Barry J.
Deceptive business practices
Why do some companies feel the need to use deceptive and questionable business practices? Ogrelogic appears to be another company using misleading outreach tactics. In April, I received an unsolicited email from someone named Chris using a Hotmail email address. The message said: “I am reaching out to see if there is anything that would like to upgrade, repair or redesign on your site. I am a web designer/developer that can do just about anything you can imagine at very affordable price.” I never contacted this company. I never requested information from them. Then in May, Chris followed up from the same Hotmail account and wrote: “I’m still awaiting your response. May I send you a created sample websites & Price? Please respond. Thank you..!!” I responded. After that, someone named Ash emailed me from an Ogrelogic domain address and said: “Thank you for your response! Chris passed this along to me — I'm Ash, Development Manager here at Ogrelogic, an IT Solutions Development team based out of Austin, TX. Great to connect with you.” So now I have questions. Chris presented himself as a web designer/developer. But once I responded, my information was apparently passed to someone else at Ogrelogic. Was Chris actually an independent web developer, or was this just a front email account being used to send unsolicited bulk marketing emails? At no point did Chris disclose that he was contacting me on behalf of Ogrelogic. At no point did he ask for permission to pass my response or contact information to another person. And at no point did I request marketing outreach from Ogrelogic. That is exactly why these tactics feel deceptive. A company should not be using vague personal email accounts, questionable identities, and unsolicited messages to get business leads. If Ogrelogic is a legitimate company, it should be transparent from the beginning about who is contacting people, what company they represent, and why they are emailing. Why do companies need to operate this way? Why not be honest upfront instead of using tactics that look like spam, lead harvesting, or deceptive email marketing? Businesses are tired of being targeted by unsolicited emails from people who disguise who they are, fail to disclose the company behind the message, and then pass contact information around once someone responds. That is not professional marketing. It is misleading, intrusive, and exactly the kind of practice that makes people distrust companies like this.
Response from OgreLogicMay 30, 2026
Barry, thank you for raising this — and you're right to. The outreach you received came through a third-party lead source, and the way it was handled (a personal email address, no clear disclosure of who was behind it, your details passed along without that being made clear) is not how OgreLogic should be represented. I've since stepped away from that source and tightened how we handle outreach. We've built digital products for clients for over 11 years, and the impression you got isn't the one we stand behind. I've also reached out to you directly. — Gaurav Sharma, CEO, OgreLogic



