A six-year-old has left his uncle 'skint'  after he used his Playstation account - and spent £1,600 on in-game extras while playing  Fortnite.

Asad Murad, 27, had been saving to buy a house when his nephew Alex purchased more than a dozen expensive in-game extras.

He allowed Alex to use his Sony account after the youngster was given the new console as a present - but warned him not to buy anything. But in-game purchases were charged to Asad's account, resulting in the eye-watering bill.

The self-employed joiner said he was horrified when he woke up on Sunday morning to find his bank account had been raided.

Upon further inspection, Asad noticed his hard-earned money had been collected by 'Sony PlayStation'.  He says his nephew was responsible for up to 15 separate transactions.  Asad's bank statement documents a series of payments ranging from £7.99 to £79.99.


He informed his bank and Sony about the error - but neither will refund his savings.

"I woke up on Sunday and looked at my bank account," Asad told the  Manchester Evening News

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"I looked into it and it said 'Sony PlayStation' on my internet banking. There had been 10 to 15 transactions all on the same day.



"Now I'm absolutely skint."



A Fortnite character doing the 'floss' dance
A Fortnite character doing the 'floss' dance

"That's four months of savings gone in one day."






Sony has not responded to the M.E.N's request for comment.


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