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Paid Business Listings: Phishing Alert

Google my business is an easy-to-use tool for businesses and organizations to manage their online presence. These scams often times ask for payment in exchange to set up a google my business account. Google does not charge for business listings.You can have multiple listings under one account at no charge.

What to Look Out For:

  • Unexpected phone calls from "Google"
  • "Google" asking for payments

Google does not charge to create or maintain a google my business listing. This is the first alert of a scam. Google will never ask for any payment or personal information in exchange for a service.

What You Can Do:

One thing you can do to figure out if the phone call or email you’re receiving regarding a google my business listing is a scam or not is by:

  • Ask for a Google Partner Profile link
  • Doing your research on what they're asking for
  • Analyze the details of the call
  • Google will never:
  • Charge your money or ask for personal/credit card information
  • Manage your business online profile
  • Offer to help improve your business' SEO
  • Ask for passwords/verification code
  • call using robocall

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