A 13-year-old girl plays online games and rewards the anchor. After 43 days, she loses more than 70,000 yuan in savings at home.
Why is the balance insufficient?
After investigation, there were more than 490 pieces of information during the period from September 14, 2019 to October 26, 2019, all of which were "expenditures". The column of "transaction type" was mainly displayed as "quick" and "consumption", with the lowest amount in 1 yuan and the highest amount in 1000 yuan.
Where did the savings go?
Mr. Zeng said that although Ermei deleted all the transaction records in the short video software and the game, she inquired about Alipay payment records, of which about 50,000 yuan was used for "rewarding" and about 20,000 yuan was used for buying equipment in the game.
Why are you spending like crazy?
The girl told so-and-so that every recharge is voluntary and rewarding the anchor is voluntary. The reason for frequent recharge is: First, because it can be upgraded, there is pride in front of students who also play this game; Second, because you buy "skin" by recharging, you can have many beautiful clothes.
In order to upgrade the game and reward the anchor, a 13-year-old girl from Zigong, Sichuan, recharged a short video platform, "Fifth Personality" and "Mini World" in China for more than 490 times in 43 days, and stopped her "crazy games" … …
His mother, Wen Qingshu, said that this deposit of more than 70,000 yuan is the only savings saved by the family in the past two years. When this happened, she blamed herself, saying that she didn’t discipline her children well on weekdays. At the same time, she also hopes that the platform can be refunded.
On November 10th, Wen Qingshu reported to the local police station in Fushun, Zigong for help. A few days ago, the Chengdu Business Daily-Red Star journalist also contacted the short video platform involved, and the other party responded that if the minor rewards without the consent of the guardian, once verified, the platform will give a full refund.
Insufficient balance
Mother’s bank withdrew more than 70,000 yuan and her savings were "missing"
At 3 o’clock on the afternoon of November 10th, Wen Qingshu, 51, from Fushun County, Zigong City, went to the bank to withdraw money to pay the rent. The counter staff told her that "the balance of your card is insufficient", which surprised her: the card clearly has more than 70,000 yuan. How could it be missing?
Through further inquiry, it was found that the savings card was artificially bound to Alipay, and almost all of the 74,242.58 yuan in the card was spent through Alipay, leaving only 0.46 yuan.
Wen Qingshu and her husband have three daughters. The eldest daughter has worked, and the second and third daughters are still in primary school. For many years, her husband worked in other places, and Wen Qingshu spent most of her time at home taking care of her two daughters’ diet and daily life. Wen Qingshu’s education level is limited, and she has little contact with new things. She has never used online payment methods such as online banking, Alipay and WeChat. For the sake of economy, even the simplest bank card SMS prompt function has not been opened.
So, who moved the savings deposit at home? Wen Qingshu hurriedly called her eldest daughter and asked her to come back and find out.
Checklist
More than 490 expenditure records Once at most, 1000 yuan.
Knowing that the money in her mother’s bank card was "missing", the eldest daughter called her husband to the lady and hurried back to Fushun from Zigong City. With the help of her daughter and son-in-law, Wen Qingshu printed the running list in the bank and then took it home to check it carefully.
After consulting, the running list information from September 14, 2019 to October 26, 2019 is really surprising.
According to the inventory records, there are about 508 pieces of transaction information in the whole year, among which only more than 10 pieces of transaction information were recorded from November 11, 2018 to September 7, 2019, while more than 490 pieces of information were recorded from September 14, 2019 to October 26, 2019, all of which were "expenditure", and the column of "transaction type" was mainly displayed as "quick" and "consumption".
After the transaction on October 26, 2019, Wen Qingshu’s bank card had no transaction record. Until the afternoon of November 10, she went to the bank to withdraw money and found that the balance in the card was only 0.46 yuan.
Through speculation and repeated thinking, the family included their second daughter Xiang Moumou as a suspect.
family meeting
The second daughter admitted spending Cary’s money.
Used to recharge games and reward anchors.
Mr. Zeng, the son-in-law, told the Chengdu Business Daily-Red Star journalist that at 6 pm on November 10th, a family meeting was held at home, and the second daughter admitted that she had moved her mother’s bank card.
The second daughter confessed to her family that the money in the bank card was used by her, but it was not clear how much she used, except that after the last payment at the end of October, she could no longer use it. These 490 expenses totaled more than 74,000 yuan, all of which were used for game recharge and rewarding anchors.
Under the family’s questioning, the second daughter also admitted that the money was mainly used in two aspects, one was to buy "skin" in the game, and the other was to "reward" the anchor when watching the live game in the short video software. Mr. Zeng said that although Ermei deleted all the transaction records in the short video software and the game, she inquired about the payment records of Alipay, of which about 50,000 yuan was used for "rewarding" and about 20,000 yuan was used for buying equipment in the game.
The reporter looked at the contents of the games played to XXX, mainly role-playing games. In one of the game interfaces named "Fifth Personality", the role information played by XXX shows that the recharge data is 156,490, and the recharge amount is 15,649 yuan (without deducting the gift score) according to the rule that 1 yuan money is exchanged for 10 points set in the game.
According to Mr. Zeng, most of the deposits in the bank card are used to "reward" many live anchors in short video software, and almost all of them play role-playing games live. According to his incomplete statistics, the amount used to reward someone is about 50,000 yuan.
The girl involved
Recharge and reward are voluntary.
