Google Maps Fake Review Notice On Business Profile Listing – Search Engine Roundtable
Google now places a notice or warning on some Google Business Profile listings within Google Maps when it thinks some of the reviews may be fake or fraudulent. We covered this notice when Google updated its reviews restrictions documentation but I wanted to highlight the notice more.
Mike Blumenthal spotted this and posted a screenshot of it both on Local Search Forum and X – I’ve been trying to replicate this but after going through close to a 100 different business listings on Google Maps, I have come up empty-handed.
Here is Mike’s screenshot showing the notice that reads, “Suspected fake reviews were recently removed from this place” with a red triangular warning icon on the left:
- Business Profile will not be able to receive new reviews or ratings for set period of time
- Business Profile’s existing reviews or ratings will be unpublished for set period of time
- Business Profile will display a warning to let consumers know that fake reviews were removed
Mike spotted this in the…
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