Comments on: What Can I Do Legally If A Business Competitor Writes A Fraudulent Review In My Basic Yahoo Business Listing? ?

By: martinmm

martinmm — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:07:10 +0000

there must be a abuse@… to take care of it.it may be a hacker blaming that shop.

By: sammyd

sammyd — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:24:40 +0000

Report it to Yahoo fraud group. They’ll invoke legal investigation and if necessary, block the activity from taking place, especially if it’s taking place in their house.

By: amandajb

amandajb — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:02:13 +0000

report it to yahoo. explain this on your site or listing that people have made false claims. call a lawyer, i think it’s either slander or libel. there should be something you can do, but just don’t sink to their level and do the same thing to them.

By: remember

remember — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:56:01 +0000

First you need to contact Yahoo and file a complaint against the other company. See what Yahoo will do.
You might have to get a lawyer and have him send a “cease and desist” letter to her demanding that she immediately stop her libel against you. If she does not, you will sue her for the libel and loss of business.
Most of the time when a person gets a letter from a lawyer they knock off their behavior. If not, sue her.

By: greentea

greentea — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:50:09 +0000

It’s a tough situation you’re faced with. I’m sorry to see this happen. One thing you can do is advertise the persons name and any contact information you have of them, especially in a forum like this. Maybe you’ll get enough people who will counterattack them for being idiots.
You could file with Consumer Business, also report them to Better Bus Burea. If they are using your business name, which hopefully is properly registered, you could go to the State legal office of whichever state you live in and also ask for consumer assistance. The Small Business world is also available.. I can’t remember the link, but if you google Small Business Rights, you should be able to come up with some links for legal action, if necessary. But, advertise their information here and see if it helps.. But keep your information private.