Negative SEO yes/no?

[remkoallertz]

We receive links from fake websites, these website are copy's from real websites that link to us, but sometimes the links are changes, as for example one link is called 'tank weapon with hitler', we are a insurance comparison website (a bit of topic).

The real websites that link to us are copied and placed on .ga .tk etc domains:

For example: wahlrsinnsa.ga, loungihngsa.ga, pajapritosa.cf, rgeitsportsa.cf, sospesvoasa.tk

I received spam links on other domains with comments spam etc, this doesnt really work, but in this case we really suffer in our rankings (from position 1 to 5 etc). Not sure if this is negative SEO and if this is really the reason we lost some rankings, but it's a bit of a coincidence the domains come in google webmaster in the same period we suffer a downgrade in our rankings.

My question: Is this negative SEO, or is it something automatic. And do I need to disavow the links/domains? The real versions of the websites (on other domains with .nl) give the website autority.

[remkoallertz]

Hi Tim,

Thanks for your reply. I also disawod the links, hope this will keep us safe. It looks like something automatically, like the xrumer forum spam

[TimHolmes]

Hi Remko.

I too am in the insurance space (full time job) and have also seen a huge increase in .tk domains recently, I personally have assumed they are a sustained negative attack and as such have been disavowing many of these sites over the past few months. They just keep cropping up.

Cheers Tim