Jamie Cross became hooked on playing games on his phone after a relationship break-up
A grandson stole his grandad's life savings - transferring £60,300 over the space of a year - to fund his mobile gaming addiction. Jamie Cross spent thousands on in-game purchases, or so-called microtransactions which can provide a tactical advantage to gameplay and typically include extra lives, character upgrades and new weapons.
Cross was found out when his grandad noticed his accounts were severely depleted. When interviewed by detectives, Cross admitted his offending, explaining that he started by spending £100 on the odd occasion but this soon grew to more than £1,000 a day as his addiction became worse. “This is a very sad case. Cross helped himself to his grandfather’s hard-earned savings and, by his own admittance, frivolously spent these savings on games within a matter of months. It was a serious breach of trust and Cross is rightly now facing the consequences of his actions.
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