Ring ring…. it’s Google (but it’s really not).

Have you been receiving spam calls from a company pretending to be Google, asking you to update your local Google Places Business Maps listing?

Press 1 -If yes

Press 2- If no

Press 3- If you aren’t sure whether or not you are being scammed

Press 4- And hold for an hour, if you’d like to speak with someone

According to Barry Schwartz at seroundtable.com, these mock Google calls have been going on for quite some time.

“Baruch Labunski from Rank Secure in Canada pinged me the other day asking me why I can’t stop the phone calls he is getting from spammers claiming implying they are from Google, trying to sell him services to update his local Google Places Business Maps listing.

He said he constantly gets phone calls, automated phone calls, that say “Our records show you have not updated your free Google (business) listing.” It then asks you to press 1 to update the listing and 2 to exit. I had no clue what he was talking about. I never got a call like this but it seems many do.”

Are you on the spammer’s call list? You can check out this Google Business Help thread with complaints and see if your experience is all too familiar.

HANG UP- and Call US- if you do not know what a Google Places Business Maps listing is. We can place a real spotlight on your business in local search results. (Ask about our Local SEO program).

And maybe get that monkey off your back.

Perhaps.