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iPhone App Store scammers hack accounts, buy their own apps with your money
by Jay Hathaway (RSS feed) Jul 5th 2010 at 7:00AM
iPhone users have fallen victim to rogue developers who are hacking accounts and using them to buy fake apps, stealing Apple customers' money and driving up the popularity of their useless apps at the same time. TheNextWeb has a thorough report on the scams, along with plenty of testimony from users who say they've been duped out of hundreds of dollars. At first, it seemed like this ripoff was being run by one developer, based in Asia and using fake website and support links. That account was shut down, but there are multiple "app farms" out there engaging in similar behavior.Some apps take the scam a step further: they sell for free, and then steal your money with in-app purchases (beware of an app called World War). To make sure you haven't been hacked, check your purchase history in iTunes for suspicious activity. As a precaution, it also doesn't hurt to change your account password and remove any saved credit card info. If you've already been scammed, call Apple and your bank and try to stop the purchases from clearing.
If you need more info, TheNextWeb has details on a few of the specific app farms, as well as a good overview of the scam.
via pheedcontent.com
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