A small business owner flagged a possible impersonator on Google Maps. Google's investigation found it was just the tip of ...

Google said in a new complaint that a network of scammers created fake businesses on Google Maps to collect and then sell ...

The fake listings were part of a scam that used the old bait-and-switch tactic to prey on people - and there may be more ...

GOOGLE Maps has made an important change that can protect your bank from raiding scams. The web mapping platform allows ...

Google says it has removed scam profiles from Google Maps and filed lawsuits against individuals who created the fake ...

Google is suing a network of scammers who manipulated Google Maps by faking or hijacking about 10,000 business listings to ...

Google has stopped a network of scammers who were creating fraudulent business profiles to take advantage of users.

“She said, ‘Oh, mom. This is a scam. It’s got to be a scam.” New FTC data shows consumers reported losing $12.5 billion via fraud in 2024, which was a 25% increase from 2023. Ohio’s top three were ...

Google filed a lawsuit against scammers for creating fake listings on Google Maps, eliminating over 10,000 fraudulent ...

Google is suing a man it says was part of a scam network creating fake businesses on Google Maps. The network allegedly collected and sold the personal data of users who contacted those businesses.