I have tried all kinds of cryptocurrency apps and I am happy to announce that some of them are real. With that said, a lot of them are not worth your time and effort. Even worse, some of them are just scams... no question about it! One of these scams is a long series of apps that all appear to use the same programming and concept... just with a few minor changes made every time it is remade and advertised. Luckily, this on-going scam is easy to notice because they are all fishing games. I wrote this because I want to warn everyone not to trust these games! They don't really pay you to play their games and they don't always let you know that they will be charging you to play their "VIP" game. Whoever is building these games is a scam artist!!!

Spoiler Alert!!! The Happy Fishing App is a scam!

The Original app that appeared to have started all this nonsense is called Happy Fishing—Catch Fish and Treasures.

It is advertised as such:

Can you find secret treasures buried under the sea? Catch as many fishes as you can! Improve your fishing line to go deeper and catch more fish! Now go and explore the ocean and all it's hidden treasures! You'll get hooked before you know it!

What is Happy Fishing?

Happy Fishing by Fishing King Studio is an app that claims to pay you simply for playing their game. In the game, you play as a fisherman who catches fish, treasure chests of lies, and of course... little bottles with cash in them. The game can connect to your Paypal and... eventually... send you real money in your currency. However, it never does!

How does the scam work?

At first, you will earn about $1 or $2... but as you continue to play any of these fishing games, your "Big Wins" will decrease from 20 cents, to 12 cents, to 4 cents... all the way to 1 cent... then, finally, you will no longer be able to get anymore real money catches at all. In the mean time, you have been watching ads that will profit these scam artists.

The Very Annoying Ads

It makes sense that the app uses ads to make its income, especially when they claim to be paying their users to play the game... but the ads pop up a lot!!! And you never receive any money from the game... so... these scam artists must be making some decent money!

How many of these games are there?

A lot! Some of the older versions have been taken down (but not forgotten), and there are new versions being made quite frequently. So it's hard to say how many exactly are out there right now... however, I can certainly say that there are a lot of them!

Beware the Sister Apps of Happy Fishing

Here is a list of the apps I know about:

Fish Mania—Epic Fishing Game By: Go Fishing Studio.

Happy Fishing—Catch Fish and Treasures By: Fishing King Studio

Fishing Champion

Deep Sea Fishing

Fish for Money! By: Dmitry Hodosok

Fish for Money By: Apps that Pay

Go Fish! By: Kwalee

Go Fishing Fast

Hello. Nice to meet you! How are you? Hmm... this feels like a really one-sided conversation... why don't you follow me on social media so I can get to know you, too!

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