Dad’s Fortnite warning after discovering son, 12, spent almost £700 in just THREE days on Xbox game
Steve Harrison, 37, hit the roof after son Tyler racked up the massive bill in just THREE days of playing the hit shooter on his Xbox
A HORRIFIED dad has hit out at Natwest's anti-fraud software after credit card was used by his 12-year-old son to spend £700 playing Fortnite.
Steve Harrison, 37, hit the roof after son Tyler racked up the massive bill in just THREE days of playing the hit shooter on his Xbox.
The latest craze game - which involves a hunt for weapons to kill rivals - is free but players can buy arms upgrades and new outfits for their characters.
Harrison, of Stoke-on-Trent, has now warned parents that it is easy for kids to use their parents' cards.
Speaking after Tyler racked up the £691 bill with a staggering 81 purchases in just 72 hours, he warned: "I just want to warn other parents to be careful",
He told the Birmingham Mail how he had left his card details saved on the Xbox after buying the console as a birthday gift.
What is Fortnite?
If you're new to the game, here's what you need to know
- Fortnite Battle Royale is a free game
- It's available on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac and now iPhone too
- In the game, up to 100 players are dropped onto a fictional island
- Players are then forced to battle it out in a last-person-standing deathmatch
- To help, players can collect a range of weapons hidden all over the island
- You can also collect resources – like wood, bricks and metal – to build defensive structures
- The area you can play in on the island is constantly shrinking thanks to an encroaching storm
- This means players are forced together over time, until just one person survives
- The game has been a huge hit, and is also available on iPhone
A Natwest spokesman said: "We sympathise but we are not able to refund the disputed transactions because the card use was contrary to our terms and conditions."
The Sun revealed last week that a schoolgirl is
She is said to have wet herself during a 10-hour-long binge on Fortnite — and even hit her dad in the face when he tried to take away her Xbox console.
Earlier this year Suzanne Sellman, mum to Fortnite addict Leo, 10, told ITV’s This Morning: “The game is so full of energy and adrenaline that when you pull them off it they are screaming at the television.”
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The NSPCC warned parents over the dangers of the game last month - following reports of grooming incidences.
Emma, from Stockport, was standing at her son's bedroom door when she overheard a grown man asking his age as he played on the multiplayer action survival game.
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