Beware of @seo7878: The black hat SEO scam

The Telegram user @seo7878, tied to the sketchy domain seo-999.shop, has been flooding our backlink profile with thousands of toxic spam links. Why? Because when they spammed us trying to sell their black hat services, we told them to fuck off.

Ignore black hat SEO criminals

Like many site owners, we started receiving unsolicited messages and saw weird link patterns in Ahrefs. The pitch was always the same: promises of "fast Google ranking ↑↑↑" in 3-7 days using "hidden backlinks" that supposedly evade detection. They demanded payment in USDT crypto and directed everything through Telegram channels like @seo7878 or related handles.

We looked into it, saw the red flags (crypto-only payments, black hat promises, violation of Google's guidelines), and shut it down hard—basically told them to piss off and stop contacting us.

Coordinated negative SEO spam

Instead of backing off, they escalated. Suddenly, our Ahrefs dashboard lit up with thousands of new referring domains—mostly low-quality .xyz, .info, .asia, and other junk TLDs— all pointing to our site with the exact same spammy anchor text:

"Black Hat SEO, Google SEO fast ranking ↑↑↑ Telegram: @seo7878"(or slight variations like "Black Hat SEO backlinks, focusing on Black Hat SEO... Telegram: @seo7878")

These links appeared en masse, often dozens per day, and many redirect to black hat ads or auto-generated Chinese-subtitled pages. Other webmasters have reported identical patterns, with spikes starting after rejecting or confronting similar operators.

This is textbook negative SEO: overwhelm a site with toxic links to trigger Google penalties, tank rankings, or scare the owner into paying for "removal." Reports from forums like WebmasterWorld, Reddit's r/SEO, and LinkedIn describe the same signature anchor text promoting @seo7878, with victims seeing ranking drops shortly after the spam wave hits.

The extortion angle

When some victims reach out via Telegram to complain, @seo7878 doesn't apologize—they offer to "remove" the links... for a hefty fee (one reported case asked for 3000 USDT). Pay up, or the spam continues. It's digital protection racket: create the problem, then charge to fix it.

We refused to engage or pay. Engaging only feeds the scam.

Why we're calling it out

• Google SEO — While Google has stated they simply ignore spammy black hat SEO links, massive coordinated attacks with exact-match anchors can still cause inconveniences.
• Tools get flooded — Ahrefs, SEMrush, etc., become unusable under thousands of junk links, making real analysis impossible.
• Reputation damage — Your site ends up associated with black hat spam networks.
• It's criminal — This crosses into extortion territory. Similar operations have been flagged across Asia and beyond, often tied to Telegram-based groups.

What we've done (and what you should do if targeted)

1. Disavow immediately — We compiled the toxic domains in use and submitted a disavow file via Google Search Console.
2. Report to Google — File a spam report in Search Console with evidence (screenshots of anchor text patterns, timelines).
3. Monitor closely — Check backlinks weekly. Set up alerts in Ahrefs/SEMrush for sudden spikes.
4. Don't pay or negotiate — Paying encourages more attacks and funds criminals.
5. Go public — Share your story (like this post) to warn others and build awareness. Google sometimes acts faster on public, documented cases.
6. Consider legal/reporting — If the damage is severe, report to cybercrime units (e.g., FBI IC3 in the US, or equivalent in your country) as extortion.

Report @seo7878 to Telegram for spam & extortion

@seo7878’s behavior (mass spam promotion via toxic backlinks + demanding payment to stop) violates Telegram’s Terms of Service against spam and scams.

To report:

1. Email: [email protected]
2. ‍Subject: “Spam/scam report: @seo7878 – negative SEO extortion”
3. Include:Sscreenshots of messages, spam anchor text examples, timeline

We've taken these steps against several scam SEO channels and Telegram has terminated their accounts after several reports.

Avoid @seo7878 and seo-999.shop at all costs

This isn't legitimate SEO—it's a scam operation that uses rejection as a trigger for revenge attacks. If you're searching "@seo7878 review," "seo7878 scam," or "seo-999.shop negative SEO," take this as confirmation: steer clear. They don't provide value; they create problems to extract money.