{"id":85955,"date":"2018-03-08T16:19:02","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T10:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs_admin.quickheal.com\/?p=85955"},"modified":"2018-03-08T16:28:03","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T10:58:03","slug":"not-fall-whatsapp-message-jio-prime-offer-hoax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/not-fall-whatsapp-message-jio-prime-offer-hoax\/","title":{"rendered":"Do not fall for the WhatsApp message about Jio Prime Offer. It’s a hoax!"},"content":{"rendered":"

A message about a Jio Prime offer is circulating among WhatsApp users. Do not fall for it because it’s a hoax.<\/p>\n

Last evening, I received this message from one of my contacts.<\/p>\n

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Looks like a genuine message, doesn’t it? But, it is nothing but a hoax. How do we know?<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. The most important sign – Jio hasn’t announced any such offer on its official website https:\/\/www.jio.com<\/p>\n

2. The link https:\/\/jiodatapack.blogspot.in\u00a0<\/strong>is not an official domain page of Jio.<\/p>\n

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3. The message creates a sense of urgency – issues sort of warning that the Jio SIM will be deactivated if you do not upgrade it before 12:00 AM-midnight.<\/p>\n

\u00a0I received this message before 12:00 AM and my Jio SIM is working just fine.
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Analysis by Quick Heal Security Labs
\n<\/strong>Clicking on the Download Link<\/strong>, took me to the below page where it asked me to download a certain Jio Prime app.<\/p>\n

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Quick Heal Security Labs analyzed the app (and unsurprisingly) found that it is fake and does nothing as claimed by the\u00a0superfluous message. Below are the Labs’ findings.<\/p>\n

#1. Once the app is installed, it shows a message to activate the PRIME OFFER. It accepts any random number (only checks for a 10 digit number) as shown in the figures below.<\/p>\n

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Fig 5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Fig 6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Fig 7<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

#2. The app then shows a message that it is connected to the server even if mobile data and Wi-Fi connectivity is off (fig 8).<\/p>\n

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Fig 8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

#3. Thereafter, the user is asked to share the app 10 times on WhatsApp groups and avail 50 points. A minimum of 100 points is required to activate the offer (fig 9 and 10).<\/p>\n

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Fig 9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Fig 10<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

#4. Strings of other messages were found in the app to circulate similar offers (fig 11).<\/p>\n

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Fig 11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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So, what do we learn?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Never act on messages that urge you to click on a link \u2013 especially when they talk about offers (discounts, contests, promotions, etc.)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Always verify the source and authenticity of such messages.<\/p>\n

\u2022 If you receive such messages from a friend, advise them not to act (click on a link or reply) and not to share them with their contacts.<\/p>\n

\u2022 If you have received such a message from an unknown number, consider blocking it.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Install a mobile antivirus app<\/a> that can block your access to harmful websites and installation of infected apps.<\/p>\n

Share this story with your friends and contacts on Facebook<\/a> or Twitter<\/a> to warn them against this hoax – more likely a scam. If you are reading this post on your phone, then you can directly share it on WhatsApp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A message about a Jio Prime offer is circulating among WhatsApp users. Do not fall for it because it’s a hoax. Last evening, I received this message from one of my contacts. Looks like a genuine message, doesn’t it? But, it is nothing but a hoax. How do we know? 1. The most important sign […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":85971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[133,4,300,304,293],"tags":[1586,307,301],"class_list":["post-85955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hacker","category-news","category-online-hoaxes","category-social-engineering-2","category-spam","tag-jio-hoax","tag-online-hoax","tag-online-scam"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85955"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85955"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85984,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85955\/revisions\/85984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}