doesn't it leave quite a shitty reflection upon google's integrity?
In my opinion? Yes.
Note however that they do have a system for reporting such ads and they typically will review and remove the ad once it has been reported. Unfortunately that typically doesn't happen until a few people are taken advantage of.
Do they just not fucking care?
Apparently not enough.
Doesn't change the fact that I feel like a fucking fool--- a very angry one
I doubt it helps much to know this but...
It is a common phishing attack. It happens with many different services (not just bitcoin related). And the reason the attack is common is because it is effective. You aren't the first to fall for a scam like that, and you won't be the last. The scammers are taking advantage of normal human nature, and an the intrinsic trust that many people have in a large business like Google.
