The cryptocurrency boom has attracted a number of people to invest in cryptocurrencies. But you also have to be selective in choosing the application you use. The reason is that 8 crypto applications have been found that deceive users. In fact, this application has drained its users' money with false promises of providing additional income. These 8 Android apps were found by Google in the Play Store and have been removed. The following is a list of crypto applications that cheat and drain their users' funds as quoted from Business Insider, Tuesday (7/12/2021):
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- Crypto Cloud Mining Bitcoin Miner
-Cloud Mining Bitcoin (BTC)
- Pool Mining Cloud Wallet Crypto Holic
- Bitcoin Cloud Mining Daily Bitcoin Rewards
- Cloud Based Mining System Bitcoin 2021 MineBit Pro
- Crypto Cloud Mining & btc miner Ethereum (ETH)
- Pool Mining Cloud Business Insider asks users of this app to delete it immediately. To do so, go to Settings > Apps then click on the app name and select Uninstall. For information, these applications use a 'get rich quick' scheme and will lure users to invest their money. That way the user hopes to profit from it. But it turns out that the application is dangerous and even bankrupt its victims. Trend Micro notes that the app is not free and you have to pay US$14.99 to US$189.99 (Rp. 214 thousand - Rp. 2.7 million) to upgrade. "While the apps are not associated with cloud mining operations or have crypto mining features, some apps require users to pay for crypto upgrades via an in-app billing system for US$14.99 to US$189.99," explains Trend Micro. It says the app will suggest its victims pay for mining upgrades. The trick is to buy your favorite crypto machine in the Cloud. "An app called Daily Bitcoin Rewards - Cloud Based Mining Systems asks users to upgrade their mining capacity by 'buying' their favorite machine to earn more coins for more coins," the company said. The company added eight applications that were found to force users to watch ads and subscriptions per month on average US $ 115 or around Rp. 1.6 million. In addition to these eight applications, Trend Micro said there were more than 120 similar applications found. Even the problematic app has infected 4,500 users in the last year

