EA FC 25's Ultimate Team saw an influx of cash from one unsuspecting parent, with Emma Harris stunned to see her son had racked up hundreds in microtransactionsTech13:59, 17 Mar 2025Updated 14:07, 17 Mar 2025EA FC 25's microtransactions have claimed a single mum's monthly wage(Image: Electronic Arts)EA FC (formerly FIFA) is a huge seller year in, year out, with the football sim racking up millions of sales in the last couple of decades.In recent years, the focus has been on Ultimate Team, a mode that lets players build their dream lineup of current players and legends by buying card packs and completing objectives.Article continues belowWhile Ultimate Team has been hugely successful for publisher EA, it's led to parents struggling to keep tabs on the amount kids are spending on the popular title as Emma Harris, 38, recently discovered (as per Blackpool Gazette).One youngster racked up a princely sum looking to earn the game's top players(Image: Electronic Arts)Harris, a full-time hospital administrator and single mum of three was paid on January 10, but on January 15 was unable to withdraw cash.Contacting her bank, she found where her money had been sent transactions totalling her entire monthly wage which were spent by her 12-year-old son, Leo.When I rang my bank, they told me the transactions had been processed through PlayStation in hundreds of small payments. Thats when I realised it had to be from the FIFA game I bought for Leo.Despite her best efforts, neither Sony or EA would offer a refund on the in-game purchases.They just said it was my responsibility because my card was linked to the account, Harris said of Sony customer service, while EA said all purchases are final and ineligible for refunds."They said there were parental controls, but my son never saw any warnings or needed a password," she explains.He thought he was just playing, moving players around and earning points he had no idea every few clicks was draining my bank account.Harris has now been forced to take out an overdraft to cover essentials like food and rent, while Leo is "won't leave his room and he keeps saying he's ruined everything.""Ive told him its not his fault, but he wont even look at me.I had no idea a game could drain money this easily. I assumed there would be an approval step before any payments went through."Article continues belowIt should never be this easy for a child to accidentally spend thousands.I dont want another family to go through this. No game is worth this kind of stress.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.