Stories about kids secretly using their parents’ credit cards to top up games and then causing a panic are no longer rare. With kids getting early access to smartphones and less supervision, these incidents are becoming more common worldwide. But sometimes, things get even more surprising, like this 11-year-old gamer girl who openly asked her dad for money to spend on her game. The twist? Her dad still ended up shocked by the final bill.
The “victim” here is Steve Cumming, a dad from the UK. During the pandemic, his 11-year-old daughter was stuck at home, so he generously let her play Roblox, a kid-friendly game. What he forgot was that his credit card was linked to the Google Play store on the device. At first, nothing happened. In April, his daughter asked for 5 pounds (about 150,000 VND) to spend on the game, which Steve agreed to. But that small amount turned into a nightmare.
By mid-May, when Steve checked his credit card statement, he was stunned to see nearly 5,000 pounds (around 150 million VND) spent in just one month. Looking closer, he realized his daughter had made over a thousand transactions that month. She asked for 5 pounds for one purchase, but multiplied by 1,000 transactions, the total was massive.
Steve immediately called the bank to cancel his card, but it was too late to stop the charges. Fortunately, the Roblox developers responded to his situation and offered to refund the money. They also advised him to take steps to prevent this from happening again.
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