1 / 10After the Indian government put a ban on 59 Chinese apps including world famous TikTok , app's India-based alternatives are booming with a fast speed.2 / 10However, it has been noticed that TikTok based scams are also rising3 / 10While many Indian alternatives to TikTok took this opportunity to rise and shine, scammers have also made the most of the void by creating fake TikTok-like apps.4 / 10One of the recent examples of this is a hoax called ‘TikTok Pro’.5 / 10As per many reports, scammers are using SMS and phishing attacks to attract users into downloading an app called TikTok Pro. 6 / 10The scammers are using the ban on the app as an opportunity to populate another possibly malicious app that is being sold off as the successor to the original TikTok. 7 / 10The SMS and WhatsApp messages received by people claim that the new fake app is the original TikTok, rebranded for India.8 / 10“Enjoy Tiktok Videos and also make Create Videos again. Now TikTok is only Available in (TikTok pro) So Download from below,” goes the message. 9 / 10Text like this extract are often followed by a link to to download the TikTok Pro APK file. Needless to say, visiting the links in any such messages are definitely a bad, risky idea.10 / 10However, thanks to some people who actually went ahead and tried the fake application, we know this is definitely a scamming attempt.