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Scammed by the top result for 'Bitcoin wallet' in Apple App Store

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Re: Scammed by the top result for 'Bitcoin wallet' in Apple App Store

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Post by koolba »

gumby wrote: post #38
blibble wrote: post #8

I don't think I've ever searched for something on the app store and not got a scam as the first result just tried it - my bank? I get crypto.com - train company app? knockoff app that charges extra fees - my broker? CFD gambling app - official government app for paying my tax? intuit product I dare to think how many people this lures in scammy ads plastered everywhere is what I'd expect from Google products not for t…

I am still surprised that when I search for a specific app (as you did for your bank) I still see junk ads before the real app shows up. Apple should be better than that. They seem to have the same bad incentive Google search does. What is CFD gambling? When I read “CFD” I always think of computational fluid dynamics and so “CFD gambling” sounds pretty cool to me. Obviously I do know I’m just overfitting to a TLA and…

Probably “contract for difference”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_for_difference

Re: Scammed by the top result for 'Bitcoin wallet' in Apple App Store

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Post by blibble »

gumby wrote: post #38
blibble wrote: post #8

I don't think I've ever searched for something on the app store and not got a scam as the first result just tried it - my bank? I get crypto.com - train company app? knockoff app that charges extra fees - my broker? CFD gambling app - official government app for paying my tax? intuit product I dare to think how many people this lures in scammy ads plastered everywhere is what I'd expect from Google products not for t…

I am still surprised that when I search for a specific app (as you did for your bank) I still see junk ads before the real app shows up. Apple should be better than that. They seem to have the same bad incentive Google search does. What is CFD gambling? When I read “CFD” I always think of computational fluid dynamics and so “CFD gambling” sounds pretty cool to me. Obviously I do know I’m just overfitting to a TLA and…

contract for difference

in this case: extremely short term highly leveraged bets

Re: Scammed by the top result for 'Bitcoin wallet' in Apple App Store

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Post by habeanf »

fingerlocks wrote: post #37
habeanf wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here is a screen recording including this hacker news post + your comment & and a switch to the app store with the search phrase. The first result is the scam app. I scrolled down so you can see where serious apps are in the list of results. https://streamable.com/q2mulu

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How am I supposed to prove I didn't seek the app out? What level of proof do you expect? Do you expect me to create a brand new apple account, replace the one in my phone (which might require wiping it?), and then search again, just to satisfy your default assumption that my claim is false?

When I first installed the app it was the first search result. I can't go back in time and prove it because I'm not paranoid and I don't screenshot the result of every search in every app store and search engine.

I reported it. I'm not trying to rally a mob against Apple. The bitcoin is gone.

I'm trying to prevent others from suffering the same fate as me. Based on what I'm reading in the comments here some other people in the world do trust apple app store search results, and I believe they've gained something from my post.

Re: Scammed by the top result for 'Bitcoin wallet' in Apple App Store

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Post by concinds »

ilamont wrote: post #28
klabb3 wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That’s insane, and news worthy. Imagine non-techies just trying to go about their day and getting that. But hold on a sec. Is this verified by others? The guy in the video cuts to a screenshot, which doesn’t show the resulting url or how he got there, so it’s hard to tell what happened.

Two versions of the video. This one shows the click: https://youtube.com/shorts/dXZQMkPJkXg?si=hsL8fUirHZj3DMG5

That's still a jump cut, it only pretends to show the click. Dodgy

Re: Scammed by the top result for 'Bitcoin wallet' in Apple App Store

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Post by charcircuit »

ilamont wrote: post #14

Promoted results in Google are loaded with scams. According to one recent report, 75% of brands are affected ( https://searchengineland.com/google-search-ads-brands-fraud-... ): The researchers who conducted the report found that retail giants such as Amazon, American Airlines, Lego, Pizza Hut, and Samsung were all victims of identity fraud within Google Search Ads. Here's a Google SERP for "Facebook" which shows Fac…

>Google even vouches for the advertiser

Google vouches that the advertisers is who is he says he is. Google is not vouching for the reputation if the advertiser.

Re: Scammed by the top result for 'Bitcoin wallet' in Apple App Store

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Post by TacticalCoder »

blibble wrote: post #8

I don't think I've ever searched for something on the app store and not got a scam as the first result just tried it - my bank? I get crypto.com - train company app? knockoff app that charges extra fees - my broker? CFD gambling app - official government app for paying my tax? intuit product I dare to think how many people this lures in scammy ads plastered everywhere is what I'd expect from Google products not for t…

TFA is talking about a literal scam, where his money vanished.

> - my bank? I get crypto.com

Although crypto.com is not a bank, they seem like a legit business and not a scam. Many people are using crypto.com: I know one person who has one such card and I asked a waiter if he had already seen cards like that (waiters gets to see many credit/debit cards a day) and he answered me that they weren't that uncommon.

> - official government app for paying my tax? intuit product

They may be using shady tactics but they are not a scam.

Re: Scammed by the top result for 'Bitcoin wallet' in Apple App Store

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Post by fingerlocks »

habeanf wrote: post #44
fingerlocks wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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How am I supposed to prove I didn't seek the app out? What level of proof do you expect? Do you expect me to create a brand new apple account, replace the one in my phone (which might require wiping it?), and then search again, just to satisfy your default assumption that my claim is false? When I first installed the app it was the first search result. I can't go back in time and prove it because I'm not paranoid and…

You corroborate with others independently before posting.
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