Warning! - Suspicious Guest Posting Service

[DaftDog]

I received an email, via one of my sites contact forms, from a Lars Holmström (lars@rankingfrog.com), offering a guest posting link service and he mentioned that he has dealt with many gambling sites before.

I replied, indicating my site, and asked what he could offer me. His reply came back with four sites all of which had no gambling related content at all. I became suspicious and so I did a little digging. His website rankingfrog.com looks legit at first glance. However, it was first registered on 2019-08-08 11:05:25 UTC.

I did an image search on one of his references, Hermann Fischer, and it is a free pixabay image: https://pixabay.com/photos/man-portrait-male-person-human-2785071/.

Be careful of this person should they contact you.

 

[Frank]

What is the concern? he owns the site or selling for the site?

 

[DaftDog]

What is the concern? he owns the site or selling for the site?

The concern is that I suspect he is a con-man. The website rankingfrog.com obviously belongs to whoever Lars Holmström actually is.

 

[preditor]

If its to any help, found domain that is not gambling related, that contains a casino post.
I think hes into registering domains that have not been renewed, adding some junkie content and adding links to them.

The name is Swedish (im also Swedish), but did not find any contact info here, so hes most likly based in Malta.

 

[AussieDave]

I did an image search on one of his references, Hermann Fischer, and it is a free pixabay image: https://pixabay.com/photos/man-portrait-male-person-human-2785071/.

Be careful of this person should they contact you.

Thanks for the heads up, mate

When someone is using a person on their site which, for all intended purposes, is being used as a reference, then that person should be 100% legit. Using a "free image" of a person, and them saying XYZ is great, trustworthy or whatever, is totally bogus and scammy. The risks involved in dealing with such a con-artist can some times cost far more than just money.

If this Lars is such an SEO guru, then he'd know that "speed" is also a contributing factor on Google ranking... However, this ass-clown is using testimonial images which are least 1.5Meg in size, and then resized using width/height coding.

rankingfrog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Testimonial_1.png (1.9Meg)

Stolen image from:
https://gentlemendistrict.com/how-to-look-more-masculine/

Going on the facts... DaftDog is right on the money with this one.

Lars Holmström (lars@rankingfrog.com) is... a con-man, con-artist, thief, liar and an internet scammer!

 

[DaftDog]

Thanks for the heads up, mate

You're welcome.

 

[buddy m]

I agree with AussieDave, Thank you; Friggin scammers and spammers, I am so sick of the BS, LOL.

 

[leah_shepherd]

Thanks for sharing!

I got the same one, I think...

From: Lars Holmström <lars@rankingfrog.com>
Subject: Ranking Frog - Let's Build The Best Links!

Message Body:
Hello,

My name is Lars, and I am here to offer you the best link building service for your gaming site.

I own Ranking Frog - my SEO agency and I am currently looking for new clients.
I can get you the best link building opportunities, allow me to send you a few options. I have many connections with super-strong sites.
If you're interested, please let me know what you are currently looking for and I will send great domains to start with!

Thank you and have a great day,
Lars Holmström

Thanks for the warning!

I'm tired of scammers...

 

[ddm]

same guy trying to sell links on gwpa for 270 eur ^ if memory serves, lol

 

[Nocturnalant]

Still surprising for you?
I regularly get tons of similar trash, and marketplaces are flooded by similar bullshit.
And in most cases guest post sellers/resellers don't work on behalf of their real names.
I personally cannot imagine real Swede reselling guest posts

 

[ddm]

I personally cannot imagine real Swede reselling guest posts

hair gel must be getting expensive over there.

 

[leah_shepherd]

You know I even get some threats with conditions to like the YouTube videos, comment on it and etc.
And if they didn't see it for 3 days they hurt my ranking building spam links (from adult websites)..
Ooooh, I hate it.

 

[preditor]

hair gel must be getting expensive over there.

We have a "hairgel index" just like the Big Mac index and daarn, it dont look good now. I´m happy douh, lost my hear and grow a huge beard instead, so i dont need to think about them expencive hairgels anymore

 

[Thomas Andreas]

if you have testimonials on your site. do you only use real people? can you be penalized for using a paid shutterstock image?

 

[PROFRBcom]

We have a "hairgel index" just like the Big Mac index and daarn, it dont look good now. I´m happy douh, lost my hear and grow a huge beard instead, so i dont need to think about them expencive hairgels anymore

You don't gel your beard?
N00b.

 

[gm2891]

Here are another couple of jokers to be avoided, seems like both Made in Mumbai:

info@dhwaza.com
robertbennett.casino@gmail.com

The first one was sending me guest post offers on some crappy 5-page websites, and then a couple of weeks later asked if I can accept his guest post LOL

And the 2nd one offers homepage links for £420 on sites where you won't wanna see your site even if he pays you.
Example: allslotscasinos.co.uk

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[ddm]

well if you set up a filter on your email you wont get these ^
eg send all mail containing "dear" or "links" to spam
lol

 

[ddm]

if you have testimonials on your site. do you only use real people? c

Only if you're not a scumbag.

 

[gm2891]

well if you set up a filter on your email you wont get these ^
eg send all mail containing "dear" or "links" to spam
lol

How about a script that sends all their crap right back to them? lol

 

[Thomas Andreas]

I received an email, via one of my sites contact forms, from a Lars Holmström (lars@rankingfrog.com), offering a guest posting link service and he mentioned that he has dealt with many gambling sites before.

I replied, indicating my site, and asked what he could offer me. His reply came back with four sites all of which had no gambling related content at all. I became suspicious and so I did a little digging. His website rankingfrog.com looks legit at first glance. However, it was first registered on 2019-08-08 11:05:25 UTC.

I did an image search on one of his references, Hermann Fischer, and it is a free pixabay image: https://pixabay.com/photos/man-portrait-male-person-human-2785071/.

Be careful of this person should they contact you.

yeah, it is hard to know who you can trust and who you cant.