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Unfortunately there's no proof that the spam accounts are linked to said site.

If I were a competitor to the linked account and wanted to cause then damage, I could run a bot campaign purporting to be from them in order to get them kicked off their provider.

That’s possible, and is why the providers investigate (using the account history that we don’t have access to). Often, other customer data - or a 5 minute phone call - is enough for the provider to tell the difference.

You say this from experience? As a spammer or service provider investigator?

Any other possible actions we can take for punishing these sorts of bad actors?

The founders are "John Smith" and "Jane Doe", and they're incorporated in Malta.

Anyone who does business with this outfit has it coming.

Not all John Smiths are bad, promise.

I'm partial to the John Smith in The Man in the High Castle. I'm sure you are fine too but this spammer is besmirching your family's good name.