Child uses sleeping ma’s fingerprint to buy Pokémon toys online

In this Monday, July 18, 2016, photo, a stuffed toy of Pikachu, a Pokemon character, is surrounded by children during a Pokemon festival in Tokyo.  AP

Even with a fingerprint-ID lock on an iPhone, a 6-year-old girl Ash Ketchum hopeful managed to “catch ’em all” during Christmas. (Ash Ketchum is the main protagonist of the Pokémon anime.)

It all began when Bethany Howell from Arkansas, USA, dozed off on the couch one time last week. Her daughter Ashlynd sneakily used her mother’s thumb to unlock her iPhone and open the Amazon app, Wall Street reported. Ashlynd went on a shopping spree, ordering 13 Pokémon plushies worth $250 (P12,435) from Amazon using her mother’s saved credit card details and address.

Days later, her parents received 13 order confirmations from the app, and thought it was a hacking incident. However, Ashlynd confessed her mischievous act and was even “proud” of herself.

“No, Mommy, I was shopping,” Bethany quoted her daughter as saying. “But don’t worry, everything that I ordered is coming straight to the house.”

“She is really proud of herself,” Bethany said.

Bethany tried rejecting all the items, but managed to return only four toys. To impress the value of honesty on her daughter, Bethany told Ashlynd that Santa Claus found out her petty scam and “will not bring all of the gifts.”  Gianna Francesca Catolico