Local Lighthouse Google Optimization Scam - Say they work for Google!!!! Tustin CA
Received a call today that started out with a recording saying that they are calling from Google and have been trying to reach me about claiming my google information. Kept listening to the recording because we've been working with Google to resolve some issues regarding our business address. A woman came on the phone and said that they would be giving us 10 keywords and guaranteeing 1st page placement on Google, Yahoo and Bing for only $99/month.
I asked where she was calling from because I was under the impression that it was Google and she said that, "yes, we work for Google and provide SEO for mom & pop businesses like yours to guarantee that your company will show up on the 1st page within 30-90 days of starting your membership with us...we also work on keeping you on the 1st page for the entirety of your membership with us."
I asked her how they could do that when Google AdWords is much more expensive on a monthly basis and she explained that "because we are experts in what we do...it is all that we do and we are able to get you there." She didn't answer my question, just says that they guarantee it. She sent me an e-mail with a contract attached that had the breakdown in fees and also said she would send another e-mail with her contact information (I never received that e-mail). This is a complete scam!!! Beware!!!
Local Lighthouse Illegal Telemarketing Tustin California
Robo-call (violation #1) to a residential phone number on the federal Do Not Call list (violation #2) who claimed to be related to the Google+ search data base (violation #3) using a false Caller ID from Idaho of 208-398-4717 (violation #4) and who failed to properly identify the company during the first part of the robo-call (violation #5).
Google for the 208-number and all sorts of telemarketing victim reports appear. Seems they have no ethics in providing services OR in their telemarketing. I would not be astonished to hear that they also use email spam.
Punching "1" enough times to get through to a human, and they continue the lies about my having a web site that would not show up in search engines. Of course - they called about a defunct business with no web site that only exists as a domain for existing clients to communicate with us by email.
Not to be marketed at by miscreants such as these desperate folks.
They call my RESIDENTIAL number again, they get sued. Enough complaints to the FCC Do Not Call list administrators, and the fines can approach $11,000 PER VIOLATION. So submit them as often as they call you to the Feds.
This scam of a business lied from the start. They identify themselves as working for bing, google, etc... Which they do not. Next, they created a horrible web site full of errors, illegal claims about the business, and contact information which we don't have access to. Finally when it comes to cancelling the service, it's impossible. Do a search for the class action lawsuit against them in the state of nc.
Cold calling, starts with robo-call. The only thing in their favor is that they admitted the name of their company when I asked (Local Lighthouse) and hung up when I said I was on the DNC list (i.e., they didn't argue or curse at me, as some callers have done). This didn't keep from filing a DNC report, though.
For the last few months I have received 6-7 calls per week from an automated man from a Rhide Island number who says he is David, data systems provider. He offers to get my business in the front of search engines. He says he is calling in response to my interest. I did not ever contact him. I have pressed the option to be removed on a dozen occassions. I have talked to a live person and asked the same on a dozen occassions. I keep getting calls to my personal cell that had no relationship to my business. I want this to end. This is harrassment.
Local Lighthouse hung up when questioned about affiliation with Google Local Lighthouse cold called me saying they needed to update my google information so I would show up in search engines. If I did not talk to someone people would not find my business. When I questioned their affiliation with Google and asked again for their business name (I had already written it down). The person I spoke to hung up. internet
I received a cold call from an individual that claimed that their company Local Lighthouse was hired by Google to update my search engine information. When I questioned them further about their affiliation with google they hung up. phone number 8035636099
Local Lighthouse is a company that specializes in preying on small businesses that are looking for help with SEO. Their customer service people are very agressive when initally contacting your company. In fact the customer service person even insinuated that we had contacted them first looking for help with SEO.
Local Lighthouse will extend of a money back guarantee, that they have no intention of following.
Local Lighthouse claims to help get your company listed on the first place of Bing, Google, or Yahoo within 30-90 days. The catch is the keywords that need to be entered into the search engine are so complex and obscure that general internet searchers are not going to ever use the exact phrase and find your website.
