In a new scam targeting restaurants, criminals are leaving negative ratings on restaurants’ Google pages as a bargaining chip to extort digital gift cards.Restaurateurs from San Francisco to New York,
For the past week, a handful of high-profile and Michelin-starred restaurants from San Francisco to New York City have been targeted in an extortion campaign weaponizing Google reviews..
Suspicious one-star reviews from apparent scammers have popped up for a handful of acclaimed Chicago restaurants, including Ever, Sochi Saigonese Kitchen and Parachute.