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POWELL, Ohio — A Powell business owner said he was flooded by bad Google reviews from a scammer, who asked for $5,000 to remove them, in part of a negative review extortion scam that Google is warning ...

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Small business owners are being targeted by scam artists who flood Google Maps and other sites with phony false reviews and then extort the business owner, offering to remove the reviews for a price.