5-year-old US girl goes on a $4,000 Amazon shopping spree using her mother’s phone

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When Ms Jessica Nunes handed her phone to her five-year-old daughter Lila, she thought that the girl was playing video games. Little did Ms Nunes know that Lila had chalked up more than US$3,000 (S$4,000) on her Amazon account. On March 27, the mother of two...

Although the items were originally non-returnable, Ms Nunes was able to return them to Amazon after she explained the situation to them, reported CBS News.“I did tell her that maybe if she acts right, she behaves, and she does some chores around the house that we can get her a bike that’s more geared towards her age range,” said Ms Nunes.This is not the first time that a child has used their parent’s Amazon account to purchase items without their knowledge.

In 2018, a six-year-old girl spent US$350 using her mother’s Amazon account to order toys, board games and videos.

 

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