This New Scam Is Already in Singapore. Here's How It Works (opens in new tab)

The Blue Cats’ website: The Blue Cats' Instagram: Google Merchant Extortion report form: Businesses in Singapore have been hit by a scam known as negative review extortion\. Sommar Beauty Spa, a local beauty chain, was suddenly flooded with dubious 1-star Google reviews, then received a message appearing to originate from Pakistan offering to remove the negative reviews\. More suspicious reviews appeared shortly after, and the chain reported the matter to Google, which removed some of them...