When we have reached out to their customer service, we have very little to no response.
local Lighthouse Pretend they are calling you from Google
Received a call from 510-358-8568. It was an automated msg that claims that they are from Google Plus Local SEO office. The msge stated that my company will be de-listed from Google Plus page and I need to act immediately by speaking to one of their representative & asked to press 1 to connect to Google plus Local SEO office. I did so, and connected to a guy that again claimed that he is from Google Local SEO office and my company will not show up on Google plus SEO pages. I pressed again for the name of his company & he finally said we are Local Lighthouse SEO for Google searches & he even gave me his website (www.locallighthouse.com). He kept baffling that how his company is listed on first page of Google & mine is not. He asked me to pay $299 a months to sign up & they will get me to the 1st page of Google.
When I said no, he kept saying that my company will be unlisted from all pages of search in Google.
knowing about SEO myself, I let him go on & finally I told him, just dial in your number (510-358-8568) or your company name & see what Google list as scam & you are number one. He was very upset & defensive, kept beating our company for not being on 1st page of Google.
THEY ARE SCAM. They try to sound like they are calling from Google, but if you drill & ask questions about SEO, eventually they know they are caught red handed. Once they know that, they start threatening you. Don't fall. They have no affiliation with Google or any other search engine company.
This is a very shady company with shady business practices and many many complaints. Do not give them any business & do not do business with them. Search the internet for their name & see all the scams they are running.
Also read the ripoff report about them (http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Local-Lighthouse/Tustin-California-92780/Local-Lighthouse-GOOGLE-OPTIMIZATION-SCAM-Tustin-California-NOTICE-this-ripoff-has-838108)
This company promised me first page placement on Google yelp yahoo and bing in three months or less or its free. I never got anywhere near first page and they refused to give me anything for free instead the manager argued with me for over an hour using every excuse Under the Sun including blaming me for my placement. They initially told me they were voted number one seo company three years in a row. They're just trying to get a setup fee and a monthly income off of believers like me. I've called up to complain about my placement and I've even been hung up on. This company should be put out of business before they wind up taking innocent people's money trying to make it in the bizness world
Simply my recommendation would be to AVOID doing any business with Local Lighthouse.
There are many level of trickery and deceit in my dealing with two people at this company relating to the actual services they provide. A person needs to know specific questions to ask to determine what you are actually getting and for how much. Be so, so very careful or even better do business with a better SEO company. I'm looking.
Another level of serious unprofessional behaviors have come from dealing with Yvette, the first person with whom I spoke and later Jeff her supervisor. Yvette was the first person I was connected to by the recorded "Google" telemarketig call. She was friendly, charming and in our first conversation she expressed interest in the product my company sells in addition to helping it to get listed on the 1st page google and other search engines.
I was taken in by her to the point that I sent a $249 item for her to try free for 30-days. When that time was up, she agreed to pay for it, but my many attempts by phone and email to complete the transaction were in vane. To get fruther action it was neessary to begin involving Jeff, her supervisor in the process. This led to her agreeing to return it and email the tracking info. She did neither. Further emails resulted in her stating that she had her mom ship it and she would email me the tracking info when she got home. This was 4 days ago and no tracing info or product returned.
AVOID doing any business with Local Lighthouse. AVOID doing any business with Local Lighthouse. AVOID doing any business with Local Lighthouse.
LOCAL LIGHTHOUSE SCAM: Local Lighthouse cold-calls you and claims that for $299.00 per month, they will ""optimize"" your website, so that it will be on the first page of Google. Local Lighthouse may even promise not to charge your credit card until you are on the first page of Google. BS. Local Lighthouse charges your credit card immediately, and never does anything to optimize your website.
BEWARE: Local Lighthouse does just one thing. It aggressively tries to force your c-card company to pay them the ripoff monthly fee, even after you've disputed it. The way many c-card companies work, is that the last voice wins. In other words, when Local Lighthouse responds to the c-card company with some bs, the c-card company will reinstate the charges. You must then call the c-card company and re-dispute the monthly charges every few months, whenever you see it back on your statement. Last voice wins. thieves, crooks, avoid
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Local Lighthouse Google Optimization Scam - Say they work for Google!!!! Tustin CA
Received a call today that started out with a recording saying that they are calling from Google and have been trying to reach me about claiming my google information. Kept listening to the recording because we've been working with Google to resolve some issues regarding our business address. A woman came on the phone and said that they would be giving us 10 keywords and guaranteeing 1st page placement on Google, Yahoo and Bing for only $99/month.
