A U.K. Police Officer has reported his 13 year old son for fraud after the teen ran up a £3,700 bill on his iPad. The officer asked Apple for a refund claiming his son did not know that he was being charged, but when Apple refused the request and the officer reported his son for fraud in hopes of recovering some of the lost funds. The officer said without a crime reference number he had no way of getting the money refunded.
Apparently Cameron was playing games like Plants vs Zombies, Hungry Shark, Gun Builder and Nova 3. They say the games were advertised as free, but then had in app purchases.
Apple has safeguards around these kinds of things and purchasing requires a password. What do you think? Should Apple refund them? It would probably be good PR for Apple to slash the cost way down and charge them a few hundred pounds or something. Cell phone carriers have done that sort of the thing in the past and it has gained some goodwill.
'In theory the local police station would contact me and ask for Cameron to come in to be interviewed.
'I could make it difficult of course and refuse to bring him in and they would have to come and arrest him.
'Really I just want to embarrass Apple as much as possible. Morally, I just don't understand where Apple gets off charging for a child's game.'
'I could make it difficult of course and refuse to bring him in and they would have to come and arrest him.
'Really I just want to embarrass Apple as much as possible. Morally, I just don't understand where Apple gets off charging for a child's game.'
Apparently Cameron was playing games like Plants vs Zombies, Hungry Shark, Gun Builder and Nova 3. They say the games were advertised as free, but then had in app purchases.
'None of us had any knowledge of what was happening as there was no indication in the game that he was being charged for any of the clicks made within the game.
'Cameron innocently thought that because it was an advertised as a free game, the clicks would not cost.
'Our son is mortified to think that this has happened.
'Cameron innocently thought that because it was an advertised as a free game, the clicks would not cost.
'Our son is mortified to think that this has happened.
Apple has safeguards around these kinds of things and purchasing requires a password. What do you think? Should Apple refund them? It would probably be good PR for Apple to slash the cost way down and charge them a few hundred pounds or something. Cell phone carriers have done that sort of the thing in the past and it has gained some goodwill.