Not OP but I may have experienced what they are describing. I saw a contractor on Google maps and made an inquiry for some work. They basically just forwarded my request to other, actual contractors, likely with the intention of taking a cut for providing a "successful lead". I basically ignored all of that nonsense and went to find actual local contractors myself. I think I just reported it for being misleading and I don't know what happened after, I don't think I've seen it again, but I could see how that poisons the well for a lot of people's livelihood.
