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XNUMX-year-old boy spent thousands of dollars playing on mom's tablet

'18.12.2020'

Source: Facts

The inattention of parents to the life of their own child cost the family fabulous money, they write Facts.

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Jessica Johnson, a realtor based in Connecticut, was amazed when she noticed that money was disappearing from her credit card. When the amount reached 16,3 thousand dollars, Jessica finally caught herself and turned to the bank. She was confident that she was the victim of a mistake or fraud.

However, after checking at the bank, she was told that all transfers were legal and was advised to contact Apple, where they were received. As it turned out, Jessica's six-year-old son George, who played on his mother's iPad, regularly bought boosters in the App Store using a credit card linked to his account - amplifiers that helped to complete levels in his favorite computer game Sonic Forces.

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He started with "red rings" at $ 1,99 and then moved on to "gold" ones at $ 99,99. At the same time, the boy did not realize that he was spending real money.

Sonic Forces game. Screenshot: Mekhoel / YouTube

Apple refused to return the funds because the 60-day deadline for filing such applications has already passed. Jessica says that all this time she was dealing with the bank. Now the family cannot even pay the rent.

Jessica believes that games are designed specifically to get kids to spend money on them.

"What adult would shell out a hundred dollars for a chest of virtual gold coins?" - the woman is indignant and urges parents to be careful.

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