Here is an example of a "complaint" site that charges businesses $4999 a year to have false reports temporarily removed.

This fake "complaint" was created on 3/2/10 and copied and pasted onto junky, for-profit AdSense sites like PissedConsumer, ComplaintBoard, RipOffReport, etc.

Note the bad spelling and grammar, as this was written by a third-world contractor who has never even heard of my site - let alone done business with me.

Proof that this is a fake: At the time of this writing, my site had NO TESTIMONIALS. Also my site does not offer link building services, as this claims. And I most certainly don't do any kind of SEO services for $40 - let alone directory submissions - which became obsolete in 2007. At the time this fake report was posted, my minmum charge for services was $200/hr.

Also - if you look closely - you can notice how the type case changes and my URL -- onlinereputationedge.com -- is copied and pasted into this template.

-Brett @ OnlineReputationEdge.com

This fake "complaint" was created on 3/2/10 and copied and pasted onto junky, for-profit AdSense sites like PissedConsumer, ComplaintBoard, RipOffReport, etc.

Note the bad spelling and grammar, as this was written by a third-world contractor who has never even heard of my site - let alone done business with me.

Proof that this is a fake: At the time of this writing, my site had NO TESTIMONIALS. Also my site does not offer link building services, as this claims. And I most certainly don't do any kind of SEO services for $40 - let alone directory submissions - which became obsolete in 2007. At the time of this fake report was posted, my minmum charge for services was $200/hr.

-Brett @ OnlineReputationEdge.com

This time the company creating the fake reports (to defame competitors) hired a Romanian who is able to write better, but still not perfect English.

They invented a story about how I stole $3,000 and asked them for more - and copied and pasted it to over 10 complaint sites under the name "Foremang" on 3/25/10.

Do I offer to "remove negative links" as a service? No.

Have I ever heard from this person? No.

Does this report have any basis in reality? No.

If this had any basis in reality and I felt any kind of guilt, would I be posting on my own site? No.

This is a better attempt at online sabotage, but the my own site and personal reputation stands much taller than this amateur & anonymous hack.

This fake "complaint" was created on 3/2/10 and copied and pasted onto multiple trashy sites like PissedConsumer, ComplaintBoard, RipOffReport, etc.

Note the bad spelling and grammer, as it was written by a third-world contractor who has never heard of my site - let alone done business with me.

Proof that this is a fake: At the time of this writing, my site had NO TESTIMONIALS. Also my site does not offer link building services, as this claims. And I most certainly don't do any kind of SEO services for $40 - let alone directory submissions - which became obsolete in 2007. My minimum rate for any kind of project is several thousand dollars per month.

This FALSE report was created on 3/2/10 and copied and pasted onto multiple trashy sites like PissedConsumer, ComplaintBoard, RipOffReport, etc.

Note the bad spelling and grammer, as it was written by a third-world contractor

PROOF that this is a fake: At the time of this writing, my site had NO TESTIMONIALS. Also my site does not offer link building services, as this claims. And I most certainly don't do any kind of SEO services for $40 - let alone directory submissions - which became obsolete in 2007. My minimum rate for a project is several thousand dollars per month.

How shady can someone get... to hire people to create stuff like this out of thin air and bad English?

This FALSE report was created on 3/2/10 and copied and pasted onto 11 trashy complaint sites. At the time of this writing, my site had NO TESTIMONIALS - and I most certainly don't do any kind of services for $40 - let alone obsolete directory submissions. I have never heard from this person, it was written by a third-world contractor hired by a shady ORM firm.