An 11-year-old boy purchased skins in Fortnite with his parents’ money for $1200. The parents demanded a refund from Epic and complained to the Attorney General.
What happened? An 11-year-old child who loves playing Fortnite wanted to buy skins and other cosmetics. So he spent $1200 of his parents’ money without their knowledge.
The parents of the 11-year-old now wanted to get their money back from Epic Games. Epic did not respond immediately to the parents’ inquiries and the case was handed over to a state agency.
This is how the case ended
The boy spent the money on: The boy spent over $1200 on Fortnite. He bought numerous skins and cosmetics.
Some skins cost over 20 euros, which is why the money was spent quickly.
This is how the parents found out: Initially, the boy’s parents thought it was a credit card fraudster who had accessed the couple’s account.
However, when they saw that hundreds of dollars were going to Epic Games’ account, they realized that their son could be involved.
This is what the parents did: The parents then contacted the developers of Fortnite via email and tried to explain the situation. They wanted to get their money back. However, Epic did not respond.
They then wrote to a state consumer protection agency in North Carolina under the Attorney General to try to get the money back.
This is how Epic responded: The developers promptly responded and refunded the parents their money.
For missing emails, the customer support from Epic has already received a “6” rating from an agency.
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