A dad has been forced to sell his car after finding out his son had spent £1,300 in top ups for a mobile phone game.
Muhammad Ashaz, from Colwyn Bay, North Wales, was shocked to find that his seven-year-old son Ashaz had been spending vast amounts on the mythical monster training game Dragons: Rise of Berk.
He initially thought he had been scammed when he found the huge £1,289.70 bill from Apple iTunes.
Then to his horror he discovered 29 email receipts for transactions ranging from £1.99 to £99.99 for the game.
Muhammad, a doctor, who lives with his wife Fatima, 37, and kids Ashaz, Areefa 11 and Aliya, one, has had to sell his Toyota Aygo car to foot the bill.
Muhammad told The Sun : “Initially, my thought was that I had been scammed. I never thought it would be possible to spend that much money on a kids’ game.”
He is angry with Apple who he fells took advantage of a young child.
Ashaz had racked up the bill after only playing the free game for an hour - with Muhammad unaware that it offers unlimited in-app purchases for up to £109.
Muhammad has been given a £207 refund from Apple over what happened.
He said: “I said to customer services, ‘Well done, you’ve ripped me off, you have succeeded in ripping my child off’.”
The game 'Dragons: Rise of Berk' is based upon the How to Train Your Dragon movie franchise, where players can create their own version of the fictional 'Isle of Berk' from the films.
