Grand Theft Auto VI is one of the most anticipated video games of all time. It targets users who are interested in open-world action-adventure games and has consistently delivered excellence, particularly in its storyline. The franchise has remained relevant since 1997. Due to its popularity and fame, scammers are exploiting this by creating fake malware game versions, which are now circulating all over the internet. They are making fake version of GTA VI by naming GTA VI Mobile Beta or simply GTA VI Beta for PC version and console version.

Gamers Targeted by Fake Versions

Gamers have been eagerly waiting to play Grand Theft Auto VI on PC and mobile. It's natural for people to be impatient and want to play instantly, often disregarding potential scams. They created such realistic-looking apps or game installers that seem to work but end up being malware or just surveys for payloads. As we know, there are no official websites offering a GTA VI beta version. Despite this, scammers deceive us by running advertisements and campaigns on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and others, enticing users to download fake versions and complete surveys for their benefit. Researchers has found these facebook pages that gives you false promise to get free access to the GTA VI beta. They create a sense of urgency by marketing that the first 100 people will get the game and its benefits. These advertise seems so real that they edited the gameplay video so real it find so real which is pretty amazing job done by scammers. According to iZOOlogic this advertisement was registered by previous scammer who hosted another Ethereum scam.

Hmm strange why is it only 30mb? -- X1-Ray

What Will Happen If You Download the GTA VI Beta?

After clicking on the advertisement, you will be redirected to a fake GTA VI beta website that looks similar to the Rockstar Games landing page. You won't be able to download the game directly, as they will make you follow confusing steps that are not related to the game at all. These steps are simply used to complete a survey that provides no benefits to gamers and only benefits the scammers. So beware, it is nothing but malware virus and scams. They made special installer for PC version of GTA VI while for mobile version they created the App that is exactly similar to GTA VI by using artwork or AI generated image.

Conclusion

Therefore, Gamers should subscribe to the official page of Rockstar Games and know about the release date of this game, They should remember that if they release Beta version of GTA VI then it will be big news since they are Rockstar Games after all. So protect yourself and other gamers from downloading such scams files and report the site as soon as possible.