A distraught mum says her Fortnite addict son spent her entire life savings after racking up an eye-watering £16,000 bill while playing computer games.
The teen allegedly cleaned out her bank accounts by making donations to his favourite online gamers using video-live streaming service Twitch.
The woman revealed how her “years of savings” disappeared in just 17 days after her son used a debit card to buy donations and subscriptions.
In a Reddit post, the woman appealed for help to recoup the $19,870.94 (£15,590) charge after her initial efforts to get the money returned failed . “When I saw the bank balances were almost gone, my lips started to tingle and I had to put my head down so I wouldn’t pass out,” she told Dot Esports. “I cried
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