Whether you want it or not, Blackberry Messenger will soon arrive to
the Android platform. If you are eagerly awaiting its release, be careful, as
scammers seem to be lurking in the shadow just waiting to fool you into
downloading their fake apps.
Just a few months ago, an app claiming to be an official BBM
application arrived to the Play Store scamming quite a few folks before it was
finally pulled. Now BBM App by BBM Android has shown up in
the Play Store, and looks to be the same (or a similar) app.
Bottom-line, this isn’t an official Blackberry app or even a working
alternative. It should be avoided, simple as that.
What’s really interesting here is right in the description it says, “Due
to Blackberry pulling this app, I have created an app to get the real
app.” So right in the description we learn this is an app designed to
download another app.
That right there should be enough to make you run clear in the other
direction. If that’s not enough to deter you, the the app already has over
fifty 1-star ratings and costs $1.50.
Most of the user complaints say the app never makes it past a white
screen or says it will download the “real” app, but this process seems to fail
or the app doesn’t do anything at all. Bottom-line, this isn’t an official
Blackberry app or even a working alternative. It should be avoided, simple as
that.
When the official BBM app does arrive, we’ll be sure to let you know!
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