Tech News Desk – If you have installed the ChatGPT app on your Android or iOS phone, then this information is essential for you. In fact, recently AI has announced that it is launching ChatGPT app for iOS users and soon ChatGPT app will be made available for Android devices as well. In such a situation, it is obvious that the app present till now was fake, which claims to be official of ChatGPT. Which was made by scammers with the intention of cheating the users. According to the report of a cyber security website, thousands of ChatGPT apps are running on the Internet. They are cheating the users and looting thousands of dollars from the users.
Fake app earning thousands of rupees in the name of ChatGPT
According to the reports, some apps are cheating the users and charging more money from them. These apps use a technology called ChatGPT to create chatbots. Cyber security company Sophos found several free apps on Google Play and the Apple App Store that look like ChatGPT but do nothing and all contain annoying ads. They force users to subscribe to expensive plans.
fleeceware apps
According to reports, these apps are ‘fleeceware’ as they try to take advantage of the users. They keep showing ads until people sign up for an expensive subscription.
App creators taking advantage of users’ enthusiasm
Users are having a lot of fun with AI and chatbots, which makes them want to know more about it and want to use it. In such a situation, they are trying to download and install any app like ChatGPT from Apple App and Google Play Store, giving these fake apps a chance to take advantage of this situation.
Earning so much money from one user every month
According to the report, the focus has been on five fleaware apps that claim to be based on ChatGPT’s algorithm. In that, an app named ChatGBT used the name of ChatGPT to increase its ranking on Google Play and App Store. While OpenAI provides basic ChatGPT functions online for free, these fraudulent apps charge users anywhere from $10 (roughly Rs. 828) per month to $70 (roughly Rs. 5,798) per year.