We really enjoy bringing readers news about the latest and most
popular apps available but every now and then we hear about some scam
apps that people should beware of. Today we have details about Temple
Run: Oz and Subway Surfers fake apps on the Android platform and would
urge you to avoid these at the Google Play Store.
These are both hugely popular games and no doubt many people may
already have downloaded and fallen victim to these fake apps on Google Play.
It can be pretty easy to mistake one app for another, especially when
they look pretty convincing but make no mistake these fakes should be
avoided. These are both free apps (the real Subway Surfers is free but
the real Temple Run: Oz
costs $0.99) and they pose as links to the real games with a disclaimer
that reads, “This is not an actual game, it is just a link to a real
game.”
Downloading these apps could lead to all sorts of problems though as
they could be infected with spyware or malware that plays all sort of
havoc with your mobile device or accesses your personal information.
For your information the real Temple Run: Oz app is by Disney and is
$0.99 while the real Subway Surfers is by Kiloo Games and is free.
Meanwhile the FAKE Temple Run: Oz FREE app is by FREE GAMES (temple run
oz subway surfers) while the FAKE Subway Surfers FREE app is also listed
as being developed by FREE GAMES (temple run oz subway surfers). The
image above shows the fake Temple Run app and as you can see at first
glance it looks pretty convincing but if you look more closely you can
see the odd disclaimer.
We are purposely NOT giving you the Google Play links for the fake
apps on Google Play as we don’t want anybody to mistakenly download
either of them. Please be cautious when downloading gaming apps from
Google Play. Generally if there are two different apps with the same
name from different developers, one of them is likely to be a fake.
We’d like to hear from readers about this. Have you mistakenly
downloaded one of the fake Temple Run: Oz or Subway Surfers Android
apps? If so have you noticed any untoward effect on your device? Let
us know with your comments.
Source: Phandroid
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