10-year-old scores felony charge through 'Minecraft
For one unfortunate child, though, the game led to something else: a felony charge.
An unidentified 74-year-old grandmother from Lincoln, Neb., received a call from her bank notifying her of suspicious charges on her credit card account. It turns out that the thief was not some random cyber criminal, but rather her 10-year-old grandson. The child had managed to rack up over $800 on the card through Minecraft.
The only way the woman could reverse the charges was to file a police report. When she did so, the boy attracted police officers' suspicion of felony theft. Because of his age, the boy's case will be heard in juvenile court.
While the Xbox Live Marketplace does indeed charge for some additions to the game, such as themes or additional characters and tools, nothing is anywhere near $800. Most items available for purchase run anywhere from $1 to $4.
On the other hand, $800 can buy a lot of pickaxes.
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Source: http://www.dailydot.com/crime/nebraska-xbox-minecraft-felony-theft-grandson/
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KatsumiPosted:
WW2 I... uhh...... ummm..... What the hell!? hahaha Poor 10yo boy. :(
He wanted to play Minecraft!
Playing Minecraft and stealing someones credit card and spending $800 on Minecraft are completely different things
WW2Posted:
I... uhh...... ummm..... What the hell!? hahaha Poor 10yo boy. :(
He wanted to play Minecraft!
He wanted to play Minecraft!
ItalianPosted:
This has been on the news before I believe. Also this should be thrown out of court. It is her grandson I doubt she is pressing charges also if I was the judge I would not let this kid have a felony charge on his record because of this. It can ruin his chances of careers.
beastingkittyPosted:
-CP That kid is far too stupid to be allowed to own any sort of electronic device!
obviously not sense he manged to get his grandmothers credit card and take out $800 for minecraft
DreamsPosted:
minecraft doesnt even have enough stuff to sell thats worth 800$ he must have been buying other stuff aswell then just minecraft
HuayraPosted:
"On the other hand, $800 can buy a lot of pickaxes." - this got me.
Then again this isn't really that bad, a friend of mine (age 13) spent 800 GBP on FIFA, which is about $1400
Then again this isn't really that bad, a friend of mine (age 13) spent 800 GBP on FIFA, which is about $1400
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