user63459: I was just looking for an Ethereum wallet app for Android, and something hit me. 
Could someone create a wallet app for Android/iOS that simply pretends to create a wallet address but really just displays the address of the one who created the app, causing the victim to transfer his/her funds straight to the app creator instead of their (supposedly) newly created wallet?
This seems too easy...

user208: Yes, of course this would work.
What do you expect? It's the digital equivalent of walking into a random building with a storefront that vaguely looks like a bank with lots of dollar signs, and then asking "hey i want a bank account, where do I send money?".
Don't install random wallet software. Do research.

63459: <p>I was just looking for an Ethereum wallet app for Android, and something hit me. </p>

<p>Could someone create a wallet app for Android/iOS that simply pretends to create a wallet address but really just displays the address of the one who created the app, causing the victim to transfer his/her funds straight to the app creator instead of their (supposedly) newly created wallet?</p>

<p>This seems too easy...</p>
 208: <p>Yes, of course this would work.</p>

<p>What do you expect? It's the digital equivalent of walking into a random building with a storefront that vaguely looks like a bank with lots of dollar signs, and then asking "hey i want a bank account, where do I send money?".</p>

<p>Don't install random wallet software. Do research.</p>
