Get Paid to Write an Indian Restaurant Review – Legit Opportunity or Google Review Scam?
Write a Review of an Indian Restaurant and Get Paid – Is a Paid Google Review a Scam?
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Recently my mother came across a woman on Facebook, offering her ‘Write review and get paid on Google’. She called my mother asking her to start writing the review in favor of their organization and get paid. The job was to write reviews on YouTube and Google and their main website and they will pay aligning with the number of reviews and its impact on other users. Her words were totally convincing and my mother was convinced immediately. She reached out to me and it was weird at first instance that how could it be that easy and guess what? It’s a SCAM.
Yes, you heard it right! It’s a BIG SCAM going on GOOGLE where innocent minds are being looted by these fraudsters.
They will ask you to write a review in favor of their organization. They will tell you to write reviews on YouTube or Google and will convince you that it’s a very easy job, and you can get paid easily.
And guess what?
They will pay you first to gain your trust so that you can continue working with them and here’s the main scam begins.
But as you once get trapped in this loophole, they will start asking you to invest a few lumpsum and convince you to move forward as you will get better returns than what you invest. And this is where they play their weapons against you and you get trapped as the onions get peeled off like your first investment and you are getting trapped in this loophole gradually. I didn’t let my mother move ahead coz I got it first that it was a scam which is whirling all the Google users.
But there are so many other examples who are victims of this Google paid review scam. Let us take a look on a case which was being reported to TOI.
Source: Times Of India
Source: Indian Express
Source: Indian Express
In one such case, Ashish Kumar from West Sagarpur was contacted in August 2023 by a woman on WhatsApp.
She offered him a chance to earn money by rating restaurants on Google and getting paid and he agreed.
He was added to a Telegram group, where he was asked to write reviews for different restaurants and get paid, he didn’t know that it was a scam.
Initially, he was paid ₹150 for each review he wrote.
However, things quickly took a turn when he was encouraged to invest ₹1,000 with the promise of earning ₹1,300 in return.
The scammers created a fake account for him on a fraudulent platform and pushed him to invest even more money to keep getting those returns.
As time went on, Ashish was moved to another Telegram group, where he was persuaded to invest even larger amounts, thinking he would make even bigger profits. This is where the innocent minds get pulled off by these fraudsters as they immediately get caught in this Google write a review and get paid scam.
Eventually, he transferred over ₹23 lakh to the fraudsters. But when he tried to withdraw his money, they told him he couldn’t access it unless he invested even more.
Realizing he had been scammed, Ashish reported the incident to the National Cybercrime Reporting portal on August 15, 2023.
The police began investigating and traced where the stolen money had gone. They arrested four people involved in this Google scam: Harish Kumar, Vipul Sharma, Shiv Pratap, and Om Prakash, charging them with fraud and cheating. Om Prakash, one of the arrested suspects, admitted that he had joined several Telegram groups where he met others involved in the scam, including Vipul.
The investigation revealed that the scam was part of a bigger network, with connections to Chinese nationals operating overseas. One key suspect, who is still on the run, was found to be the mastermind behind the entire operation.
While four suspects were arrested, the main person behind the scam remains at large. This case shows how online scams like this Google paid review are becoming more common, with fraudsters using platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram to trick people. In this case, the scam wasn’t just about fake reviews—it also involved convincing victims to invest large amounts of money, causing them to lose significant sums.
This story is a warning to be careful with offers that seem too good to be true, especially those promising easy money or quick returns. Scammers often lure people with promises of high profits, only to steal their money. If you come across something suspicious, it’s important to report it to the authorities right away to prevent further harm and help catch the criminals responsible.
Google has clear rules to make sure reviews are honest and trustworthy. Reviews should be based on real experiences from customers.
It's not allowed to post fake reviews, buy positive feedback, or create fake accounts to boost ratings.
Google also doesn’t allow businesses to give money, gifts, or discounts in exchange for reviews. Reviews should focus on the actual product or service, without any spam, offensive language, or unrelated content.
Writing multiple reviews for the same business from different accounts, or paying someone to leave fake reviews, is against the rules too. If a business breaks these guidelines, Google may remove the fake reviews, suspend their profile, or lower their ranking in search results.
These rules are in place to prevent scams and keep the review system fair and reliable.
So if you are asked for this Google writes a review and gets paid scam, and being said that this is how Google works then hey! Stop there! Beware of these fraudsters. Google never allows any businesses or companies to rank based on this type of review writing. If you get caught, report these accounts or get help from the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal.
These fraudsters just take advantage of the unawareness of innocent minds and here you get pulled inside this loophole. And since they paid you firsthand so they gain your trust and to earn more online you start investing without thinking for the second.
If this blog finds you right, then do consider it sharing with your friends and families to stay updated and aware as awareness is the key. And also, if you have further questions or doubts, comment it down, would love to know.
Titikhsa Goswami
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