The claim sparked an investigation that led Google to uncover and eliminate more than 10,000 illegitimate listings, the company said. The scams ranged from outright fake businesses to legitimate ...

Recognizing this, Google is rolling out a new Scam Detection feature for its Phone and Messages apps, aiming to alert people in real-time if they may be communicating with a scammer. Initially ...

This one incident led Google to ultimately discover a much greater number of fake listings. Relying on the old bait-and-switch tactic, the particular scam was also successful because it targeted ...

Google revealed, and then subsequently removed, a March 2025 release timeline for its Scam Detection features on Pixel phones ...

Google is suing a man it says was part of a scam network creating fake businesses on Google Maps. The network allegedly collected and sold the personal data of users who contacted those businesses.