Disguised as custom keyboards, QR code scanners, video and photo editors, spam call blockers, camera filters, and games, these apps would check the phone’s location, IMEI, and phone number to “determine which country area code and language to use for the scam.”Īfter opening the app, users would then be presented with a prompt to fill in with their phone number, and sometimes, the email address so users could supposedly access the app’s advertising features.
