Ontario father ‘sickened’ by nearly $9k bill on son’s Xbox game
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Ontario father ‘sickened’ by nearly $9k bill on son’s Xbox game
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January 12, 2016
Lance Perkins from Pembroke, Ont. says he was shocked and sickened when he found out that he was charged nearly $9,000 for in-app purchases made by his son on an Xbox game. Perkins believes more safeguards should be in place to prevent this from happening again.
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Ontario father ‘sickened’ by nearly $9k bill on son’s Xbox game00:41 | January 12, 2016
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Ontario father ‘sickened’ by nearly $9k bill on son’s Xbox game
Description
January 12, 2016
Lance Perkins from Pembroke, Ont. says he was shocked and sickened when he found out that he was charged nearly $9,000 for in-app purchases made by his son on an Xbox game. Perkins believes more safeguards should be in place to prevent this from happening again.
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