Negative Google Reviews have been hidden behind fake business

JimJones660

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Hello,

I hoping ya'll can help, I want to know how a business was able to change all their details to fake ones and then create a new clean listing without any negative reviews?

For example, Emergency Media Pty Ltd has changed their listing name to Milly's Dog Gooming and all their other details and somehow created a new listing with no reviews. All their old negative reviews are now hidden behind Milly's Dog Gooming:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Milly's+Dog+Grooming/@-37.721985,144.981171,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xbb618a93a055cccf!8m2!3d-37.721985!4d144.981171

And they are now using a clean listing: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Emergency+Media+Pty+Ltd/@-37.8168493,144.9556125,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x976e7b78abb1b335!8m2!3d-37.8168493!4d144.9556125

Anyone know how they were able to do this and will it last?

Is this a new exploit or old one that has always been possible?
 
Hello,

I hoping ya'll can help, I want to know how a business was able to change all their details to fake ones and then create a new clean listing without any negative reviews?

For example, Emergency Media Pty Ltd has changed their listing name to Milly's Dog Gooming and all their other details and somehow created a new listing with no reviews. All their old negative reviews are now hidden behind Milly's Dog Gooming:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Milly's+Dog+Grooming/@-37.721985,144.981171,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xbb618a93a055cccf!8m2!3d-37.721985!4d144.981171

And they are now using a clean listing: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Emergency+Media+Pty+Ltd/@-37.8168493,144.9556125,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x976e7b78abb1b335!8m2!3d-37.8168493!4d144.9556125

Anyone know how they were able to do this and will it last?

Is this a new exploit or old one that has always been possible?

This exploit has always been there. Fake transfer or sale of business then creation of new account using a new or slight variation of old address. Or slowly edit the details one step at a time over a long period then once it looks like a different business you create another one to reflect the actual business you wanted to hide the reviews for. Does not always work but it worth a try for those businesses who have too many negative reviews to counter.
 
That seems like a hell of a lot of work to hide a few negative reviews. It would be easier to simply change the business name.
 
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