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Offline Dottonedan

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Google scam.
« on: July 16, 2015, 02:45:57 PM »
Had a Co with a Fl number call me to "classify" and confirm my google business address. So I say ok. I know Google doesn't charge for just registering your business on Google. So he asked a few questions to confirm and I answer and then he slips in ...and that is at the 299 rate etc.  I say hold on there big fella.
Are you saying 299 as in $299.00 he says yes. I say oh, I see, click.
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Offline Denis Kolar

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Re: Google scam.
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2015, 02:55:21 PM »
Was that...... "Sharon, you local Google specialist"?
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Offline Frog

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Re: Google scam.
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2015, 03:04:19 PM »
These folks are barely better than the folks who offer (and charge) to apply for a Social Security number for your new-born.
At least the Google thing provides a smidgen of SEO
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Re: Google scam.
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2015, 03:07:48 PM »
Google doesn't call people out of the blue. Doesn't happen.  I think every business in the world gets these calls a few times a week.
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Offline Doug B

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Re: Google scam.
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2015, 03:15:53 PM »
  I certainly get them sometimes daily.
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Offline KevWilso

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Re: Google scam.
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2015, 03:23:03 PM »
Quote from: DKgrafix on July 16, 2015, 02:55:21 PM
Was that...... "Sharon, you local Google specialist"?

LOL.  We get that call every other day..... Always when I am already doing like two things at once too.  I hate Sharon.
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Offline ftembroidery

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Re: Google scam.
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2015, 03:49:12 PM »
She knows you people too???  And here I thought she didn't have anything better to do than call me several times a week.  Suddenly I feel crushed and insecure.
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Offline 3Deep

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Re: Google scam.
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2015, 04:48:20 PM »
Funny we had some lady call the other day I don't even know what it was all about, my wife took the call and the lady on the other end said she was local and live our city cool, but she pronounce our city name wrong yeah right your from here very close like New York LOL.
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Offline ffokazak

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Re: Google scam.
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2015, 01:53:15 AM »
My favourite response to these calls is "I don't need any SEO work, but can I interest you in 50 tee shirts?!" Then I try to sell them some tees.

I figure if I can make that sale,  my salesmanship is firing on all cylinders.

I've yet to get that sale... but they seem to be calling less these days!
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