Awkward Situation: Someone spamming in my local area, What should I do?

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Hi,

I am from Bangladesh. Local Guide Connect is a wonderful platform. It is a friendly community. I consider myself very lucky to be a part of this community. I really enjoy contributing to Google Maps. Recently I found something on the map that is very annoying. I told my leaders and they said it would be better to highlight it at Connect. So I am doing this connect post today.

Someone named Shihab is doing some spamming in our country. He is putting his name in different places in the Google map part of our country. I think he added Five hundred places. Some of the things he adds place at may have already been added and some may not need place he adds them to the maps. I think it is tarnishing the image of our country. He has about 11 or 12 IDs compatible(approximately), I found only a few,

Prove of his work:

A picture of original place.
A picture of original place.1366Ă—664 366 KB
Prove of the duplicate places he added.
Prove of the duplicate places he added.1366Ă—682 196 KB

If you look at his profiles wisely, you can understand what he has done. I am not able to upload the whole stack of photos. I and some local guides in my country have already removed some places but he is adding again, you guys tell me what can be done now. Or do something, so that google could take action against it.

Your ever,

-Maruf

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Hi @user_not_found I will tag a Googler @DeniGu for you who will be able to reach out privately for more information and investigate.

Paul

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@user_not_found

I see @PaulPavlinovich has already escalate this issue.

On the meantime, for everyone’s privacy, I am asking you to edit your post, to remove the profiles of the Local Guides.

Press the three blue dots on your post then click on “edit”. Edit your post - Why and How To will help you

In addition, you can now report the whole profile directly from Google Maps App.

For more details about the procedure, please click :point_right: HERE

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@ErmesT thanks for your updates.

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@PaulPavlinovich thank you very much.

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@ErmesT ok I am removing them.

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Hi @user_not_found ,

I will send you a private message with information on how to report the Local Guides in question and your findings. Thank you!

Thank you for the tag, @PaulPavlinovich .

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Thank you @DeniGu

I got your private text. Soon I am mailing the authorities, as the method you told me. :blush:

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Hallo