Fraud apps posing as Ozon Bank in Google Play
Two fraudulent applications impersonating Ozon Bank appeared in Google Play, prompting the bank to warn users and request their removal. The official Ozon Bank app and other company services were previously removed from Google Play in August.
Consensus
- Two fraudulent applications impersonating Ozon Bank were found in Google Play.
- The applications are not affiliated with Ozon Bank and are considered dangerous to download.
- Ozon Bank has issued warnings about the apps and requested their removal from Google Play.
- The official Ozon Bank app and other Ozon services were previously removed from Google Play.
- Ozon Bank stated it did not violate Google Play's rules.
- Users of Android devices can download official Ozon apps from RuStore, AppGallery, and Galaxy Store.
- The official Ozon apps remain available in the App Store for iOS users.
Points of divergence
- The official Ozon Bank app was removed from Google Play on 12 August, and other services were removed on 14 August. — vedomosti
- The Ozon Bank app was removed from Google Play because it was sanctioned by the European Union. — kommersant
- The Ozon Bank app and other services are no longer searchable in Google Play, and their pages are inaccessible. — m24
Coverage (6 sources)
- In Google Play appeared fraudulent applications, presenting themselves as Ozon Bank — Вести
- «Ozon bank» warned about fraudulent apps in Google Play — Ведомости
- Ozon-bank warned about fraudulent apps of the organization in Google Play — Коммерсантъ
- Fraudulent 'Ozon Bank' apps appeared in Google Play. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Two apps appeared in Google Play that claim to be Ozon Bank. They have no relation to it — they are scammers,… — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Scammers created fake "Ozon Bank" apps in Google Play — Москва 24
Key entities
- Ozon Bank
- Ozon
- Ozon Bank
- Moscow
- European Union
- RIA Novosti
- Darya Myasina
- Rustore
- Google Play
- Ozon Bank
- Ozon Bank Moscow