Google Site Warnings via Phone?
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I received a voicemail earlier stating that "there are two issues with your company's current Google listing that we need to discuss with the business owner. it is very important that we talk as soon as possible. press 1 to speak with an agent immediately. press 8 if you have already verified your account information or if you are no longer in business and want to be removed from this list. thank you" that's it. no contact number, no reference to what listing or what type of listing (organic, places, etc.) Checked GWT, GA, and the Gmail - there are no warnings or messages in any of those accounts.
Has anyone else experienced this?
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Hi Keith,
Google does sometimes make phone calls. See:
http://www.localseoguide.com/hey-seos-if-google-maps-calls-dont-answer/
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/maps/rXf6l1sXxgo
However, I am convinced that everyone on this thread is right and you were called by a marketing company. I've received calls like that, myself, in which the caller has gone out of the way to erroneously suggest that they are somehow connected to Google. When pinned down with the direct question, "You work for Google?", they have hung up the phone on me!
You were smart to ask about this, Keith.
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It definitely sounded suspicious and thought it was a scam myself. Glad to see that others agree.
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I would stay well clear of any company that resorts to those kind of tactics. Sounds more likely to be one of those scams than an SEO company.
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Yeah that's definitely a sales call.
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Sounds like it was a cold calling SEO company to me. Saying something is wrong with your site is one of the tricks they use to get your attention. I would not worry about it if I were you. You can also Google the number they called from and see who it belongs to most likely.
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