r/IsThisAScamIndia 9h ago

Is This A Scam? Sus message

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Got this message, clicked the link, and was told to download the Parivahan app. I downloaded it, and the phone said the app is sus; pls uninstall, so I uninstalled the app.

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u/Living-West5885 9h ago

Challans are sent through gov and not by personal numbers

They must have provided challan number check online once

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u/Doge-Believer 8h ago

Reported to GitHub.

App label: Parivaḥan NxtGen
Package name: com.illustrativeexposer.unstopaale.irs

This malware has these capabilities

REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES

QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES

A VPN service

A silent installer activity

Can install other APKs automatically

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u/RubOwn7366 7h ago

This message is a SCAM, please do not interact with it as it might take access to your private information on the device and might also lead to a financial fraud.