Some San Francisco restaurants said scammers are threatening to leave fake negative reviews unless they receive a fee. They are calling it online extortion.
The scammers threaten to give them a single star, the lowest possible rating on Google's review system. They have no additional comments in the email.Frustrated with how to deal with the issue, the owners said it's affecting their businesses negatively.
Correction: An earlier version of this article misstated where the negative reviews appeared. The alleged bogus reviews were posted to Google, according to the Chronicle.that I have read and agree
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