Lets analyze this fake DMCA –

The DMCA was filed by ‘LEO HOST’, an unknown entity who filed a copyright takedown notice on behalf of Ripoff Report. That’s obviously fake, because we know first hand that Ripoff Report does NOT hire anyone else to file DMCAs for them.

In fact, the more we checked on LEO HOST, the more it became clear that we’re dealing with a rogue reputation firm. Here are some of the other fake DMCAs they filed, along with their beneficiary names –

https://www.lumendatabase.org/notices/17158871 Idea Buyer LLC https://www.lumendatabase.org/notices/17135833 Idea Buyer LLC https://www.lumendatabase.org/notices/17128928 Fitness Deals USA https://www.lumendatabase.org/notices/17115551 Idea Buyer LLC https://www.lumendatabase.org/notices/17086548 Davison RIDC Park (targeting IdeaPros.com) https://www.lumendatabase.org/notices/17085906 Automattic.com (WordPress parent company) (targeting IdeaPros.com) https://www.lumendatabase.org/notices/17086529 Penguin Publishing House (targeting IdeaPros.com) https://www.lumendatabase.org/notices/17085862 Idea Buyer LLC https://www.lumendatabase.org/notices/17086531 Penguin Publishing House (targeting IdeaPros.com) https://www.lumendatabase.org/notices/17086547 Davison RIDC Park (targeting IdeaPros.com)

So here’s the story. Apart from another beneficiary (Fitness Deals USA), all other 9 fake DMCAs were in order to help hide all negative reviews against IdeaBuyer.com, as well as target their rival Ideapros.com.

Here are the other fake DMCA details –

In all these DMCA notices, the perpetrator misrepresents himself to be filing these legal notices on behalf of legitimate entities, like Automattic.com, Ripoff Report, Pissed Consumer.com. This means that the perpetrator not only filed bogus copyright takedown notices, but they committed impersonation and perjury at will.

Here’s the fun part. Idea Buyer LLC has signed up with Ripoff Report and paid them to become a Verified Company under a Corporate Advocacy Program. It costs a lost, it does. Then Idea Buyer LLC simply turns around, impersonates Ripoff Report and files bogus DMCAs in their name.

So as a matter of fairness, and completely using the fair use policy, here are some of the excerpts from all the complaints that Idea Buyer LLC tried to remove –

And for some reason, Idea Buyer LLC does not want ideapros.com to exist. We are trying to get in touch with them to find out more about whats happening.

As for legal actions against Idea Buyer LLC, we will ensure that the media, the relevant complaint websites and all parties involved are informed of what happened.