I'm 90% sure that the people calling about removing bad review are shady marketing services companies that are offering this. The same thing happens with Googl

I'm 90% sure that the people calling about removing bad review are shady marketing services companies that are offering this. The same thing happens with Google. Someone says "hi I'm your local Google specialist..." They're not exactly claiming to be from Google, but it's confusing to an offline small business owner that thinks Google is calling them. I've heard many of these messages for Google. I don't recall any from Yelp, but if you have any friends or family that claim that Yelp is doing so - ask to listen to the recording. I wouldn't be surprised if it's some other company claiming they can help. I too have heard from a few businesses telling me directly that they don't trust Yelp and they know someone who got threatened. But like the parent comment said, it's hard to find a direct link. At the end of the day it's shady businesses claiming to be a Yelp or Google specialist that are muddying the waters from what I can tell.