For "pride" and "nice clothes"
The girl told the reporter that she probably started to contact role-playing games at the beginning of last year, mainly focusing on the game of "fifth personality". She plays with her mobile phone every day when she comes home from school. Under normal circumstances, she plays games for two or three hours every day, and on weekends, she spends more time.
In the game, you can upgrade to someone by "fighting", and at the same time, you can purchase points by recharging cash to achieve rapid upgrade and buy different types of "skins" in the mall. Judging from the running list, the first recharge time to XXX was September 14th, 2019, and the recharge amount was 1 yuan money, and then it was increased one after another until it was expanded to watch live video and reward live anchors.
Xiang said that the mobile phone number she used was registered with her mother’s ID card, and then she quietly found her mother’s bank card, and registered Alipay through self-study, and then began to recharge.
From 1 yuan to 10 yuan, to 68 yuan, and then to 198 yuan, the highest single recharge of 1000 yuan … … After trying again and again, I found that my mother would not find out after each recharge, so the amount of recharge was increasing. In her opinion, Cary’s money is inexhaustible.
To say that every recharge is voluntary, and rewarding the anchor is voluntary. The reason for frequent recharge is: First, because it can be upgraded, there is pride in front of students who also play this game; Second, because you buy "skin" by recharging, you can have many beautiful clothes.
For the reporter’s question "Do you know how many clothes you can buy with the money you recharged in reality", I said "I don’t know" to XXX; The reporter asked, "Do you know what the money is for your mother and family?" He also said, "I don’t know."
Mother blames herself.
It is also responsible for not disciplining your daughter well.
I hope the platform will refund.
Wen Qingshu, the mother, blamed herself very much. She said frankly, "I don’t understand these high technologies", but the fact that her second daughter spent all her savings playing games at home also blamed her for not disciplining her daughter well on weekdays and should bear part of the responsibility.
Wen Qingshu said that this 70,000 yuan was accumulated in the past two years, when her husband worked outside the home and saved money. So much money was saved at home, and she hoped to save more for her second daughter and third daughter to study. Suddenly, all my savings are gone, and I feel very sad. I don’t know what to do. I hope the platform can get a refund.
At 9 o’clock on the evening of November 10, Wen Qingshu, accompanied by her eldest daughter and son-in-law, went to the local police station to report the case. On November 11th, Mr. Zeng, the son-in-law, took his second sister to the local cultural department to reflect this situation, and called the cultural department where the relevant game software was registered to tell the story and put it on record.
Mr. Zeng told reporters that they hope more parents can take warning, correctly guide and manage their children to play games, and avoid similar situations from happening again. At the same time, they also want to seek help through the media to understand the legal ways to recover related losses, hoping to get a refund.
Platform involved
If the minor rewards without the consent of the guardian
Once verified, a full refund will be made.
A few days ago, the Chengdu Business Daily-Red Star journalist also contacted the short video software platform used by Xiang Moumou. According to the relevant person in charge of the platform, first of all, the platform does not approve of minors to recharge their rewards when watching live broadcasts. If minors reward without the consent of their guardians, once verified, the platform will refund them in full. In addition, when minors use the software platform, parents can first turn on the youth mode in the interface. After this mode is turned on, content suitable for teenagers will be presented, and it is impossible to recharge the live broadcast.
In addition, the relevant staff of the production platform of the "fifth personality" game said that in the event of similar situations, parents are advised to make corresponding complaints through the "caring platform" of the platform. In addition, the platform suggests that parents can communicate with their children more and educate minors to play games reasonably. The platform will also work with parents to jointly protect the growth of minors.
Lawyer’s statement
A 13-year-old girl is a person with limited capacity for civil conduct.
Can declare a refund to the operating platform.
But guardians are also at fault.
Lawyer Zhang Shouyao of Sichuan Fangce Law Firm believes that the General Principles of Civil Law stipulates that minors over the age of eight are persons with limited capacity for civil conduct, and they can perform civil legal acts on their behalf or with the consent and ratification of their legal representatives, but they can independently perform civil legal acts that are purely beneficial or that are suitable for their age and intelligence.
Zhang Shouyao said that as far as the incident is concerned, the 13-year-old girl recharged the game and rewarded more than 70,000 yuan, which is no longer a civil act commensurate with her age and intelligence. If the legal representative does not ratify it, the act is invalid and she can request to return all the recharge and rewards. On the one hand, it can be solved through negotiation, and if necessary, it can seek help from the Consumers Association; If negotiation fails, it can be settled through litigation.
Lawyer Feng Jun, a member of the Rights Protection Committee of Sichuan Lawyers Association, said that the 13-year-old girl is a minor and a person with limited capacity for civil conduct in civil law, and she can make judgments on life matters corresponding to her current age. It is generally understood that it is ok for girls to play games such as video game city if they spend hundreds of dollars to buy game coins, but it is invalid to use more than 70 thousand yuan for game recharge one after another. Based on this, the game operator should return the prepaid money to the girl’s parents "because the girl’s big recharge behavior has not been approved by her parents".
Feng Jun said that as parents, they should fix evidence to prove that their parents are unaware of the large recharge behavior, and then report to the customer service phone of the game operation platform. If the platform refuses to accept it, they can file a lawsuit in the name of their parents and recover the money through judicial procedures. In addition, Feng Jun also said that in this incident, the girl’s parents, as guardians, failed to fulfill their guardianship responsibilities and bank card custody responsibilities, and they also had certain faults. (Chengdu Business Daily-Red Star journalist Yuan Wei’s photo report)