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by stetrain 242 days ago
And if you don't pay them, the spots in front of your store are instead filled by people handing out flyers about your competitor down the street.

They don't just take credit for people that were coming to your site anyway, they actively steer them away with competing ads if you aren't paying enough.

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As long as people keep paying scammers they'll keep scamming. I've lost a lot of money and opportunity refusing to submit to extortion.