Heinrich told the Los Angeles Times ' Mark Milian that he had received correspondence from satisfied customers, 'I've got e-mails from customers telling me that they really love the app no trouble spending the money'. Chen described I Am Rich as a waste of money to 'prove you're a jerk', and contrasted the expenditure with donating to cancer foundations and Third World countries. Without purchasing the app, Fox News' Paul Wagenseil guessed that the secret mantra was 'German for 'Sucker! '' (Heinrich is German). Reception ĭiscussing the app on the website Silicon Alley Insider, Dan Frommer described the program as a 'scam', 'worthless', and finally 'a joke that smells like a scammy rip-off' on August 5, 6, and 8, respectively. In correspondence with the Los Angeles Times, Heinrich told the newspaper that Apple had refunded two purchasers of his app, and that he was happy to not have dissatisfied customers. Six US sales and two European sales netted $5,600 for Heinrich and $2,400 for Apple (respectively equivalent to $7,611 and $3,262 in 2022). Įight people bought the application, at least one of whom claimed to have done so accidentally. I saw this app with a few friends and we jokingly clicked ‘buy’ thinking it was a JOKE, to see what would happen….I called my visa card and they verified I was charged $999.99. This is not a joke! I need someone from apple to help me with this scam.
