Google files lawsuit to warn about these fake business listings on Maps

Google has filed a lawsuit against alleged scammers for creating fake listings on Google Maps The tech giant claims to have uncovered thousands of illegitimate listings, including for fake businesses. The lawsuit claims a man, working within a wider network, created and sold fake business profiles on Google Maps. The first alert about the scam came from a Texas business that flagged an unlicensed locksmith impersonating them on Google Maps. The investigation led the company to uncover and eliminate more than 10,000 illegitimate listings. The scams ranged from outright fake businesses to legitimate accounts that had been hacked or hijacked.

What Google said about fake business listings