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$5M/year VPN scam on the AppStore
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twitter.com/keleftheriou
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matthijs
on April 14, 2021
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BugsJustFindMe
on April 14, 2021
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Reading stories like this makes me wish I had no morals and were willing to scam people for personal gain. I wish these scammers would get punished instead.
cooldrcool2
on April 14, 2021
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How are they making making money exactly?
BugsJustFindMe
on April 14, 2021
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The thread says they show ads and also charge weekly for service.
cooldrcool2
on April 14, 2021
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I find it really hard to believe this app is making 5m from ads and uninformed people buying it.
malshe
on April 14, 2021
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I agree this sounds like total bs. Anyone can put any number to say this is a multimillion dollar scam. Looks like an Epic shill to me.
rasz
on April 15, 2021
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They are charging at a 5m/year rate. This doent even include profit from ads they inject.
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