Scammers are changing contact numbers on Google Maps listings of bank to scam customers

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A new bank scam using Google Maps loophole - The Hindu

Scamsters seem to have stumbled upon a gold mine in the form of a loophole in the Google Maps interface. Taking advantage of the fact that on Google Maps, an establishment’s contact details can be edited by anyone, a group of Thane-based con artists have been putting up their own contact numbers and getting customers who call them into revealing sensitive account details.
 

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