"Minecraft Apps on Google Play Fleece Players Out of Big Money"

Researchers at Avast have discovered, 7 mobile apps on Google Play that are meant to fool users into spending hundreds of dollars per month by offering skins, wallpapers, and game mods for Minecraft and other games at super-premium prices.  The apps start with a free trial but then automatically and quietly start charging up to $30 per week.  The charges are added to the phone bill.  The researchers state that fraudsters expect the user to forget about the installed application and its short trial or hope that the victim overlooks the real subscription cost. Scams of this nature also take advantage of those who do not read the fine print details when downloading an application.   In this case, young children are particularly at risk because they may think they are innocently downloading a Minecraft accessory.  Avast reported the seven apps to Google, but they are still active at the moment.  Five of the applications had more than a million downloads each, and the other two have more than 100,000 installs.  

Threatpost reports: "Minecraft Apps on Google Play Fleece Players Out of Big Money"