Over the summer of 2020, a six-year-old spent over $16,000 in the App Store, on in-app purchases for the iPad version of Sega's "Sonic Forces.".
Jessica Johnson of Wilton, CT. discovered a series of withdrawals made from her credit card over a series of months, posted by Apple's in-app purchasing system.
The purchases were made by her youngest son, George, who was repeatedly acquiring in-game currency for the game Sonic Forces.
On July 9, 25 charges were made to her account, valued cumulatively at over $2,500.
After filing a fraud claim with Chase, she was then informed the charges were genuine, and to contact Apple.
Johnson admits she did not take precautions to lock down the account, but claims she didn't know about them.
Apple has offered a number of parental control options over the years to manage a child's access on an iPhone or iPad, including limiting purchases and access to apps themselves. »
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