Google’s AI Overviews Can Scam You. Here’s How to Stay Safe

Google's AI Overviews feature is surfacing fraudulent customer support phone numbers in search results, according to reports from The Washington Post and Digital Trends. Scammers are planting fake numbers online that Google's AI then scrapes and presents as legitimate contact information. Victims calling these numbers reach criminals who attempt to steal payment details. Google says it's strengthening spam detection, but the AI's presentation of unverified data as fact increases user risk significantly.