List of fake wallets on Google Play, 3 active at the moment!

[Rikafip]

I do wonder how they manage to get such wallets officially in the playstore. Doesn't that require a very official procedure?

While Google probably checks some of the submitted apps manually, huge majority of verifications are done automatically and that system obviously can't detect fake apps efficiently. Add on that it costs only $25 to submit an app on Play Store so no wonder that is swarmed with fake versions of popular crypto wallets. They covered their ass with TOS in which is stated that they are not responsible for any damage caused by apps not developed by them  so why spend more money to make platform safer? :p

On the other hand, Apple is doing much better job when it comes to detection of fake apps; verification is longer therefore more thorough and app submission cost is higher (you have to pay $99 to be part of Apple Developer Program in order to be able submitting apps) so its not a popular choice for scammers.

If you're new and don't know what you're looking for (or looking at), it's nearly impossible to tell if something is genuine in the Google Play store unless someone's already dropped a warning feedback or something.

Yep, they are perfectly aware of the constant influx of complete newbs and that's their target audience. Huge majority of those people are used to getting all their apps through Play Store so they won't think twice whether crypto wallet is legit or not. Worst of all, looks like Google doesn't care much about the issue at all as problem is not new and it keeps escalating.

[Rikafip]

Four fake wallets have been removed from Google Play  and another fake Jaxx wallet showed up so there are currently at least 3 fake wallets active. Regarding this newly discovered Jaxx, if we are to believe app reviews some people unfortunately fell for this scam and lost the money.

Please take a minute of your time to report those three apps that are still available as they may get removed faster and save someone from loosing hard earned money.

Fake Jaxx wallet

Code:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jaxxliberty.tech

[Rikafip]

The last three wallets that were still available on Google play have been removed (Mycelium, Jaxx Liberty and Coinbase) and marked appropriately, but we didn;t have to wait long for another fake wallet to appear, this time Atomic.

Wallet has been created two weeks ago and luckily doesn't have too many downloads and it seems like they didn't hire someone to write fake reviews. Please take a minute of your time to report the app, as it may make Google to remove app faster and save somoene from loosing his hard earned money.

Link to the fake wallet

Code:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=wallet.btceth.atomic

https://archive.fo/AMMXB

[TalkStar]

The last three wallets that were still available on Google play have been removed (Mycelium, Jaxx Liberty and Coinbase) and marked appropriately, but we didn;t have to wait long for another fake wallet to appear, this time Atomic.

Wallet has been created two weeks ago and luckily doesn't have too many downloads and it seems like they didn't hire someone to write fake reviews. Please take a minute of your time to report the app, as it may make Google to remove app faster and save somoene from loosing his hard earned money.

Link to the fake wallet

Code:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=wallet.btceth.atomic

https://archive.fo/AMMXB

After not getting enough results from phishing websites these scammers are now using google play store to attract newbies. Honestly its hard to stop them where we can only help new crypto users by detecting this type of fake wallet app. Its not like that only they are making fake reviews to make everyone believe that its a real app and delivering honest services but i have also seen some ecommerce app who are using fake reviews to increase their downloads.

Thanks for creating a separate topic and giving continuous update about app removal. I am gonna submit a report from my end and hopefully playstore authority will take appropriate action.

[Rikafip]

After not getting enough results from phishing websites these scammers are now using google play store to attract newbies. Honestly its hard to stop them where we can only help new crypto users by detecting this type of fake wallet app. Its not like that only they are making fake reviews to make everyone believe that its a real app and delivering honest services but i have also seen some ecommerce app who are using fake reviews to increase their downloads.

When you see how cheap is to publish an app on Google Play (approximately 25 USD) and how relaxed Google is when it comes to checking the submitted apps I am surprised that there are no even more of those fake app wallets than there are now. Since I started tracking them few months ago, this is the best situation so far with only one active wallet (that I was able to identify, there might be more) while there were period when there were eight or nine of them at the same time.

