Security Notice
Emails sent in our name
Emails from alex@rankmate.co are not from Rankmate. Someone is using a lookalike of our domain to contact people in our name. This page explains what is happening, how to recognise a genuine Rankmate email, and what to do if you have been contacted.
Last updated: August 2026
What is happening
Someone using the name Alex is emailing website owners and businesses while presenting themselves as part of Rankmate. They send from:
- alex@rankmate.co
Look closely at the end of that address. It is .co, not .com. One missing letter is the whole trick.
rankmate.com
rankmate.co
We do not own rankmate.co and we have never used it. Nobody called Alex works for Rankmate. We did not send those emails, and any money paid to that person does not reach us and buys nothing from us.
How to tell a genuine Rankmate email
- Every genuine email from us comes from an address ending @rankmate.com. Check the last few characters before you reply. Nothing else is us, however close it looks.
- Our only website is rankmate.com and our only client login is at clients.rankmate.com. Never enter your details on a lookalike domain.
- We take payment through Stripe checkout on rankmate.com, or by invoice from our registered company. We never ask for payment into a personal bank account, by cryptocurrency, or by gift card.
- Our published contact details are the phone number, email address and Kent address at the bottom of this page. If a message gives different details, it is not from us.
- If you are an existing client, our bank details do not change. Treat any email announcing new payment details as fake and check with us first using the details below.
If they have contacted you
- Do not reply, do not pay, and do not send any documents or account access.
- If you have already paid, contact your bank or card provider straight away and tell them the payment was obtained by fraud.
- Keep the emails. The full message, including the headers, is what an investigator needs.
- Report it to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or at actionfraud.police.uk. In Scotland, report to Police Scotland on 101.
We would also like to hear from you. The more examples we have, the easier this is to shut down, and we are happy to confirm in writing whether a message you have received came from us. Please get in touch through our contact form.
Our real contact details
- Website: rankmate.com
- Client dashboard: clients.rankmate.com
- Phone: 07784 937 409
- Email: info@rankmate.com
- Address: 158 Main Road, Biggin Hill, Kent, TN16 3BA
If you are ever unsure whether something came from us, call the number above before you act on it.
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