What exactly qualifies as "SEO fraud"?
Any deceptive use of search optimization to capture traffic, trust or revenue that does not belong to the operator. The most frequent vectors are typosquatted lookalike domains, parasite SEO pages on hijacked or rented subpaths of high-authority sites, fake review and rating farms, structured-data spoofing in SERPs, and brand-name advertising followed by post-click redirection to phishing or scam infrastructure.
How fast can a fraudulent SERP listing be removed?
For compliant registrars and hosts the median time from evidence-pack submission to first outage is under 24 hours. Browser-level blocking via safe-browsing partners can land within 33 minutes for clear phishing. Search-engine-level deindex requests usually take 3–10 days. We track and report each milestone separately because attackers measure success by dwell time, not by which channel acted first.
Do you only remove the malicious page, or the whole domain?
It depends on the abuse. A single parasite-SEO page on an otherwise legitimate domain is treated as a UGC/abuse complaint at the page level. A purpose-built typosquat or wholly impersonating clone is treated as a domain-level threat at the registrar and, if needed, the registry. Both are tracked to closure.
Can you fight negative SEO attacks against my domain?
Yes. We map the toxic backlink campaign, identify the actor's infrastructure (link farms, scraped content, expired-domain networks), file abuse complaints with each host and provide a disavow-ready evidence pack for your in-house team or SEO agency to submit through Google Search Console. We do not "buy" links, run scraper tools against attackers, or perform any black-hat retaliation.
Do you report fraud to Google for me?
Yes — for spam, scaled content abuse, site reputation abuse, impersonation, deceptive practices and Google Ads safety violations. We file these reports with the same forensic pack we send registrars, so the search team has the same evidence the abuse team gets.
What information do I need to provide to start?
The fraudulent URL, the brand or domain you legitimately operate, any prior abuse complaints you've already filed, and a preferred reporting contact. If the case involves regulated industries (banking, pharma, crypto, gambling), we may also ask for licensing references to attach to the dossier.
How are you priced?
Casework is quoted per investigation, with retainers available for ongoing monitoring. We do not charge if a confirmed abusive listing remains live after our last outreach in the agreed window — pricing aligns to closure, not to noise.
Where are you based?
SEOFraud Watch is operated by 78 OVER 37 LIMITED, a private limited company. See About for company details and the parent brand's history.
