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Angry Birds 3D in the Android Market? It's a scam

Android users might see a few new apps by Rovio Mobile, the creators of Angry Birds, in the Android Market.

November 29, 2011 / 14:25 IST

Android users might see a few new apps by Rovio Mobile, the creators of Angry Birds, in the Android Market. These apps are fraudulent and are designed by scammers to steal the money you would pay for an app. According to TheGadgets, the following apps have problems: Alice 4 Ever, Call of Duty Zombies, Angry Birds 3D, Zombieville, Zombie Highway, Tiny Wings, Catch the Candy, Cut the Rope: Holiday Gift, Rat on a Skateboard, Zombie Gunship, Resident Evil 4 and Siege Hero. The descriptions of these apps to have been copy pasted from geniune apps' descriptions. The scammers have even listed websites to these apps, which finally link to the Rovio Mobile official website. When these apps are launched, they do not work and the developers have refused refunds.

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first published: Nov 29, 2011 02:19 pm

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