Scammers use ‘Search Ads’ platform to boost App Ranking. Shady developers are abusing Apple’s App Store Search Ads to promote their app in the store by using a few strategically chosen search ads and a bit of SEO. Apple announced that the company had paid out $70 Billion to developers in the App Store’s lifetime and that $21 Billion of the amount was paid in the last year alone. One of the top earning apps was named ‘Mobile Protection: Clean & Security VPN’ that tricked users into signing up for a $99 per week subscription for a complete garbage service.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2017/06/apple-subscription-scam.html