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

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

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

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

whom the search engine company accuses of creating fake business listings on Google Maps as part of a fraudulent network. Users who contacted the alleged businesses via their Google Maps ...

Google is suing a Maryland man and others for allegedly abusing the tech company's services to create fake online listings for phony businesses, bolstering said businesses with sham views from ...

Google says it uncovered thousands of illegitimate listings, including for fake businesses, on Google Maps and has announced a lawsuit against the alleged scammers behind the fraud. The lawsuit ...