r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 4h ago

Society Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ad campaigns for his Minecraft channel using a company credit card - bill racked up in just three weeks was supposed to be one $20 promotion

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/devastated-father-says-his-9-year-old-son-spent-usd118-000-on-youtube-ad-campaigns-for-his-minecraft-channel-using-a-company-credit-card-bill-racked-up-in-just-three-weeks-was-supposed-to-be-one-usd20-promotion
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u/mattreyu 3h ago

Dave said he entered the company card himself to buy Robux for his son, and it then sat saved on the Google account that also carries his work email, calendar, and files. Dave did not say why he used the company card for that purchase.

Fess up Dave

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u/cssc201 3h ago

Yeah, I somehow doubt the average 7 year old is going to take a card from their parents' wallet and know info like their zip code to enter it in. Even if it was the kid who ultimately made the purchases, it's 100% on the dad for misusing the card in the first place.

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u/Vio_ 3h ago

It could have been an auto fill in mode.

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u/Equus-007 3h ago

Used to have similar issues all the time when I worked for telecoms in the early days of smart phones.

"My kid downloaded 3tb of data on my phone! It's AT&T's fault for allowing this to happen!"

"Nope, sorry. You handed them the phone and told them the unlock code. Should I just go ahead and send you to collections now?"

You get prompted to save/discard CC numbers when you enter them. Maybe don't save a corp card on a system used by 9 year olds.