You might be surprised to know that a 13-year-old girl who was addicted to online gaming wasted $64,000 of her mother’s money on mobile games over the course of four months. Here is the story of this girl’s addiction.
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- Teen Depletes Family Savings, Spends Rs 52 Lakh On Mobile Games In Just 4 Months
- She claimed to know little about money.
Teen Depletes Family Savings, Spends Rs 52 Lakh On Mobile Games In Just 4 Months
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After becoming dependent on game apps on her smartphone, the unidentified high school girl from central China’s Henan province stole her mother.
The girl’s mother, who goes by Wang, was unaware of the theft until a teacher confided in her that she suspected the girl might be addicted to paid-for online games after observing how much time she spent on her phone while she was playing. at school.
According to Elephant News, Wang only had 0.5 yuan ($0.07) in his account when he checked his bank balance. Wang is shown poring over bank statements with every transaction her daughter made to pay for online games in a viral video posted with the news.
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The girl revealed to her father that she had spent 120,000 yuan ($17,000) on games, 210,000 yuan on in-game purchases, and 100,000 yuan on games for at least ten of her classmates when he asked her about it. their expenses.
“Despite my reluctance, I paid when asked for their games,” the girl said.
She claimed to know little about money.
The young woman claimed to know little about the money and its origins, so when she found a debit card at home, she simply connected it to her smartphone. In addition, she recalled that her mother gave her the card’s password in case she needed cash when they were away from her.
She stated that despite being terrified of her classmates’ irrational requests for games, she was afraid to ask her teachers for help. The girl added: “My parents will find out and they will be upset.”
Wang claimed that before the instructor contacted her, she was unaware of the entire situation because her daughter had erased all transaction data on her smartphone.
According to a 2022 McGill University analysis of smartphone addiction, the majority of addicts are in China, followed by Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. The study involved 34,000 people between the ages of 15 and 35 from 24 countries, including the United States and Japan.
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Source: vtt.edu.vn