Fact Check: Viral Post Asking People to Download App From Google Play Store For Checking Oxygen Level by Clicking on Link Provided in The Message is Fraud
Amid COVID-19 pandemic several fake news and misinformation are doing rounds on social media creating panic among people and to syphon money. One such viral WhatsApp message claimed that an app from Google Play store can check your Blood Oxygen level using your mobile슬롯사이트™s rear camera.
New Delhi, July 29: Amid COVID-19 pandemic several fake news and misinformation are doing rounds on social media creating panic among people to syphon money. One such viral WhatsApp message claimed that an app from Google Play store can check your blood oxygen level using your mobile슬롯사이트™s rear camera. The message asked people to click on the link mention in the post to download the app.
, talked with 3 different doctors regarding the app. The doctors denied the possibility of such an app, reported the online portal. The app has now been taken down by Google. After clicking on the link provided in the post, 슬롯사이트œwe슬롯사이트™re sorry, the requested URL was not found on this server슬롯사이트� appears on the screen.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Indian Rupee Falls Below Bangladeshi Taka? Viral Message Circulating on WhatsApp and Twitter is Fake.
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Telangana police also busted the claim. In a tweet, the state police said, 슬롯사이트�#CyberFraudAlert: Be Aware of Malicious links: Asks to download the app, to get your #PulseOxyMeter in your mobile for FREE. Under this cover, it reads all the information stored in your mobile, uses it for illicit-transactions. -Loots your hard earned.슬롯사이트�
Tweet by Telangana Police:
The Telangana police asked people not to fall prey to these fake messages, reported the online portal. It said that the index finger (fingerprint) is used for various personal data authentication. It added that it is risky, as these apps ask us to keep our finger on camera to compute the oxygen levels, where it can be misused by the hackers to steal our fingerprints.
Fact check
A viral message asks people to download App from Google Play Store to check the Oxygen level using the rear camera of a phone,
The link provided has been taken down by Google as it is a fraud.
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