How Lunar Astro Manipulates Google, Quora, and Reddit
Lunar Astro boasts a 4.9-star rating online. Independent forensic analysis reveals this is achieved through Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior (CIB). They employ a PR agency to flood platforms with fake reviews while mass-reporting and threatening real victims.
The PR team creates fake accounts to ask promotional questions (e.g., "Why is Lunar Astro the best?"). They then use dozens of sockpuppet accounts to answer the question with glowing reviews. When real victims post warnings, the troll farm mass-reports the post until Quora's bots delete it.
In subreddits like r/vedicastrology, PR accounts monitor conversations about astrology fees. They inject comments attacking competitors' prices while falsely positioning Lunar Astro as the "cheaper, better" alternative, driving off-platform traffic.
According to suppressed reviews recovered from MouthShut.com, when real customers ask for refunds, Lunar Astro's "senior students" threaten them. Victims have reported being threatened with "black magic," "tantra," and "Cyber Cell tracking" if they dare to post a negative review online.