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Evidence Guide

Attaching the right evidence to your Google appeal dramatically increases your removal success rate. Here's exactly what to upload for each violation type.

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Violation types covered
35+
Evidence types listed
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How to use this guide
1Use MyLocalGuard to scan your GBP and identify the violation type for each flaggable review
2Find that violation type below and gather the evidence listed before submitting your flag
3Upload the evidence in Google's appeal form → if your initial flag is rejected
🎭
Fake / Fabricated Experience
Reviewer describes an experience that never happened — vague language, no business-specific details, or profile shows 0–2 total reviews.
4 evidence types
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Google report path:Report review → Low quality information
🤖
Coordinated Spam / Bulk Attack
Organized attack — multiple accounts posting similar complaints in the same time window, likely from a competitor or hired service.
4 evidence types
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Google report path:Report review → Low quality information
⚔️
Competitor Attack
Review posted by someone affiliated with a competing business — unusually aggressive, no personal experience mentioned.
4 evidence types
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Google report path:Report review → Low quality information
🔗
Conflict of Interest
Posted by an owner, employee, family member, or anyone with a financial relationship to the business.
4 evidence types
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Google report path:Report review → Low quality information
🗺️
Off-Topic / Wrong Business
Review describes something completely unrelated to the business — a nearby business, parking, neighborhood, or personal grievance.
4 evidence types
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Google report path:Report review → Not helpful
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Personal Attack on Individual
Targets a specific named employee personally — their appearance, personal life, home address — not their professional conduct.
4 evidence types
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Google report path:Report review → Bullying or harassment
⚠️
Harassment / Threatening Language
Direct threats, intimidation, or repeated aggressive targeting designed to frighten rather than inform.
4 evidence types
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Google report path:Report review → Bullying or harassment
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Hate Speech / Discrimination
Slurs, discriminatory language targeting race, religion, gender, sexuality, nationality, or disability.
3 evidence types
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Google report path:Report review → Discrimination or hate speech
⚖️
Defamation / False Accusations
Specific false factual claims — falsely accusing of fraud, crimes, or health violations with zero evidence.
5 evidence types
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Google report path:Report review → Low quality information
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Privacy Violation
Exposes private personal information — home addresses, personal phone numbers, confidential business data.
3 evidence types
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Google report path:Report review → Personal information
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