Some NYC business owners say they're being extorted by fake online reviewers

Name: Some NYC business owners say they're being extorted by fake online reviewers
Uploaded: 2025-11-06T23:18:00-0500
Duration: 3 min 8 s
Description: Some New York City business owners say they're being extorted by bad Google ratings with fake reviewers leaving a slew of negative reviews and demanding money for it to stop. CBS News New York investigative reporter Tim McNicholas shows us how this review ransom is hitting New Yorkers.

Some New York City business owners say they're being extorted by bad Google ratings with fake reviewers leaving a slew of negative reviews and demanding money for it to stop. CBS News New York investigative reporter Tim McNicholas shows us how this review ransom is hitting New Yorkers.