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Cleo_II
12/13/20 7:02:41 PM
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Where the fuck was her husband in all this? Hes the one caring for the kids full time. Shes not the only one to blame.
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ledbowman
12/13/20 7:03:26 PM
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Pitlord_Special
12/13/20 7:03:41 PM
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Sucks to suck, but there really should be a cutoff on how much you can spend every day on a game like that. Would limit the impact of actual credit card fraud or people with mental disorders from going on some manic spree.

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TheLiarParadox
12/13/20 7:04:53 PM
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Godnorgosh posted...
You shouldn't be able to spend $16,000 on a video game. This is a predatory practice, regardless of how neglectful the mom was in this case.


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pikachupwnage
12/13/20 7:09:07 PM
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Revnir posted...
Back in the day you could buy a nintendo for your kids and not be afraid that a 16k bill would pop up on your credit card

SMH @ people blaming the mom and not the predatory nature of the game

This is not normal.

Why don't we blame both.

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archedsoul
12/13/20 7:15:43 PM
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Lmao at people blaming the parents. These shits are set up to get you like that. One click purchases and shit without any confirmation.

You shouldn't need child settings. A simple password and 2FA should be enough to confirm a purchase. These fuckers say these things are for your convenience so you don't have to enter your password and shit, but it's obvious it's so mistakes happen and they profit from it.

Also, it seems like Chase said it was fraud and told her they would be taking care of it all. That is what usually happens. So I don't know why Apple is playing dumb.

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OffTempo
12/13/20 7:19:59 PM
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How many times did that kid click the buy button to rack up 16k?? How did they not notice after the first 100 dollars went missing? The fuck??

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harley2280
12/13/20 7:23:56 PM
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IShall_Run_Amok posted...
I have come to blame the victims for Sega's wrongdoing.

Sega didn't do anything wrong here. Parental controls exist for a reason.
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sull56ivan2010
12/13/20 7:29:42 PM
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Lil_Bit83 posted...
I have no idea?
16 Master System copies of Sonic the Hedgehog North American version?

[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Predatory, my ass. No one is being forced to spend that much on a game. Kids can manipulate things a lot easier now these days. Both him and the parents are to blame.

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Makeveli_lives
12/13/20 7:32:20 PM
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There really should be a verification setting or something where Apple reaches out to the consumer at some point before just letting 1k,5k,10k+ worth of microtransactions go through tbh.


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Steelix500
12/13/20 7:36:39 PM
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She pays him to clean his room??!?! Wtf lmao
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harley2280
12/13/20 7:37:00 PM
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Makeveli_lives posted...
There really should be a verification setting or something where Apple reaches out to the consumer at some point before just letting 1k,5k,10k+ worth of microtransactions go through tbh.

Credit card companies have these neat features where you can get an alert as soon as your card is used for a certain amount.

I have mine set at .01. Works great.
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LightningAce11
12/13/20 7:38:16 PM
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Can't she just charge it back?
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Lil_Bit83
12/13/20 7:39:03 PM
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It is pretty fucked up and I know you can't watch a kid 24/7.

But it is partly the parents fault, as well as their little brat's fault.

This is where they keep their credit cards where he can't get to it, punish the kid big time and get rid of the ipad he was playing on permanently.

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electricbugs2
12/13/20 7:39:21 PM
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Aressar posted...
Also, what with paying the kid $4 to clean his room? Just tell your kid to clean his fucking room and teach him some responsibility in the process.
We call that allowance champ. At least hes doing chores to get it. Grow up.

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BlakPeppa
12/13/20 7:42:18 PM
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Dad is fucking useless. XD


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Turbam
12/13/20 7:42:27 PM
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We should start up a go fund me for her.

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cuttin_in_farm
12/13/20 7:44:57 PM
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electricbugs2 posted...
We call that allowance champ. At least hes doing chores to get it. Grow up.

Allowance is for chores. Cleaning your room is not a fucking chore lol. You pay your kids allowance for flushing toilets too?

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Perascamin
12/13/20 7:46:34 PM
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The parents probably weren't checking credit card debts because they could of had them paid off, and because of the pandemic (like the story mentions) maybe they didn't think to check their cards because there's no reasonable suspicion that their card is being used without their knowledge.

Anyone defending this is pathetic. They weren't just lazy and didn't try to remove the charges, they were told by the banks that it was likely fraud and got caught up with the time it takes for a bank to check the legality/authenticity of charges to a card and by the time they heard back 60 days had passed. The story literally says this.

Anyone defending it and saying she somehow "deserves" this for something that should be a minor misstep as a parent is being ridiculous.

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apocalyptic_4
12/13/20 7:46:57 PM
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These mobile microtransactions working exactly as intended

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DD Divine
12/13/20 7:51:07 PM
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How much you wanna bet she did this and will now start a go fund me and make like a 100 grand.

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LightHawKnight
12/13/20 7:52:01 PM
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Do these people never check their credit card bill and have it on auto pay?! Do these people not password protect their devices to prevent access to the card?

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FrostedCream
12/13/20 7:52:39 PM
#75:


thats his parents fault,100%.
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BlakPeppa
12/13/20 7:53:19 PM
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I can't buy anything, including in-app purchases on my iphone without a prompt for a fingerprint or password. I guess she had NO security on her ipad for purchases?

