Policeman turns in son who ran £3,700 iPad bill

[Jazzy]

Doug Crossan, 48, was taken by surprise when his credit card company rang to tell him of the large balance outstanding, which he believed he had paid off six months ago.



His son Cameron, 13, had innocently purchased apps over three months from iTunes, the download selling arm of Apple, that had cost as much as £77.98 each.



Mr Crossnan and his wife, from Bristol, checked the bill to discover more than 300 separate purchases of apps and extra software for games including Gun Bros 2, Nova 3, Plants v Zombies, Jurassic Park, Infinity Blade, Hungry Shark, and Gun Builder.



He immediately contacted his credit card company MBNA Virgin but was told he needed to pursue his complaint with Apple for a refund or report the incident to police and get a crime number so they could investigate.



Mr Crossnan said he had recently seen similar stories where families had been refunded under similar circumstances and given this he thought he had a reasonable chance of receiving a refund.



However, Apple refused to do so, saying that sales on iTunes are final.



Mr Crossan was left with having to report the incident to police to claim the money back, through online crime reporting tool Action Fraudline. This also meant his son could face being arrested and questioned.



He said: We have asked Apple to consider our case in the same light, as the case is mirrored by him playing exactly the same free games, but Apple have refused by saying the sale on iTunes is final and no refund.

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Perhaps this Policeman should be arrested for stupidity. Without a credit card and PIN number, his son wouldn't have been able to make any purchases. Pay up and shut up is what I have to say.



What are your thoughts about this?

 

[Sinon]

What the fuck kind of app costs £78 is what I say to it.

 

[Evil Eye]

A thirteen-year-old should know the value of money. If not, the parents really shouldn't complain, because it'd be their own fault.

Don't give kids your credit card details unless you can actually trust them not to use them...