But nothing we can do about it other than reporting it to Google and hoping that they will be removed in the reasonable time frame.

[Rikafip]

One more fake wallet appeared on Google Play, this time it's a fake version of a very popular Exodus wallet. App has been uploaded two weeks ago and it already has more than 1,000 downloads. Hopefully no one shared their private key because if they did, they certainly lost everything they had

Fake app link

Code:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.xoduscrypt.com

https://archive.fo/4w7T6

Few users posted warning, but please report app too. It will only take a few seconds and might save someone.

[Rikafip]

Fake Exodus wallet that was reported a week ago has been removed , but two fake Exodus wallets showed on on Google Play. It is basically a whack-a-mole game with these ake apps, but I think that it is worth reporting them nevertheless. Less time they spend on Google Play, less chance for someone to fall for this scam attempt so please report those two new wallets, it will only take a few seconds of your time.


Fake Exodus wallet 1

Code:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stexosll.walle

https://archive.fo/SwC3w


Fake Exodus wallet 2

Code:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dusttp.exwalle

https://archive.vn/hG8uT

[aioc]

Fake Exodus wallet that was reported a week ago has been removed , but two fake Exodus wallets showed on on Google Play. It is basically a whack-a-mole game with these ake apps, but I think that it is worth reporting them nevertheless. Less time they spend on Google Play, less chance for someone to fall for this scam attempt so please report those two new wallets, it will only take a few seconds of your time.


Fake Exodus wallet 1

Code:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stexosll.walle

https://archive.fo/SwC3w


Fake Exodus wallet 2

Code:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dusttp.exwalle

https://archive.vn/hG8uT

Wow if there are no active people reporting these fake apps, newbies will fall on this and they will blame the Cryptocurrency for lack of security measures, the same scammers are doing it over and over again because they know that Google play is where newbies are looking to store their coins,  Google should implement strict measures when it comes to accepting Cryptocurrency wallet.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

@Rikafip, I'm not really sure if this has been spotted, but I just check Google Play and another Fake Exodus with no download/s yet:

Code:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Exodas.wall.us

Archived: https://archive.is/EyHsU

Reported it already.

[Rikafip]

@Rikafip, I'm not really sure if this has been spotted, but I just check Google Play and another Fake Exodus with no download/s yet:

Nope, that fake Exodus wallet hasn't been spotted here for now so I added it to the list, and of course reported it too.

When I look at the list of so far reported wallets, basically 1/3 is Exodus. I don't know why is Exodus such a go-to wallet among scammers, do people really use it that much so scammers are going for the most popular android wallet? I personally never used it, and neither did any of my friends I really had no idea that Exodus is that popular.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

@Rikafip, I'm not really sure if this has been spotted, but I just check Google Play and another Fake Exodus with no download/s yet:

Nope, that fake Exodus wallet hasn't been spotted here for now so I added it to the list, and of course reported it too.

When I look at the list of so far reported wallets, basically 1/3 is Exodus. I don't know why is Exodus such a go-to wallet among scammers, do people really use it that much so scammers are going for the most popular android wallet? I personally never used it, and neither did any of my friends I really had no idea that Exodus is that popular.

Only reason I can think of is that it is a multi-currency wallet, so not just bitcoin but newbies will download it for other altcoins as well. So it's going to be a favorite wallet when you are a beginner (used it when I was just starting, I have to admit, but when I learned about wallets I totally dodge it).

Here is a new one:

Code:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iwallete.allets

[TalkStar]

Nope, that fake Exodus wallet hasn't been spotted here for now so I added it to the list, and of course reported it too.

When I look at the list of so far reported wallets, basically 1/3 is Exodus. I don't know why is Exodus such a go-to wallet among scammers, do people really use it that much so scammers are going for the most popular android wallet? I personally never used it, and neither did any of my friends I really had no idea that Exodus is that popular.

