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ISSUE 49
02 / 07 / 2019
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Fake Business Profiles to be removed from Maps

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Maps is flooded with 11 mn false listings and phone numbers that reroute to competing businesses. They charge business owners for free services, they pose as real businesses to defraud customers and secure leads. Google is constantly on the lookout for these fraud accounts, and tries to fight it with both manual and automated systems. So far they have disabled more than 150,000 user accounts that were found to be abusive - a 50% increase from 2017.

 

https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/digital/google-to-remove-fake-business-profiles-on-maps/69936778

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