Trader reportedly loses $550,000 to Google ad scam

Google claims a "zero tolerance" policy for scams and boasts about blocking 99% of bad ads, yet they just allowed a phishing link to sit at the top of search results, costing one trader $550,000. With Americans reportedly losing $11 billion to crypto fraud, can we really trust tech giants to police their own platforms? If their systems are so effective, how did a blatant impersonation slip through? Is Google actually protecting users, or is their "safety" a myth? What's your take?
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