Cleo’s son spent £1,193.25 on Fortnight and she has become told she should pay her overdraft or face charges.

But she says she cannot fulfill the banks repayment schedule until her benefits cheque comes through in the near future.

She said: ‘The bank is refusing which helped me to Buy Fortnite Skins because they said my boy is my responsibility and I am accountable for his actions.’

Cleo’s warning employs another mother said her ‘Fortnite-addict’ 14-year-old gave her concussion after headbutting her when she threatened for taking his Playstation 4 away.

Gaming addiction continues to be listed to be a mental health disorder from the World Health Organisation, and then for Brits suffering on the addiction, guidance is available for the Fortnite Traps .

But some experts have argued there was clearly a lack of scientific evidence for ‘gaming disorder’ and criticised its classification.