Fake Traffic, Real Damage: The Scam That Almost Made Me Quit

When I first launched MagicNameGenie, it looked like everything was clicking.

Site? Built.

Brand? Tight.

Ads? Running.

Traffic? Flooding in.

My contact page even showed a top interaction. I thought, “Finally. We’ve got movement.”

But instead of customers, I got silence. Instead of inquiries, I got scams. And instead of momentum, I got hit with a wave of confusion and mental exhaustion that almost broke me.

The First Scam: Fake Legal Threats Within days of launch, I got more than 20 emails - each designed to freak me out:

“You’ve violated copyright law.”

“Your business name infringes on our trademark.”

“Immediate legal action will be taken.”

Some were dressed up like official legal notices. Some looked like they came from real platforms. All of them were fake.

They were scams.

These lowlife frauds target new domains and fresh websites on purpose. They bet on panic. They bank on fear. And if I had clicked the links or paid their “settlement fees,” they’d be richer — and I’d be wrecked.

The Second Scam: Fake Traffic What I thought was momentum was bot traffic.

Automated tools were:

Clicking my contact link just enough to show up in reports

Triggering fake session

Scraping my email address

And sending my phone number - which I hadn’t listed anywhere - into robocall hell

I was staring at data that looked real… But none of it was coming from actual buyers. Not one.

The Part No One Talks About: The Time It Steals Here’s the real pain: I didn’t just get spammed. I got misled - and I worked hours in response to that bad data.

I reworked product pages. I adjusted button placements. I changed CTAs. I questioned my entire funnel. And every time something didn’t work, I blamed myself. I assumed I had messed up - not realizing I was working off fake signals.

I didn’t sleep well. I stared at dashboards. I dug into click maps and re-read email copy like it held a secret code. And I wondered if maybe… I just wasn’t good enough to make it work.

That mental drain - that’s the scam they don’t warn you about.

Because when you're building a business, time isn't just time. It’s energy. It’s hope. It’s all the things you're borrowing from your family, your future, your other dreams — to make this one thing happen.

And these scammers? They steal that energy before you even make your first dollar.

What I Wish Someone Told Me

Not all traffic is real.

Not all contact clicks mean interest.

Scam emails will find you before your first customer does.

And if you don’t know what’s happening, you will burn time, energy, and confidence on ghosts.

How I Protected Myself (And How You Should Too) Never post your email publicly. Use contact forms with spam protection.

Enable domain privacy (WHOIS) to protect your real identity and phone number.

Install bot filters in Google Analytics to clean your data.

Use Microsoft Clarity to track actual human behavior (not just bounce rates).

Question your numbers. Real interest looks different - it lingers, it clicks, it asks.

Back off the panic. You’re not failing - you’re under attack by systems that don’t care if you quit.

Why I’m Still Here I almost gave up.

Not because my product sucked. Not because my ideas weren’t good. But because I trusted traffic that wasn’t human, and messages that weren’t real.

It didn’t just slow me down — it wore me down. And it almost convinced me to walk away from something powerful.

Now I know better. Now I see the scam for what it is: a parasite that feeds on your ambition.

So here’s my shield. Here’s what I learned the hard way. And here’s my promise: if you’re building something real, I’ll stand between you and the noise.

Final Thought This isn’t a cautionary tale. This is a damn war report.

If you’ve been hit, I see you. If you’re doubting yourself, stop. And if you think you’re alone in this - you’re not. This post is the proof. I got hit with the scams and paid the price so you don’t have to.

Let’s build something real - and leave the frauds choking on your dust.