the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, according to Business Insider, scammers have found a new avenue for defrauding unsuspecting victims: Google Maps. The Google-run online map service lets users submit changes and corrections to listings – so would-be fraudsters are changing the contact details listed for banks on the app. Then, when unsuspecting bank customers ring up what they think is their financial institution, the scammers extract their private banking details and use it to empty their accounts.
While so far the warning specifically applies to scammers in India, there’s nothing to stop criminals elsewhere in the world from trying to pull the scheme off.
A Google spokesperson suggested that , “Overall, allowing users to suggest edits provides comprehensive and up-to-date info, but we recognize there may be occasional inaccuracies or bad edits suggested by them. When this happens, we do our best to address the issue as quickly as possible.”
To stay safe, don’t trust any phone number purporting to be your bank online unless it’s on their website, or listed on the back of your debit or credit card.
What fools use google maps to get bank information.
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