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Google reviews blackmail targets small businesses across Europe
Small businesses worldwide are being targeted by scammers using fake Google Maps reviews to extort money. The fraudsters post one-star ratings – ever-more convincing thanks to AI – then demand payment to take them down. FRANCE 24 investigated one scheme targeting businesses in France and Spain.
Small businesses worldwide are being targeted by scammers using fake Google Maps reviews to extort money. The fraudsters post one-star ratings – ever-more convincing thanks to AI – then demand payment to take them down. FRANCE 24 investigated one scheme targeting businesses in France and Spain.
