Duplicate Google Places listings ? [HELP]

by Tcalp
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Hi Everyone,

I decided some time ago after starting my business that I wanted to get my 'Google Places' page in order, in hope that it would at some point deliver me some additional customers.

After initially creating my places listing I hired an SEO firm who did Google places optimizations, they ended up creating fake reviews and doing other things I didn't want. Google ended up deleting the fake reviews automatically and send my places page back to the end of time in terms of placement.

I didn't give up thought, I quickly asked to the 'SEO firm' to stop anything they were doing to my page and started doing things myself. I went the slow and steady route of uploading photos, videos, adding offers, getting 'REAL' customers to leave reviews on my page. Getting listed on sites like Yelp, YellowPages ... (and so on).

Anyhow It's been a while since I've looked at my Google Places rankings and I went on today to find that for one of my desired keywords I am showing up in position D and position F ~~ seemingly having two different places pages.

Both listings state that they have been claimed by the owner and both contain information that 'only I' have inputted into my Google places account, including a customer review from one of my clients. Yet I can only see one of these listings in my Google places account ?

The search in question yields 3 places listings (A-C) on the first page of Google, my brain says that if these two listings were combined (D & F) that I would have enough 'SEO Juice' to be in one of those top 3 spots which appear on Google.

I guess my question is, should I just leave this alone for now ? Eg. will Google likely sort this out on their own ? or should I look to get in touch with them ?

The places listings :
Print In Ottawa
Print In Ottawa
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