I asked where she was calling from because I was under the impression that it was Google and she said that, "yes, we work for Google and provide SEO for mom & pop businesses like yours to guarantee that your company will show up on the 1st page within 30-90 days of starting your membership with us...we also work on keeping you on the 1st page for the entirety of your membership with us."
I asked her how they could do that when Google AdWords is much more expensive on a monthly basis and she explained that "because we are experts in what we do...it is all that we do and we are able to get you there." She didn't answer my question, just says that they guarantee it. She sent me an e-mail with a contract attached that had the breakdown in fees and also said she would send another e-mail with her contact information (I never received that e-mail). This is a complete scam!!! Beware!!!
Local Lighthouse Illegal Telemarketing Tustin California
Robo-call (violation #1) to a residential phone number on the federal Do Not Call list (violation #2) who claimed to be related to the Google+ search data base (violation #3) using a false Caller ID from Idaho of 208-398-4717 (violation #4) and who failed to properly identify the company during the first part of the robo-call (violation #5).
Google for the 208-number and all sorts of telemarketing victim reports appear. Seems they have no ethics in providing services OR in their telemarketing. I would not be astonished to hear that they also use email spam.
Punching "1" enough times to get through to a human, and they continue the lies about my having a web site that would not show up in search engines. Of course - they called about a defunct business with no web site that only exists as a domain for existing clients to communicate with us by email.
Not to be marketed at by miscreants such as these desperate folks.
They call my RESIDENTIAL number again, they get sued. Enough complaints to the FCC Do Not Call list administrators, and the fines can approach $11,000 PER VIOLATION. So submit them as often as they call you to the Feds.
This scam of a business lied from the start. They identify themselves as working for bing, google, etc... Which they do not. Next, they created a horrible web site full of errors, illegal claims about the business, and contact information which we don't have access to. Finally when it comes to cancelling the service, it's impossible. Do a search for the class action lawsuit against them in the state of nc.
Violation of DNC list
Cold calling, starts with robo-call. The only thing in their favor is that they admitted the name of their company when I asked (Local Lighthouse) and hung up when I said I was on the DNC list (i.e., they didn't argue or curse at me, as some callers have done). This didn't keep from filing a DNC report, though.
For the last few months I have received 6-7 calls per week from an automated man from a Rhide Island number who says he is David, data systems provider. He offers to get my business in the front of search engines. He says he is calling in response to my interest. I did not ever contact him. I have pressed the option to be removed on a dozen occassions. I have talked to a live person and asked the same on a dozen occassions. I keep getting calls to my personal cell that had no relationship to my business. I want this to end. This is harrassment.
Local Lighthouse hung up when questioned about affiliation with Google Local Lighthouse cold called me saying they needed to update my google information so I would show up in search engines. If I did not talk to someone people would not find my business. When I questioned their affiliation with Google and asked again for their business name (I had already written it down). The person I spoke to hung up. internet
I received a cold call from an individual that claimed that their company Local Lighthouse was hired by Google to update my search engine information. When I questioned them further about their affiliation with google they hung up. phone number 8035636099
Local Lighthouse SEO Scam Tustin California
Local Lighthouse is a company that specializes in preying on small businesses that are looking for help with SEO. Their customer service people are very agressive when initally contacting your company. In fact the customer service person even insinuated that we had contacted them first looking for help with SEO.
Local Lighthouse will extend of a money back guarantee, that they have no intention of following.
Local Lighthouse claims to help get your company listed on the first place of Bing, Google, or Yahoo within 30-90 days. The catch is the keywords that need to be entered into the search engine are so complex and obscure that general internet searchers are not going to ever use the exact phrase and find your website.
