The SEO Cover-Up: How Lunar Astro Manipulates the Internet

Published: May 2026 | Category: Digital Forensics & ORM

When consumers realize they have been subjected to a bait-and-switch consultation, their first instinct is to warn others. However, searching for "Lunar Astro scam" or "Deepanshu Giri fake" yields a bizarrely sanitized first page of Google. This is not an accident; it is a highly funded digital cover-up.

The 31-Domain Flooding Strategy

Independent digital forensics have identified a network of over 31 exact-match domains purchased by Lunar Astro's PR agency. These include URLs specifically targeting negative keywords, such as lunarastroreviews.com and deepanshugirifraud.com.

      The Tactic: When a skeptical consumer searches for these terms, they hit an SEO wall of 31 different websites, all controlled by Lunar Astro, featuring fabricated 5-star testimonials. This pushes genuine victim complaints off the first page of Google.
    

Astroturfing on Quora and Reddit

The manipulation extends to Web 2.0 platforms. Lunar Astro employs "Astroturfing"—the use of sock-puppet (fake) accounts to create the illusion of grassroots support.

Fake Complaints: PR accounts post fake "complaints" (e.g., "The site is too secure, I can't copy-paste") to manipulate algorithms and create artificial scarcity.
Mass-Reporting: When a genuine victim posts a warning on Reddit (e.g., r/vedicastrologyexperts), Lunar Astro's "troll farm" coordinates to mass-report the post until it is automatically deleted by moderators.

Intimidation and Cyberbullying

Victims who manage to post on independent platforms like Trustpilot or Facebook report severe cyberbullying. Operatives have been documented stalking victims' personal social media profiles and using photos of their family members to intimidate them into removing negative reviews.

Do not engage with their troll farm. Use the official regulatory channels outlined in our Victim Action Guide.