[Warning] Fake app of poocoin exists in google playstore..

[ScamViruS]

A fake app of POOCOIN exists in google playstore. It could be a phishing app for crypto traders to steal wallet information, then use that information to hack their wallets. Poocoin has not yet launched any such app, as they have not announced any official information in this regard. So this is a fake phishing app created by scammers just to hack the wallet of crypto users.

App Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.correct.correctnumber

Facebook sponsor link: https://www.facebook.com/108763075049025/posts/108776215047711/

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Sometimes, I think Google doesn't review these things they upload on the play store, if they do, these things are way easier to catch and dust inside bin but perhaps they don't have crypto engineers to check this scammy activities. That's how they blindly accept Ads that are scam on Google search engine, what they think everyday is income and income without safety of users generating revenue for them.
There is no point in using these apps on mobile, the web is cool and when you have to authenticate or spend, it will redirect you to your wallet especially in Dapps. Only if you are using the right website!

[TheBeardedBaby]

It's just to report that, I made a group for reporting scam apps on Google play store but it's just too late to search for it now. I'll post it tomorrow.
Everyone is welcome to join the group reporting

Edit:
Found it: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5162463.0

[acroman08]

great catch! reported them both on google play store and Facebook. google play store needs to review the apps they put on their platform so phishing apps like this can be avoided. also, I just hope Facebook reviews reports like this. I've reported similar Facebook pages before and sadly they are still up and running(sorry for being off-topic).

[boyptc]

Sometimes, I think Google don't review this things they upload on play store, if they do, this things are way easier to catch and dust inside bin but perhaps they don't have crypto engineers to check this scammy activities.

They really don't review and filter the apps that are being listed on their platforms. It's the same as YT having those bitcoin video giveaway scams. It's been so long that even Steve Wozniak has called them out but still up to date, there's still the existence of these phishing apps.

It's easy for them to put these phishing asides and filter them with their system but they are not strong-willed on doing this. I remember them taking down some but it's like they want all of us to get involved and just do the manual reporting instead of avoiding these scam apps to be listed which should be done through their screening.

[coupable]

great catch! reported them both on google play store and Facebook. google play store needs to review the apps they put on their platform so phishing apps like this can be avoided. also, I just hope Facebook reviews reports like this. I've reported similar Facebook pages before and sadly they are still up and running(sorry for being off-topic).

You are not off-topic. It's the algorithm that running on those engines who is able to accept scammer applications in online stores and even ads to promote them. Made it worse that reporting those fake apps/ads is also monitored by another alghoritm. And as those services don't update their algorithms, i don't think it would be effecient to blame users not to do enough researches about the origin of the app services they use or the kind of ds they follow especially if they popup in the platforms they trust the most.
Sadly, all what we can do is to rise awarness about those fishy links and encourage people to report them repetedly so the algorithm can detect them as fishy .

[mk4]

We literally see fake versions of wallet apps on the Google PlayStore like what? Every week? Their filtering is simply super crappy that I don't even recommend normies to find their apps through the search option; it's safer to use direct links from official websites.

[cryptoaddictchie]

Thanks for sharing. But I doubt they will ever do an app. People must be reminded that these kind of projects works on 3rd party app and only few chance to do an app like that. If ever people downloaded it, dont ever try to put some private key cause this is an instant hacked when you do.

Simply used trustwallet and open the official dapp of them there instead.

[dansus021]

there actully bunch some phising application on playstore i dont know how the playstore verification work

but i heard one in my community that lost $69K on fake sollet app in the playstore and its around 1 billion IDR with that money you can afford a house and car

so stay safe guys and please double check everything first

[Kelvinid]

We don't just to wonder to see fake apps in the google play store. They are one of their targets (scammers) and it gives them business and never mind it checking which is our big concern by now. So for us who are using google playstore, we should be wise in choosing apps, even the reviews are sometimes not reliable and it was good to see that some concerned citizens like OP have the diggings and notify us.

[vv181]

According to the Facebook cryptocurrencies ads policy, a wallet that has a swap feature should have to write/agreed to prior permission that Facebook required. Based on that, that kind of ad should fall into that scope. Turns out that scammers still gets bypassed by the ads review process or maybe they indeed agreed to that particular permission somehow. It should clearly show that that advertisement platform still couldn't make it rights. After all, yet again it should be a precaution for all users, especially us to inform anyone to have scepticism for every ad they saw.

