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It also asks for your phone number. Users are being urged to delete them from their devices to avoid being scammed. You can see the full list of offenders below. Delete these apps from your Android devices to avoid falling victim of the global scam campaign.

The entire list of apps can be found here. The first two were removed after making headlines, and while Google was initially reluctant to remove the faux-VLC app, it was finally taken down last night after being at the top of the Android subreddit all day. Good work, you guys! These types of apps are not something to take lightly. That fake version of WhatsApp—arguably one of the most successful fake apps yet—was nearly indistinguishable from the real thing.

Even the developer name was visually identical. Very clever. And again, that app was downloaded over a million times before Google removed it from the Play Store. The aforementioned VLC ripoff is a bit different. Play Video. Fortunately, Google is starting to address the issue with Google Play Protect —a security system to verify apps in the Play Store.

Google also says it removed over , malicious apps last year. A little due diligence goes a long way. If you search the Play Store for the app you want to install, take a few seconds to glance at all the entries—especially if you see the same icon more than once. This is the first way fake apps trick people into installing them. Take a close look at the app name and the developer. You can do this on the web by clicking on the developer name on the Play Store listing; on your phone, just scroll down close to the bottom of the app listing to see more apps from that developer.

Guess what? This is an important step. If everything else looks close enough, the description can often be the thing that gives it away.

If the wording seems off think bot-like or is written in broken English, that should raise the red flag. Reply I have this question too I have this question too Me too Me too. All replies Drop Down menu. Loading page content. User profile for user: zfJames zfJames.

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