I don't see how this can be called a scam. If you go into a shop that sells stupid things for stupid people at stupid prices, then for a joke agree to purchase one of these stupidly-priced stupid things, then you're plainly and simply stupid. Same applies here.

The app does not appear to claim to be anything other than what it is, and by its very nature could be considered a work of art. Of course, I'm of the opinion that a vast continent in the art world is inhabited by stupid people.

If you click on the the app with a thousand-dollar price tag, then confirm that you agree to buy it, then there is no fraud. If you're an elderly woman who doesn't understand what you're doing when you click on an app that has a thousand-dollar price tag, then you're still stupid - you just happen to be old and female too.

Stupidity is what should be made illegal - the creator of this app should be praised for a great idea, well executed. He/she should also be suing for lost profit due to the removal of the application from the store.

Ask any intelligent human that regularly has to deal with stupid people.

What if YOUR mother mistaken got a credit card bill for $1000 for something that didn't do anything.

Would you help he get her money back... or just (also) call HER an 'moron' and slam down the phone?

100% of the people that bought it... said they wanted their money back. Is that how you tell what a great piece of software is must be?

It was fraud... pure and simple. Ask any judge that regularly jails con-men.

Ultimately, this kind of stuff is going to run up Apple's support costs, so it's really in their interest to better "police" the store. It's a shame when consumers need to be protected from themselves (esp from something as mundane as buying software), but on a realistic level, it's just necessary sometimes.