Chinese Teen Girl Drains Family's Life Savings Worth 52 Lakhs On Online Gaming

The world of gaming can be interesting, but it can be equally scary too. Online gaming or esports has gained a lot of popularity in recent times. You must have heard bizarre incidents that some gamers do due to gaming addiction. But this case will shock you to the core.

A 13-year-old girl in China managed to drain her family's life savings by spending a staggering $64,000 (Rs 52.78 lakh) on pay-to-play mobile games. She spent the money in a timeline of five months, from January to May.

Teen Drains family savings on online games

The teen's mother (Gong Yiwang) says that she had no idea about her daughter's actions. She then was informed by the daughter's school about the situation.

When Gong checked her bank account, she realized it was left with a bank balance of only seven cents.

She later discovered that from January to May, her daughter had spent around $16,800 buying game accounts and almost $30,000 on in-game purchases, reports Insider.

"I'm in a daze; my head feels like it's going to explode." the mother said.

Interestingly, the daughter, while speaking to the local news outler, claimed to be unaware to the source of the money or of the expenses she had incurred. However, she said she knew her mother's bank account was linked to her mobile number but had no knowledge of the repercussions of her actions.

She added that she provided funds to at least 10 classmates to pay for these online games who expressed jealousy and demanded money to indulge in gaming themselves.

“If I told the teacher, I was afraid that the teacher would tell my parents and that my parents would be angry,” she later told. For keeping this a secret, she frequently deleted the transactional messages she received from the bank's end.

The mother is now trying to raise money from a number of platforms but is yet to receive the funds.

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