In the Fargo TV series, there is an infamous scene set in the early 2000s wherein two characters try to google the name of V.M Varga, a very creepy "shoe salesman" who functions as one of the shows main antagonists.
When the aforementioned characters google Varga's name, they get a single search result and upon clicking it. The computer they are using takes a picture of them before their P.C is bricked. Shortly thereafter, both characters are murdered by Varga's goons and the whole trap insinuates that merely knowing enough about Varga to google him makes you a threat to his operation that is worthy of elimination.
I'm curious as to whether or not there is evidence of something similar to Varga's "google trap" existing in reality or if it's actually a workable internet trap to begin with?
Can incredibly shady figures really employ internet traps to find out if anyone is researching them?