"Why would Apple think that I would be spending thousands of pounds on buying dinosaurs?"
Dinosaurs are extinct, and so is this father's $6,000. A 7 year old child was playing his favorite game on his iPad entitled, "Jurassic World" Suddenly, the child had racked up a £3,911 ($5,767.55) bill while playing Jurassic World, a game that is available on iTunes.
Obviously, the father wasn't happen once he received a bill which surprised him. The father claimed that he didn't know that his son remembered his dad's Apple ID password, which allowed his son to make the purchases. The father realized something was wrong when he tried to make a purchase using the same credit card that was also linked to his Apple iTunes account. When the child's father checked his bank account, he saw that there were 65 transactions that were made to Apple between Dec. 13 and Dec. 18. The son did not realize that the game was charging his father real money. At one point, the boy had spent $2,000 in one hour.
The father, went to Apple Support to try to get a refund, but they told him that there are no guarantees that he would get his refund, but after a few days. It was an unexpected Christmas gift, His dad was given the refund!
iTunes guide for parents details that adults need to step up their passwords to make sure their child doesn't have access to that information, and not to share any passwords.
Also, monitor your bank accounts often.
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