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Google sues crypto scammers for allegedly uploading fake apps to Android app store
Google filed a lawsuit on Thursday against a group of crypto scammers, alleging they defrauded more than 100,000 people globally.
"In 2023 alone we saw over a billion dollars within the U.S. of cryptocurrency fraud and scams and this [lawsuit] allows us to not only use our resources to protect users, but to also serve as sort of a precedent to future bad actors that we don't tolerate this behavior," she added. "We have teams that work around the clock to detect fraud and spam and abuse and when we find a unique instance in which we can actually go a step further, we'll actually engage in affirmative litigation filing a lawsuit to actually create legal protections for our users in a more constructive way." Members of the alleged fraud scheme used text messages and social media platforms to lure victims into downloading the app and using it for investing, with the promise of earning extra money, according to the complaint.
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