Who’s Behind the ‘Web Listings’ Mail Scam?
Summary: KrebsOnSecurity traces the Web Listings Inc. mail scam, which since at least 2007 has sent letters worldwide that look like an $85 bill for an "annual search engine listing" while disclosing in fine print that it is a solicitation. The domain records behind the mailers shift between the names "James Madison" and "Mark Carter," and lead to Mark Scott, a 46-year-old tied to reputationmanagementfor.com, GoBananas, and HelpMeGo.to, and to companies including Appco Group and The Cobra Group.
What's compelling: The same operator behind an $85 fake invoice ran an online reputation management firm, and the trail runs through Appco and Cobra Group, which media investigations cited here describe as criticized as a cult, a scam and a pyramid scheme - a reminder that the vendor polishing your search results may be the one generating the problem.
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