Papaye, KFC and Pizzaman customers among most targeted as TrustGH uncovers nearly 1,000 scam numbers cloning Google business profiles of major food chains

TrustGH, a Ghanaian public scam-verification and reporting platform, has uncovered nearly 1,000 suspicious mobile numbers linked to fraudulent Google Business Profiles impersonating major food chains and restaurants in Ghana. The investigation, conducted through open-source intelligence (OSINT) and digital analysis, revealed that customers of Papaye, KFC, and Pizzaman Chickenman are among the most targeted, with close to 100 suspected fraudulent profiles identified for each brand.

Other affected businesses include Pinkberry, Marwako, 80/20 Burger, Pizza Inn, Eddy’s Pizza, Papa’s Pizza, Noble House, Starbite, Chicken Inn, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Frankie’s, Honeysuckle, Flicks & Licks, Chicken Republic, and ChopShop. Scammers are exploiting the trust associated with established food brands by creating, modifying, or manipulating Google Business Profiles to appear genuine, with the goal of tricking customers into placing fraudulent orders and making payments through mobile money or payment links controlled by the scammers.

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