In the age of digital word-of-mouth, online reviews can make or break a business. Consumers rely heavily on Google reviews to make informed purchasing decisions, and companies know it. Recently, I ...

Small business owners are being targeted by scam artists who flood Google Maps and other sites with phony false reviews and then extort the business owner, offering to remove the reviews for a price.

Randy Hutchinson provides information to help consumers protect assets and avoid scams.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Several Central Florida businesses were recently targeted by extortionists who threatened to damage the companies’ reputations with negative Google reviews unless the owners paid for ...

OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (WTVF) — Leaders with some roofing companies in Tennessee are speaking out after they were targeted by scammers leaving fake 1-star Google reviews last week. According to Tim Leeper ...

Some New York City business owners say they're being extorted by fake reviewers who leave a slew of negative Google reviews and demand money for it to stop. It's become so prevalent that CBS News New ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — A new extortion scam is targeting Colorado Springs business owners, threatening their online reputations with fake one-star reviews unless they pay hundreds of dollars ...

Small businesses across the tri-state area are being hit by a new scam involving fake online reviews. A Kane in Your Corner investigation found scammers are posting dozens of negative reviews and then ...

Google is now (past few weeks?) sending out emails when it detects fake or incentivised reviews on your Google Business Profile. Google also says it has removed the fake or incentivised reviews that ...