I have seen multiple websites phishing sites who were spreading lies by using the name "Exodus". You will get a good number of exodus based fake telegram channels where these scammers continuously add people from other groups. Having multiple fake Exodus wallet in Playstore indicate that scammers are still making money by using this and a good number of crypto users have knowledge about exodus. 

Note: I ham gonna submit report against this fake app and hopefully Playstore authority will take appropriate action. .

[Rikafip]

Only reason I can think of is that it is a multi-currency wallet, so not just bitcoin but newbies will download it for other altcoins as well. So it's going to be a favorite wallet when you are a beginner (used it when I was just starting, I have to admit, but when I learned about wallets I totally dodge it).

Yeah that makes sense, that scammers target those multicurrency wallets simply because they can reach more people that way, and if they make fake myetherwallet or electrum for example, less people will be interested. One thing that also might make Exodus popular target is the fact that Exodus developers are not so much fussed about fake wallets with their name, at least that was my experience when i contacted them on several occasions.

Then again, since it only costs ~25 USD to upload your application on Google play, no wonder we get all sorts of fake wallets there, including those that are not very popular.

Here is a new one:

Code:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iwallete.allets

Thanks, I've added it to the list and reported to Google. Hopefully others will do the same.

[jerry0]

What about IOS?

[Rikafip]

What about IOS?

Last time I checked few weeks ago I couldn't find any fake wallet available in Apple store. Generally, it is much harder for scammers to get app there simply because Apple is much more strict and demanding than Google is, so I guess scammers are reluctant to even try. Another thing that might discourage them is the fact that to even submit an app on Apple store for verification you have to pay $100, which is 4x the fee Google has. Add on that the fact that Android is more popular and you get the current situation.

By the way, if you find any fake apps on Apple Store, feel free free to report it here (or anywhere else in this section) and I'll add it to the list.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

@Rikafip

Another fake MEW, clever trick, didn't used the logo but still I think this is scam and fake MEW wallet:

Code:

 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nowtips.copy

[Rikafip]

@Rikafip

Another fake MEW, clever trick, didn't used the logo but still I think this is scam and fake MEW wallet:

Code:

 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nowtips.copy

Yep, it is fake wallet, different logo doesn't mean that they are not fake. Just look at the screenshot below, on the left its the MEW wallet description that you shared and on the right side it's the original. They are obviously impersonating the original wallet, even claiming that its "Ethereum's original and most trusted wallet" while we know that's obviously not true and that they are lying.I reported the fake app and will be added to the list.




Good find by the way as this fake wallet has more than 10,000 downloads.

[$crypto$]

@Rikafip

I found a fake SafePal wallet and the logo is almost the same, it's just different and the fake name is "Safepal Wallet"

So I suspect it's a fake app with a size of 2MB.

Safepal Fake:

Code:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.safepalwal.safepal

Safepal Real:

Code:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.safepal.wallet

[Rikafip]

@Rikafip

I found a fake SafePal wallet and the logo is almost the same, it's just different and the fake name is "Safepal Wallet"

So I suspect it's a fake app with a size of 2MB.

Yeah, that's without a doubt another fake wallet. As you noticed app is way too small (compared to real one which is 29 MB meaning almost 15x bigger) and on top of that they have fake reviews+ they took app images for the real one. Thanks for reporting and hopefully it gets removed soon.


The list has been updated with the two new findings today and four previously reported Exodus wallets has been marked as "removed" so for now here are at least two active fake wallets on Google Play.

[Rikafip]

While doing regular check up, I stumbled upon three new fake wallets that appeared on Google Play; two Atomic and one Exodus, making it total of five currently being active.  Please take a minute of your time and report those. as it might save someone from loosing everything.

Fake Atomic wallet 1

Code:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=atomicbeta.wallet.btc.eth

https://archive.fo/Q8tLc

Fake Atomic wallet 2

Code:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atomic.wall.atomic

https://archive.fo/mI3am


Fake Exodus wallet

Code:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.swalls.exTdu

https://archive.ph/XW5Rp