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An investigator reports finding fake online reviews for local businesses.

Dean says Mason Park Dental in Katy, Texas, and Dentist Tree of the Heights in Houston have received dozens of fake, positive Google reviews.

An office manager for Dentist Tree of the Heights told us by phone their reviews are from real customers. We asked about customers in Nashville and New Jersey. We haven't received an answer yet.Dean says review sites don't do enough to validate reviews. Amazon has sued 10,000 Facebook Group administrators for allegedly recruiting people to leave fake reviews in exchange for money or products. Amazon plans to use information gleamed from the legal proceedings to remove fraudulent reviews on its site connected to the groups, and identify repeat offenders.

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