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Scammers are blackmailing restaurants across the US with one-star Google reviews
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13th July 2022, 07:16
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| [M] Reviewer  Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania
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 |  Scammers are blackmailing restaurants across the US with one-star Google reviews For the past week, a handful of high-profile and Michelin-starred restaurants from San Francisco to New York City have been targeted in an extortion campaign weaponizing Google reviews. It appears to be a coordinated effort: The restaurants receive a barrage of one-star reviews on Google — you know, the ratings that show up when you search for anything on Maps — and then the owners receive an apologetic email asking for a $75 Google Play gift card in order to stop the digital bombing. https://www.engadget.com/restaurant-...6.html?src=rss |
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