Wednesday 27 January 2016
Just before Christmas, Lance Perkins, got a bit of a shock when a bill for nearly $8,000 landed on his doormat. He quickly saw that the charges related to in-game Fifa purchases on the Xbox One of his 17-year-old son. Looking a little closer, he discovered earlier charges that he’d missed, taking the total to $8,206.43, according to CBC News. While it’s by no means the first case of ‘bill shock’ due to in-app purchases by children, they do tend to be a little bit younger than the child in this case, and generally haven’t been given a credit card…
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