[Lafu]

You have to really watch out there what kind of Apps you install and use about Crypto related things.
Its nothing new that there are or was Fake Apps for the most used Exchanges and wallets.
I remember back years ago there was 5 - 6 Fake Apps for the Cryptopia Exchange , and they never got an App.
So hopefully this nice catch from ScamViruS helps to safe some Users for to fall into this trap.

[tranthidung]

Google Play is bad with their listing procedure and it is not strange to see scam and phishing apps listed on Google Play. It can be bad things from Google but we can not ask them to change or expect them to change anything soon.

Therefore, we must protect ourselves by our knowledge, carefulness and use our experience to avoid exposure to scam as much as possible.

In order to do it, don't search for application on Google Play or any app store. Search it on official website or start with Coinmarketcap, Coingecko and double check with some search engines.

Lastly, it's bad to over install many apps on your devices. Personally, I try to limit applications which I am ready to install on my device.

[Charles-Tim]

In order to do it, don't search for application on Google Play or any app store. Search it on official website or start with Coinmarketcap, Coingecko and double check with some search engines.

Exactly. Since I started to posts on this forum, I have seen tens of fake apps on google, it is not worth it at all to make use of third party service for app download, best to go to the official site for the download. The official site can have the download file or it will direct anyone that wants to download it to app store. This has been the best and most safe means, but making sure that the app to download is not belonging to scammers from its origin.

About playstores, people can still make use of it by checking the numbers of people that have downloaded the app, if only few people like 1000 have downloaded it, it is definitely a fake app. I do not use new apps, I use the ones which are old that have excellent reputation in which its download would have reach over 500 thousand to 1 million people.

But, yet, best to go to the official site for download, especially I only download electrum from its official site which I know I have to verify its PGP keys.

[ScamViruS]

We don't just to wonder to see fake apps in the google play store. They are one of their targets (scammers) and it gives them business and never mind it checking which is our big concern by now. So for us who are using google playstore, we should be wise in choosing apps, even the reviews are sometimes not reliable and it was good to see that some concerned citizens like OP have the diggings and notify us.

How the Playstore is approving these fake apps is a matter of concern. Scammers in various ways inform the Google Playstore that the app is original, as a result of which these fake phishing apps are being uploaded to the plapystore. And scammers are spending money on advertisements to get these apps to crypto users through various advertiser companies. So it is easy to guess that scammers want to trap crypto users through these apps.

[Oceat]

I think newbies who doesn't know how to research would end up being their first victim with this crappy app. I mean, why would someone go straight to playstore to check if they have an app when they can literally post a link or update on their website. Google seems to have a low detection with this kind of apps like they just accept whatever the developers through at them.

I believe that people who make fake apps knew exactly how to play the tricks in playstore to make their apps accepted. It seems that google only rely on their bots for doing this job which is why hacker could easily bypass their security since they know how it works.

[Mpamaegbu]

Google Play is bad with their listing procedure and it is not strange to see scam and phishing apps listed on Google Play.

This is becoming one too many and it's really worrisome. My worry is the countless newbies who get scammed through such even without the awareness of the genuine project creators.

In order to do it, don't search for application on Google Play or any app store. Search it on official website or start with Coinmarketcap, Coingecko and double check with some search engines.

That's how I treat new downloads too. If it's not directly from the official website linking or directing me to the Google playstore, I stay out. But newbies may not know this. I used to have the notion as a newbie that apps on playstore were genuine and used to download them often. But I was lucky I never got scammed. I think maybe scam activities weren't that much then like what we have now. That could even explain why I was that lucky. I hope newbies here will learn the art of caution as that will also help them to avoid getting scammed.

[Zlantann]

People trust Google play, hence it is very wrong to expose them to fraud. Google must ensure that they list only certified application. The application owners must undergo some certification process before their product will be listed in Google.

[ANSEL_2.0]

Fake app of everything is available on Google playstore especially those that have something to do with money, banking and crypto, always go through official website and get redirect to the original app.

[ScamViruS]

Fake app of everything is available on Google playstore especially those that have something to do with money, banking and crypto, always go through official website and get redirect to the original app.

Because these apps are an easy way for scammers to gain access to crypto users' wallets. Before installing any app from the playstore, it is important to know whether the app is official or not, because if you fall into the trap of scammers, there will be no benefit in complaining later.
The good news is that this app has been removed from the playstore. This group may bring another fake app in the next few days, so be careful.