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Monday, 24 June 2019

Fake Google Maps listings weaponized to kill real businesses, confuse you

For as long as Google Maps (and other digital mapping services) have existed, there have been fake listings. The most notable example was a scam where a centralized operation would mass-produce fake locksmith listings advertising low rates, then jacking up prices as poor sods left out of house or car get desperate. These days, the directory battlefield has expanded across different high-cost industries with devastating tactics deployed against businesses and the public and livelihoods on the line.

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Fake Google Maps listings weaponized to kill real businesses, confuse you was written by the awesome team at Android Police.



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