Strange but true
June 7, 2023 | 5:39 p.m
A teenage girl in China used her family’s life savings on video games and bought $64,000 worth of paid mobile entertainment. Shutterstock
It’s not all games and fun.
A teenage girl in China used her family’s life savings on video games and bought $64,000 worth of paid mobile entertainment.
According to insiders, Gong Yiwang, mother of the wealthy 13-year-old, had no idea her daughter was charging her debit card until she got a call from the school.
The worried call home prompted Yiwang to check her bank account and found that her balance was now a measly 7 cents.
Yiwang reportedly discovered that her teenage daughter went on a five-month buying spree from January to May that totaled an estimated $16,800 in game accounts and nearly $30,000 in in-game purchases.
“I never thought a 13-year-old girl could do that,” Yiwang told local television station Elephant News, according to the insider. “I’m dazed; My head feels like it’s about to explode.”
Gong Yiwang, mother of the high-profile 13-year-old, had no idea her daughter was charging her debit card until she got a call from school, according to Shutterstock
But Yiwang’s daughter told Elephant News that she doesn’t know where the money came from or what bill she accumulated, she only knows that her mother’s bank account is linked to her cellphone.
However, she apparently deleted transactions and messages to hide the evidence from her parents.
The teenager gave money to jealous classmates who wanted to play after they stole their money.
“If I didn’t send it to them, they would harass me all day,” the sad teen said. “If I told the teacher, I was afraid that the teacher would tell my parents and that my parents would be angry.”
Yiwang is now trying to recoup the money lost from her child’s gambling habits. She says she’s requested refunds from multiple platforms but hasn’t received the money yet.
In recent years, China has attempted to curb children’s addiction to online gaming by limiting their gaming time to three hours a week in 2021.
With many of the country’s younger generations hanging on to their devices, the government instituted internet addiction camps to treat people with an internet addiction disorder.
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