: Prevent possible spammer from linking to my site We own a website which, through google search results, we determined is either being linked to improperly or for spam purposes by another completely

@Cofer257

With a little investigation it appears that the m2designint.com domain is outputting the same raw HTML as cashconnectrx.com (except using their domain in place of yours) so they are not using frames or anything like that. Did you check if changing a word on your page changes the word on their site, either instantly or with a delay?

It's likely that this is a phishing site, set up to trick users into entering passwords or other personal information. In which case the SEO aspect is less important. I'm not sure of the best exact recourse, but legal action (or threat of legal action) would probably be the quickest and most effective method to be honest.

Interestingly, the domain owner's details are listed in the domain's whois record so you could email or call and ask (politely, of course) for an explanation.

Otherwise, since they are replacing your domain with theirs in the HTML code, using a canonical tag or something similar won't work (it would just get replaced with their domain). You may be able to create some obfuscated Javascript to redirect the user if they are not on your domain, something like:

<script>
if (document.domain != "cas"+"hcon"+"nectrx.c"+"om" && document.domain != "www.cas"+"hcon"+"nectrx.c"+"om")
window.location = "www.cas"+"hcon"+"nectrx.c"+"om";
</script>


EDIT: Actually it seems both domains resolve to the same IP address, and 70.32.80.88/ also displays your site - in which case this should be easy to solve! I think you've set up your Apache Virtual Server incorrectly. You need to check your settings to only allow connections on your actual domain name, not a wildcard domain/IP.

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@Ogunnowo487

One way you can use is to use a base definition in your headers. This will fix any relative links on your page.

I believe you can add your Google site id to your headers and Google will record your site appropriately.

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@Kristi941

If they're not using frames, and they might be, Canonical URLs should work as a quick fix.

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@Kaufman445

Is your domain registered through a commercial registrar, if so they most likely provide some sort of offshoot of a domain locking service that can prevent this from happening. I would check first with them.

Also you can add a line to your .htacess file, so that all calls from this referer get a "fail" response preventing them from masking your url. This will not prevent future sites from doing the same thing but should work on an individual as needed basis

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