Fake ChatGPT Apps may Fraud you out of Your Money

The growing popularity of ChatGPT has given online scammers a good chance to take it as an opportunity to scam its users. Numerous bogus apps have now been released on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store as a result of the thrill surrounding this popular chatbot.

Cybersecurity firm Sophos has now made the users acknowledge the case of fake ChatGPT apps. It claims that downloading these apps can be risky, that they have almost no functionality, and that they are continually sending advertisements. According to the report, these apps lure unaware users into subscribing for a subscription that can costs hundreds of dollars annually.

How Does the Fake ChatGPT App Scam Work?

Sophos refers these fake ChatGPT apps as fleeceware, describing them as ones that bombard users with adverts until they give in and purchase the subscription. These apps are purposefully made to only be used for a short period of time after the free trial period ends, causing users to remove them without realizing they are still obligated to make weekly or monthly membership payments.

According to the report, five investigated bogus ChatGPT apps with names like “Chat GBT” were available in order to deceive users and increase their exposure in the Google Play or App Store rankings. The research also claimed that whereas these fake apps charged users ranging from $10 per month to $70 per year, OpenAl’s ChatGPT offers key functionality that could be used for fr

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