Report: 18 of top 1,000 grossing App Store apps scams worth $48 million
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`Two-thirds of the 18 apps The Post flagged to Apple were removed from the App Store.` What you need to know A new report claims that 2% of the top 1,000 grossing iOS App Store apps were scam apps. The Washington Post says that analysis reveals they have taken $48 million from unsuspecting customers. A total of 18 apps were discovered, many of which have now been removed by Apple. New analysis from The Washington Post claims that 2% of Apple`s top 1,000 grossing apps on the iOS App Store were scams that had pulled in some $48 million. The report states Of the highest 1,000 grossing apps on the App Store, nearly two percent are scams, according to an analysis by The Washington Post. And those apps have bilked consumers out of an estimated $48 million during the time they`ve been on the App Store, according to market research firm Appfigures. The report says that many of these apps can be described as `fleeceware`, using fake App Store revies to drive them up the rankings...