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Did you receive a robocall from 412-943-0089, claiming "You have not updated your listing with Google"? Did they then instruct you "to verify your listing, press 1" or something similar?
Well, don't fall for it. It is a scam, and if you call them back or follow their instructions you will lose money and possibly your identity! Google does NOT call anyone and ask them to validate their listing. This is a scam, pure and simple.
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2018 .
A robocaller from 412-943-0089, identified as "Google" with a recorded female voice said "Our records show, you have not updated your listing with Google. To verify your listing, press 1 or press 9 to be removed from the list. Again, press 1 to validate your Google listing."
On the Google website, it says:
There are a few circumstances where you may receive a call from someone who claims to be from Google. Here's how to identify whether it's a real call from Google or from a possible scammer:
Google does not make unsolicited sales calls from an automated system. However, we may place automated phone calls to your business, as a service to Google users, for non-sales tasks like making reservations or confirming your business hours. These calls are only enabled for businesses that offer public phone numbers for the purpose of receiving calls from the general public, and use the automated voice-calling service Duplex.
Google will make automated calls from a set of designated numbers. For example, in the US, calls from 650-203-0000 will be from Google. If businesses don't want to accept these calls, they can opt-out by simply saying so on the call. Businesses will also be able to opt-out of reservations or bookings made using Google Duplex.
You may receive calls from Google operators for the purposes of development, customer service, or support related to your Google Ads, Google Play or other Google accounts. However, Google will never ask you for payment information over the phone or guarantee you favorable placement in our products.
There are a number of common telephone scams, such as:
and some new and as yet, uncommon scams.
For a comprehensive list of national and international agencies to report scams, see this page.
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