Developer Kosta Elftheriou emphasized on his Twitter account that two applications available on the App Store and Google Play Store are frauds. However, they are very popular and It has been downloaded several hundred thousand times and has very good ratings.
The first application in question is “ FLY-GPS, PRIVATE PROXY » is none other than a GPS that aims to respect your personal data. The app promises to spoof your physical location to trick your phone into thinking you’re somewhere else. However, according to the developer, the application cannot achieve this.
To work, the app asks you to pay $10 per month or $520 per year. There are also hundreds of fake reviews on the App Store and Apple would approve the application at least 5 times in the app store. But while Apple has always said its app review processes are strict, some apps still manage to slip through the cracks. Apple received 100,000 application verification requests every week and approved about 60% of them.
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Another application aiming to defraud its users was also noticed by Kosta Elftheriou. This ” AmpME – Speaker and Music Sync Claiming that it can “increase” the volume of the music you listen to FREE sync with all your friends’ phones, Bluetooth speakers, desktops and laptops “.
But the application is far from free, because, like the previous scam It charges its users $10 per week or $520 per year. However, Apple announced in early 2021 that it would block apps with unreasonably high prices. The app also reportedly has thousands of fake reviews on the App Store and Play Store, including hidden real reviews from scammed users.
The app has reportedly made around $13 million in profits since its launch in 2018However, Apple and Google have not yet taken any action to remove the app from their stores. Therefore, we can only recommend that you do not install these two applications.
What’s the worst part about this? @App store APPLICATION?
– Claims to spoof your physical location (not possible)
– $10/week ($520/year) subscription
– Hundreds of fake reviews
– Expired website certificate
– Approved FIVE times by Apple pic.twitter.com/H9qExbaIYq— Kosta Eleftheriou (@keleftheriou) January 11, 2022
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