Google is suing two crypto scammers it says threatened the integrity of its platforms.
Scammers tricked Google Play into hosting 87 fake crypto apps, conning over 100,000 users, Google says.
The lawsuit alleges the fraudsters tricked Google into accepting their apps on its app store, Google Play, by misrepresenting their identity, location, and intent.
Advertisement"By using Google Play to conduct their Fraud Scheme, Defendants have threatened the integrity of Google Play and the user experience," the lawsuit states.
"Defendant's scheme has thus impaired Google users' confidence and trust in Google, its services, and its platforms."
Persons:
Scammers, —, Halimah DeLaine Prado
Organizations:
Google, Service
Locations:
New York, Shenzhen, China, Hong Kong