Mohamed Shugaa with his seven-year-old son Faisall (Picture: Stian Alexander)

When handing an iPad to a child, be careful to ensure your Apple ID password is kept under wraps otherwise you could end up £4,000 out of pocket like this poor dad.

Mohamed Shugaa, 32, from Crawley, was furious when he discovered that his seven-year-old son had racked up a £4,000 bill, playing the iTunes game Jurassic World on his iPad.

Though he was aware his son knew his passcode to unlock the device, he was shocked that Faisall had memorised his Apple ID password, which once entered, allowed him to make multiple purchases.

Faisall made 65 transactions playing the iTunes game Jurassic World without his dad realising (Picture: Stian Alexander)

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Mohamed, who owns a carpet shop in Crawley, discovered the shock bill when he tried to make a purchase with a supplier.

He rang his bank and was told that 65 transactions had been made to Apple between December 13 and December 18.

Faisall had upgraded the dinosaurs using the game currency Dino Bucks without realising it was charging him in real money.

Mohamed said: ‘I was so mad. I’m 32 years old, why would Apple think I would be spending thousands of pounds on buying dinosaurs and upgrading a game?

Faisall had upgraded the dinosaurs using the game currency Dino Bucks without realising it was charging him in real money (Picture: Stian Alexander)

‘Why didn’t they email me to check I knew these payments were being made? I got nothing from them. How much longer would it have gone on for?

He contacted Apple Support demanding a refund but was told there was no guarantee he’d get the money back.

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Mohamed eventually managed to get a refund from Apple (Picture: Stian Alexander)

The father of two eventually managed to convince the company to refund it saying he needed the money to buy Christmas gifts for his children.

A statement on the Apple’s website reads: ‘Our parents’ guide to iTunes details the steps adults can take to make sure younger players have access to the right content. The first thing we recommend is not to share your password.’

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