Search Engine Submission Scam - Buyer beware

Like a lot of people who make their living on the internet I own a lot of domains. Some are good and some are just throwaways that I have had for several years. This is not the first time I have ever seen this scam or several variations of it, but it is the first time I have bothered to spend a calorie or two to talk about it.

 Today I got a letter (USPS) delivered to my desk from the CFO, of PageViews.com,  who let it sit on her desk waiting to get paid for a while before she brought it to me.

 It is an official looking piece of mail that is an invoice from Domain Listing Service Corp. in Chicago IL. for “Annual Website Search Engine Listing” on one of my throw away domains. If it was not for it being for the throw away, it would have been paid. There is small print on the invoice: “This internet listing offer is provided to millions of websites throughout the United States to enhance their website exposure. This is not a bill. This is a solicitation. You are under no obligation to pay the amount stated unless you accept this offer”.

 Being in the Search engine optimization business I had to chuckle at what they promise. Domain submission with 8 keywords / phrases to 25 major search engines. Quarterly submissions. Complete details are available at their website. This in it's self is a joke as it does no good to submit to the search engines without preparing the site.

 The “bill” is for $65. Instructing me to send a check or to pay online. I went online and found that there is no site at www dslcorp dot net. The online payment page is up and active at:  payments dot discorp dot net. I entered the “customer number” and the amount on their form and it brought me to a PayPal order form.

The domain Listing Service Corp. shows 27 N. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 but a search at the Illinois Secretary of state office for corporations http://www.ilsos.gov/corporatellc/ reports:  Your search for domain listing service, did not match any records in the Corporation/LLC-GS Search database.

The who is record for this company is dsl corporation 16420 Park Ten Place Suite 400 Houston, TX 77084

According to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, http://ecpa.cpa.state.tx.us/coa/Index.html Business Name domain listing service was not found.

It is sad that the SEO industry is filled with charlatans of all types. This one is bad on several levels. First the false balling, then the “service” the pretend offer and I fear, there may be some Phishing going on also.

Today, this one got under my skin and I have donated a couple of calories to the ether.

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