When we have reached out to their customer service, we have very little to no response.
local Lighthouse Pretend they are calling you from Google
Received a call from 510-358-8568. It was an automated msg that claims that they are from Google Plus Local SEO office. The msge stated that my company will be de-listed from Google Plus page and I need to act immediately by speaking to one of their representative & asked to press 1 to connect to Google plus Local SEO office. I did so, and connected to a guy that again claimed that he is from Google Local SEO office and my company will not show up on Google plus SEO pages. I pressed again for the name of his company & he finally said we are Local Lighthouse SEO for Google searches & he even gave me his website (www.locallighthouse.com). He kept baffling that how his company is listed on first page of Google & mine is not. He asked me to pay $299 a months to sign up & they will get me to the 1st page of Google.
When I said no, he kept saying that my company will be unlisted from all pages of search in Google.
knowing about SEO myself, I let him go on & finally I told him, just dial in your number (510-358-8568) or your company name & see what Google list as scam & you are number one. He was very upset & defensive, kept beating our company for not being on 1st page of Google.
THEY ARE SCAM. They try to sound like they are calling from Google, but if you drill & ask questions about SEO, eventually they know they are caught red handed. Once they know that, they start threatening you. Don't fall. They have no affiliation with Google or any other search engine company.
This is a very shady company with shady business practices and many many complaints. Do not give them any business & do not do business with them. Search the internet for their name & see all the scams they are running.
Also read the ripoff report about them (http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Local-Lighthouse/Tustin-California-92780/Local-Lighthouse-GOOGLE-OPTIMIZATION-SCAM-Tustin-California-NOTICE-this-ripoff-has-838108)
This company promised me first page placement on Google yelp yahoo and bing in three months or less or its free. I never got anywhere near first page and they refused to give me anything for free instead the manager argued with me for over an hour using every excuse Under the Sun including blaming me for my placement. They initially told me they were voted number one seo company three years in a row. They're just trying to get a setup fee and a monthly income off of believers like me. I've called up to complain about my placement and I've even been hung up on. This company should be put out of business before they wind up taking innocent people's money trying to make it in the bizness world
Simply my recommendation would be to AVOID doing any business with Local Lighthouse.
There are many level of trickery and deceit in my dealing with two people at this company relating to the actual services they provide. A person needs to know specific questions to ask to determine what you are actually getting and for how much. Be so, so very careful or even better do business with a better SEO company. I'm looking.
Another level of serious unprofessional behaviors have come from dealing with Yvette, the first person with whom I spoke and later Jeff her supervisor. Yvette was the first person I was connected to by the recorded "Google" telemarketig call. She was friendly, charming and in our first conversation she expressed interest in the product my company sells in addition to helping it to get listed on the 1st page google and other search engines.
I was taken in by her to the point that I sent a $249 item for her to try free for 30-days. When that time was up, she agreed to pay for it, but my many attempts by phone and email to complete the transaction were in vane. To get fruther action it was neessary to begin involving Jeff, her supervisor in the process. This led to her agreeing to return it and email the tracking info. She did neither. Further emails resulted in her stating that she had her mom ship it and she would email me the tracking info when she got home. This was 4 days ago and no tracing info or product returned.
AVOID doing any business with Local Lighthouse. AVOID doing any business with Local Lighthouse. AVOID doing any business with Local Lighthouse.
LOCAL LIGHTHOUSE SCAM: Local Lighthouse cold-calls you and claims that for $299.00 per month, they will ""optimize"" your website, so that it will be on the first page of Google. Local Lighthouse may even promise not to charge your credit card until you are on the first page of Google. BS. Local Lighthouse charges your credit card immediately, and never does anything to optimize your website.
BEWARE: Local Lighthouse does just one thing. It aggressively tries to force your c-card company to pay them the ripoff monthly fee, even after you've disputed it. The way many c-card companies work, is that the last voice wins. In other words, when Local Lighthouse responds to the c-card company with some bs, the c-card company will reinstate the charges. You must then call the c-card company and re-dispute the monthly charges every few months, whenever you see it back on your statement. Last voice wins. thieves, crooks, avoid