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A gang of Farmville fans in Romania who conned their way to more than £400,000 in subsidies for fake farms is suing the government after payments were stopped.

Inspired by the online game, the eight men claimed to have 1,860 cows and received about £100 per animal over three years.

The group say they weren’t told the farms had to be real when they applied and are taking their case to court.

Farmville has also caused financial problems for other gamers as one obsessed 12-year-old boy spent £900 playing the popular Facebook game.


Over the last year Farmville has dipped in popularity but still remains one of the top ten games played on Facebook, behind Candy Crush.