How To Lynch Other Dealers Fake Places Accounts???

[Mitch Gallant]

I've got our competing Ford store in town with 2 fake places accounts for their dealership. The accounts all have the same physical address. It wasn't as if they where smart enough to annex their building to have multiple addresses, which would allow them to legitimately put 3 listings out there, as some automall's do.

I've been reporting them as a problem constantly and it's been a year or so now. without a change. Does anyone know a good solution? Especially if it has a deeper impact then just getting that listing removed... I want to google slap them IN THA FACE!

 

[Jake L]

You may have already done this, but: Report an instance of spam - Maps Help

And try to email legal@google.com. They seem to take emails sent to that account very seriously.

 

[Mitch Gallant]

Thanks Jake, I've never used that feature before. I was using the report a problem from within the listing itself. Hopefully this has an effect. I'll also send an email to that account.

Great heads up, thanks again.

 

[kcar]

You can't. Simple enough. You can report the problem but unless it's serious.. Google rarely looks into the problem and takes action. You'll get a response back but that's about it. They are supposed to punish the places accounts and remove them and de-list them, or that's what every "insider" says, but it's not true. You could have 2+ places for the same location and Google is not going to a do a thing about it. Unless you're SPAM or involved in a legal issue, Google doesn't have time.