A family that saw their young child donate nearly $ 20,000 of their savings to various Twitch streamers were able to get most of it back after a bit of a wait.
As viewers can support Twitch streamers through subscriptions and donations, it is no shock to see some streamers receiving huge amounts on a stream.
However, a family got an almighty shock in July when a mother claimed her young son had spent $ 20,000 on streams of players of the NBA and NFL, as well as three “super popular” streamers.
While some viewers were a bit leery of the mother’s claims and thought it was someone trying to prank, she has since confirmed that she was able to “get most of it” thanks to a partner on Twitch. .
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Speaking to DotEsports, the mother, who has remained anonymous, confirmed that by using Xsolla – a Twitch partner for payments – she was able to get most of the $ 19,870.94 that was sent to these streamers.
“I am so relieved to have recovered money in my account and let the nightmare end “, she told DotEsports. “At this point it’s a few hundred bucks, and I’m glad I got what I did, and I’m not going to pursue the rest.”
The mother also revealed that the account which made the donations had been “permanently blocked” and also allegedly showed Dot a number of screenshots of her bank statement confirming that the money had been returned.
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She added that although she contacted Twitch, their CEO and Amazon, she did not receive any response from any of them regarding the payments. As for his son, he is heading for advice on this subject.
Whether that’s true or not, this will be a case that ultimately prompts Twitch to add additional measures to prevent this from happening again in the future.
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