A fraud attempting to exploit 'Google My Business' to display store information in Google search results appeared

With the development of the Internet, it has become a convenient world where information and money can be exchanged anytime and anywhere, but on the other hand, fraud attempting to eat people who do not know is increasing every year. Abhijit Tomar, Microsoft's software developer, introduced a new fraud trick using business information posted on Google and is ringing a warning bell.

New form of Google banking scam
http://blog.abhijittomar.com/2018/10/19/google-business-claim-scam/

When you search for a company or store by Google, the address, phone number, opening time, review of the word of the company etc. are displayed on the top of the search results on the card. This card display is based on " Google My Business " provided by Google , and if you display it on a smartphone, you can make a direct call directly.

One day, Mr. Tomar received a contact from his cousin "I was deceived 9000 rupees (about 14,000 yen) in the telephone banking fraud". According to Mr. Tomar, cousins ​​are said to be "technology-savvy twenties young people" rather than amateurs who are not familiar with computers and transactions.

Mr. Tomar's cousin who failed online transaction using a credit card seems to have searched the phone number on Google to contact the bank branch and made a direct call without any doubt. Mr. Tomar's cousin talked about the credit card number and security code as promptly as the person claiming the banker answered the phone. Immediately after that, money was withdrawn from the cousin's account.

Actually, the phone number displayed on Google's search card was not from the bank's branch office. According to Mr. Tomar, I found that the phone numbers of several bank branches in the same area were registered with the same con artist. Some of the search cards of the local bank branch seems to have been written a word "This phone number is fake".

Tomar said that he can understand the criticism of "It is a very silly act of having his cousin talking about his card information as it is," he said, citing his cousin "Google will provide accurate information" He said that he was also a tragedy that happened because he was doing it. This fact shows how easy it is to register company information with Google. In fact, Google explains how easy it is to apply for registration of company information in the following movie.

How to add or claim your business on Google - YouTube


Also, even if correct business information has already been registered, a malicious third party can file an objection. In this case, if the original owner does not respond to anything, there is a possibility that the management right of the business page may be transferred to the account of the third party as it is, report from the user who was similarly damaged actually There is also. Mr. Tomar commented that he would not be responsible for the information that Indian banks are showing in places that are not their website and that they are not even aware of the notice of opposition sent from Google It is.

As technology becomes more convenient, Mr. Tomar insists that numerous transactions made through any app or website are built on "credit". Users rely on the accuracy of Google's information, and Google trusts applicants for registration of business information. However, since the information posted on Google is posted by the user and it is often that someone has not reviewed its accuracy, you should not immediately trust the information posted on Google, Mr. Tomar is urging vigilance.