A 13-year-old girl in China spent the equivalent of $64,000 on mobile games and in-app purchases using her mother's debit card.
The mother, Gong Yiwang, said that she discovered that her bank account had only 7 cents left after a teacher called from her daughter's boarding school to warn the mother that her daughter seemed addicted to pay-to-play games. From January to May, the girl had spent $16,800 on game accounts and $30,000 was spent on in-game purchases. Gaming addiction is a big deal in China and teens in the country are supposed to be limited to three hours of playing time each week.
While the teen said that she didn't know how much money she was burning through, she also sent money to her classmates who noticed that she was spending a large amount on mobile games. Crying to the Elephant News television channel, the girl said,"If I didn't send it to them, they would bother me all day. If I told the teacher, I was afraid that the teacher would tell my parents and that my parents would be angry.
The girl's mother said,"I never thought a 13-year-old girl could do this. I'm in a daze; my head feels like it's going to explode." The mother has been trying to get the gaming platforms to return some of the money her daughter spent but has not been able to recover the full amount yet.
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