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How a 17-Year-Old Android Developer Scammed Thousands

posted by martyb on Thursday April 17 2014, @09:12PM   Printer-friendly
from the I-hear-madison-ave-is-hiring dept.

mendax writes:

DZone has an interesting, if short, article about a young scammer who apparently understands what "snake oil" is and was selling the digital equivalent. He sold an app through the Google Play Store that purported to scan an Android device for malware but, in fact, did nothing. It did, however, keep its other promises such as no ads and a minimal impact on battery life.

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 17 2014, @10:11PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 17 2014, @10:11PM (#32857)

    The AV companies may not have complete protection, but unless they claim complete, they're not false advertising. He's a scammer, not just making money off of ignorant (not naive) people.