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lilORANG
12/13/20 7:53:23 PM
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Can I seriously get microtransactions refunded if I call within 60 days? No mobile game keeps my attention for that long anyways so idc if I lose progress lol.
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kingdrake2
12/13/20 8:04:08 PM
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Steelix500 posted...
She pays him to clean his room??!?! Wtf lmao


i got paid to clean my room. payment was once a week.
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bigtiggie23
12/13/20 8:08:03 PM
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When I was 12 my parents were mad at me for half a year because I ran up an extra high phone bill calling toll numbers. And that was only $80. $16,000, my parents would've hung me outside on a tree as an example.
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Zeeak4444
12/13/20 8:17:15 PM
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Not gonna lie I shouldnt have laughed but

we cant pay the mortgage

I havent been paid from March-September

we might have to cancel Christmas

cracked me up. If you cant pay the mortgage I think Christmas is a non-question.

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samurai bandit
12/13/20 8:27:37 PM
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How did the 6 year old steal mommy's credit card and then knew how to use it? Seems suspicious

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BlakPeppa
12/13/20 8:32:23 PM
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samurai bandit posted...
How did the 6 year old steal mommy's credit card and then knew how to use it? Seems suspicious

Dude, the card is saved on the device.

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St0rmFury
12/13/20 8:35:57 PM
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Oof
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BlackHorse6969
12/13/20 8:37:08 PM
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fair next. the parents seem to be the kind of parents who dont discipline their children

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BeyondWalls
12/13/20 8:42:52 PM
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Full Throttle posted...
who said her child's behaviour is like a DRUG ADDICT and called these games PREDATORY
100% CORRECT.

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Evening_Dragon
12/13/20 8:45:48 PM
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They can fight this and win. It's a matter of destitution.

That being said, parents need to be not so fucking stupid.

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sull56ivan2010
12/13/20 8:52:57 PM
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Godnorgosh posted...
Sure, just stupid kids being stupid kids and companies profiting from it, is all. Nothing wrong with that if you choose not to see anything wrong with it, I suppose.
You guys don't even bother making a fucking explanation. How is it predatory? How? It's not like they are being forced to buy it. Kids are smarter at knowing how to do things behind their parents backs now these days until they get caught.

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BeyondWalls
12/13/20 8:53:08 PM
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This actually happened to my mom about six years ago. My brother's kids were over and picked up her ipad and started playing some microtransaction game while the adults were in the kitchen talking. If you have kids then you know the first thing they reach for are tablets and phones. We actually had to start hiding our phones at family get togethers. Anyway, my niece just quietly sat there and charged up $15 in tokens while no one was looking. It's so easy to do and I'm convinced that they make it that easy just for this reason alone. A good chunk of their money is probably from accidental purchases.

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BlakPeppa
12/13/20 9:05:37 PM
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BeyondWalls posted...
This actually happened to my mom about six years ago. My brother's kids were over and picked up her ipad and started playing some microtransaction game while the adults were in the kitchen talking. If you have kids then you know the first thing they reach for are tablets and phones. We actually had to start hiding our phones at family get togethers. Anyway, my niece just quietly sat there and charged up $15 in tokens while no one was looking. It's so easy to do and I'm convinced that they make it that easy just for this reason alone. A good chunk of their money is probably from accidental purchases.

No password to get into ipad? No password to confirm purchase? what is wrong wit ppl?

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LightHawKnight
12/13/20 9:08:42 PM
#90:


BlakPeppa posted...
No password to get into ipad? No password to confirm purchase? what is wrong wit ppl?

Also for the phones part, do people just leave their phones lying around without a password on it?

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BeyondWalls
12/13/20 9:21:27 PM
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BlakPeppa posted...
No password to get into ipad? No password to confirm purchase? what is wrong wit ppl?
I mean, if you have kids then you know they get your password pretty quick, especially on the tablets you just unlock by tracing a line or whatever.

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Hop103
12/13/20 9:25:39 PM
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A good reason why IAPs should be banned, they are predatory even to adults.
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kingdrake2
12/13/20 9:30:14 PM
#93:


BlakPeppa posted...
Dude, the card is saved on the device.


this. if only that parent didn't put a credit card on the ipad.
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Middle hope
12/13/20 9:33:47 PM
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YugiNoob
12/13/20 9:35:54 PM
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Full Throttle posted...
What grown up would spend 100 on a chest of virtual gold coins?"

https://nextshark.com/japanese-man-spends-70000-mobile-game-regrets-nothing/

I like the "regrets nothing" part of the URL lol

Also, what the fuck kinda bank does she have? Mine froze my account after I spent a few hundred on Christmas gifts once <_<

Hmmm...for some reason the above link isn't working anymore :<

https://www.wsj.com/articles/meet-the-man-whos-spent-70-000-playing-a-mobile-game-1521107255

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BlakPeppa
12/13/20 9:38:53 PM
#96:


YugiNoob posted...
Full Throttle posted...
What grown up would spend 100 on a chest of virtual gold coins?"

https://nextshark.com/japanese-man-spends-70000-mobile-game-regrets-nothing/

I like the "regrets nothing" part of the URL lol

Also, what the fuck kinda bank does she have? Mine froze my account after I spent a few hundred on Christmas gifts once <_<

Also, she doesn't want to know the answer to that question. lol

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Ricemills
12/13/20 9:42:39 PM
#97:


Revnir posted...
SMH @ people blaming the mom and not the predatory nature of the game

this.
if video games industry will die when predatory microtransactions are banned, then so be it.

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Kelystic
12/13/20 9:45:25 PM
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Apple has refused to return the money saying they failed to turn the child proof settings on
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Kelystic
12/13/20 9:46:05 PM
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looks like we all know what George got for Christmas
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Badasi12b
12/13/20 9:53:48 PM
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Yep pay up! RAISE your kids! Meaning monitor them and what they're exposed to!

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