM, but the check does not even match any image of a check form the named bank within the past 2 years.

Unfortunately they have my name phone number and mailing address, but that is all that they will get from me.

For reference I am attaching the email, pictures of the check, letter and envelope so others can be aware

--------------------------- Email ---------------------------------

On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM Michael Dean <deanfamily290@gmail.com&gt; wrote:

>Dear Applicant,
 
I am Michael from Magnolia Medical Technologies. I am writing regarding the resume you posted on WorkInTexas. You meet the desired criteria for a Data Entry, Administrative Assistant, Customer Service Project Manager, Human Resources, Accounting, Auditing, Bookkeeping, Payroll, and Work-from-Home role, and the pay is $43/hr. You have been shortlisted for a Job briefing and Interview with our company, following the latest online screening introduced by the Human Resources department.
 
 
To proceed with the interview process, don't hesitate to get in touch with the Hiring Manager, Mrs. Amy Thomas, via Microsoft Teams. You may download
The Microsoft Teams application, available on the appropriate platform, facilitates communication and coordination.
 
 
To proceed with the interview, kindly install Microsoft Teams on your Google Play/App Store or Apple store and send her a contact request on Teams chat, using her Chat Email: info_amythomas@dr.com
You can copy and paste this link (https://teams.live.com/l/invite/FDA-YUSNq6APo0PjwQ?v=g1) or click it to share it in your Team chat, then text her the interview code (FTK-7935) to initiate the interview process.
 
Interview Schedule: Thursday, 16th April 2026. Interview Time: Please select a time between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm that works for you.
Career:
 
We are building our teams with people well-equipped to solve specific problems over weeks, months, and years. Our job descriptions detail the types of issues you will be asked to solve in your role. We believe that smart and motivated people can learn just about anything, and quickly.    
 
Good luck with your interview with her. Your swift and timely Response will be appreciated.
 
You can read about us on our website
https://magnolia-medical.com
 
 
Kind Regards.
Human Resources Department.

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am the owner of the website red-star-fixed-matches.com. For the past 5 months, my business has been under a coordinated attack by a scam network originating from Nigeria.
These scammers are flooding my Trustpilot profile with fake reviews. Their goal is to use my reputation to promote a fraudulent Telegram channel (@timetowin25). They post fake stories about losing money and then "recommend" this Telegram ID as a solution.
I have reported these reviews to Trustpilot over 100 times, explaining that they are hosting criminal phishing links. Trustpilot has done absolutely nothing to remove these bots. By refusing to moderate this, they are effectively helping scammers defraud people using my brand name.
If you see any Telegram or WhatsApp links on my Trustpilot page, they are 100% fake and part of a phishing scam. Trustpilot is failing to protect both legitimate businesses and consumers

Enjoy beautiful Jerusalem. Stay AWAY from Jaffa Gate Souvenirs #25 and Salemah money changer. In concert, these 2 scammed me for thousands by my credit card. When I saw exhorbitante charge on my credit card acct i returned to store to return wrapped items. They refused to take back items. They lied to credit card company and created fake sales documents. I wish i had seen posts on other sites earlier. These creeps need to be brought to justice.

Gym Rats group is a complete scam. The good ol’ ship and need to pay insurance racket. No clue why I didn’t just stay with what worked. I’m a f-ing idiot. DO NOT TRUST ADAMS WILSON FITNESS!

Dam it! Good luck out there gym bros!

A guy in the office attire with an id card standing near the tech park gates , asks people for money saying he left his purse and laptop in his manager car he has a flight in the next 2-3 hours so he needs some cash to reach there and he will return by upi so he took mine number and I take his .

I met with some kind of guy yesterday and gave him some cash .Now he is not answering the phone.

So people don't have empathy for anyone like these scammers.

If possible I will give the number which I get from the scammer.