There is a surge in fraud related to KYC in India with telecommunications operators such as Airtel, Indian vodafone and even the Indian cellular operator association (COAA) warn cellular users to be careful with KYC messages and also advise users not to download the TeamViewer Quicksupport, Anydesk and other applications.
Now, Delhi’s Cybercrime Police Division has intervened to show how the Google Play Store search results might help scammers to commit KYC fraud throughout India.
In a tweet, DCP Cybercrime shows that searching for KYC on the Google Play Store shows the fast support of TeamViewer as the first result.
This is the same application that is used to commit KYC fraud in India.
“Dear Google India, online fraud on behalf of Verification KYC is rampant.
Fraudsters use remote access applications to steal card details, NetBanking & OTP details.
Search for keywords ‘KYC’ on the Google Play Store shows the fast support of the team’s viewer as an option 1.
Suggestion and prompt of the play store aide a cheater in deceiving users who are easily fooled.
Maybe one of the reasons why people are cheated to install the application with the name KYC update.
Please complete this problem in the public interest, “Tweeted DCP Cybercrime from his official Twitter handle and also attached Video that displays this problem.
Dear @googleplay & @Googleindia Online fraud on behalf of KYC rampant verification.
Fraudsters use a remote …
https://t.co/zywwHHXKMV- DCP Cybercrime (@DCP_CCC_DELHI) 1627989258000AS for fraud, cellular users are threatened to submit documents to verify eKyc by calling a certain number within 24 hours of receipt to avoid termination of service.
Fraudsters, claiming to come from the customer service team, call or send SMS regarding incomplete KYC forms.
He asked customers to install the fast support application from the Google Play Store to allow it to help.
Because there is no such application, when the user tries to install it, it is directed to the TeamViewer’s quick support application.
TeamViewer’s quick support application allows fraudsters to take over the device and account remotely related to the device.
After that, whatever the user saw on his cellphone screen was also seen by a cheater who then quietly took the screen of the online banking password screen.
Considering a rampant abuse of the TeamViewer application, the developer has recently added a face key and fingerprint for smartphones to prevent unauthorized access.
While TeamViewer is a well-known platform for IT professionals, it is considered one of the most dangerous applications in India.
The Remote Control TeamViewer application can now be locked behind biometric authentication, which prevents unauthorized access even if cellular devices are left unlocked.
Police Delhi shows Google How the Play Store might ‘help’ scammers in India
