Caller identified herself as being with Google Maps, which matched the caller ID, and asked me for our street address. Then she asked for me to confirm our store hours and what kind of business classification we'd come under. Exactly the information one would expect Google to need in order to confirm that our Google Map listing was up to date and that we were indeed still in business. The caller was polite, the connection was reasonable (didn't sound like a cell-phone), and after I'd provided the information she thanked me and that was it. Clearly this was not phishing by a "directory listing" scammer, which is what most calls are when someone asks me to give them our address. If you get a call from this number I'd advise answering it. It's a few seconds out of your day, but you'd spend more time than that trying to get your listing back on Google if they pull it for being unverifiable.
I just received the same call. Gave the address for the business. I figured it's public information, so what's the difference. Has anyone been scammed by providing this information?
He had a thick accent. The number he called from was: 650-253-2000
I just got a call from this number and the broken English speaking man identified himself as working for Goggle maps. He said they were updating info on my location because they had had feedback that my location was wrong because there was a different name on the building on Goggle maps. I informed them that was the old tenants sign and the address was correct. He said someone would update photo within 90 days. I called the number back after my conversation and they did in fact answer Goggle maps but said this number was not set up for incoming calls and gave me a Goggle link to get the correct phone number. So I called new number and asked about the updates and they said they make calls only when they get feedback about maps being inaccurate.
http://www.google.com/corporate/address.html Go here click on the Google office you'd like to speak to and the give you phone and fax numbers.
Oh....by the way I Googled it.
I feel fortunate, woman who called sounded very young and attractive (*_*)
she said she was from some online directory or another, dont recall ,then simply asked if I was still located on a certain ave, I said no I was only there a very short time, she said ok, no more questions followed