Lost £79.99p on Fortnite.

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Hi, I know this is stupid and has been answered 1000s of time i am looking for help, I set up a PS4 account and my son (6) has gone on fortnite and bought V Bucks for £79.99p as my debit card was linked to it. I know i should have a password/code on it etc but i didn't realise at the time it was so easy. Can anyone give me any numbers or who to contact in getting money back or if i will? Epic games responded by email asking me to contact Sony who don't have any contact details. I just want the £80 back asap. I have also cancelled my bank card to stop it happening again.
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There is more information here - https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/visa-mastercard-chargeback
Contact Epic games but expect a long wait.
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/family/2018/04/my-son-spent-150-on-fortnite---how-to-avoid-an-unexpected-bill?_ga=2.55792299.1275211855.1507155525-621019687.1422292036
Its hardly a con now is it?
How many cases of buyers remorse would they get if they opened the floodgates to "oh my son ordered it by mistake"?
I think you need to take ownership for your own mistake here - you gave a 6 year old the ability to spend money from your account.
To be fair, how many adults spend that much on say a few cosmetic items for a game such as clothes? Sure maybe £10 max for a game where that gets you a item that improves gameplay experience such as a shooting game when the default one is weak, slow, recoil and a paid one has one shot kills and no recoil. (I talk from experience though it was £5)
It isn't a con, people link debit/credit cards to a PSN account, if the owner of said card doesn't take certain pre cautions then no one to blame but themselves.
Cancelling your card was a bit extreme, just stick a password on the account or buy PSN credit from 1 of the reatilers and add that, once its gone its gone until you get another.
Fail to see the con myself, password set up before purchase, simple.
Please be aware that if you do this Sony have a track record of banning the console from accessing network features.
I'll leave this here for you too.
https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/explore/parents-guide-to-playstation/