7 Times Fortnite Players Got SCAMMED
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Welcome to MojoPlays, and this is our list for 7 Times Fortnite Players Got Scammed! When you're the biggest game in town, you're bound to attract scammers. However, “Fortnite” has had far too many instances where scammers have cheated players out of their money, or sometimes, their accounts. These are just a few occasions!
7 Times Fortnite Players Got Scammed
Welcome to MojoPlays, and this is our list for 7 Times Fortnite Players Got Scammed! When you’re the biggest game in town, you’re bound to attract scammers. However, “Fortnite” has had far too many instances where scammers have cheated players out of their money, or sometimes, their accounts. These are just a few occasions!
The $300 Fraud
Look, it’s pretty common knowledge that you should never give sensitive information to a total stranger, especially in today’s world where tons of personal data is stored online. Unfortunately, one 13-year-old completely bypassed this lesson in favor of some character skins. When young Jake Bates met a stranger decked out in some sweet attire, Bates asked him how he could get the same cosmetics. One exchange of account information and three-hundred dollars later, Bates found himself unable to log back into the game as well as his email. Hopefully, he’ll take this experience as an important life lesson in keeping account info private.
Fake Live Event Countdowns
One of the latest scams out there is overhyping fake live events. These scammers will put up streams, claiming that a live event is about to happen only to point out trivial details in textures. Most of the time, they’ll be screaming for viewers to like the stream, follow, subscribe, “spam F in the chat” for free skins, and so on. They never live up to what they’re obnoxiously hyping about, manipulating viewers into thinking they’re getting free stuff or about to be the first to see a new in-game event unfold. If you’re really eager about “Fortnite” events, just follow the OFFICIAL Fortnite accounts on social media. It’s that easy.
The Android Launch
“Fortnite’s” launch on Android was a bigger deal than most people would like to think. This was a console/PC phenomenon that was coming to a mobile device, opening up the bullpen to more people. However, the game wouldn’t be available on Google’s secure Play Store; you’d have to download it directly from Epic’s website. With this came several malicious apps claiming to be “Fortnite”. Anyone who downloaded these apps quickly discovered they had been infected with malware and were being spied on. Epic was criticized for refusing to launch on Google Play Store, which could have helped ensure customers they were downloading the right product.
The Marshmello Concert
And here we have another scam tied to in-game events! In early February 2019, “Fortnite” held a live, in-game concert featuring electronic DJ Marshmello via a limited time game mode. The ten-minute event would be free for all players to attend. Somehow, not everybody got the memo, and scammers flocked to Twitter, claiming they were selling tickets to the event. Again, this was a FREE event that EVERY player could go to. We cannot stress this enough - pay close attention to OFFICIAL accounts ONLY! Hopefully, there weren’t too many players affected out of the ten million attendees.
A Cheat Maker Outs a Customer
Now, we’re getting into some of the more shady stuff… In April 2019, YouTuber and “Fortnite” hack-maker CBV revealed the identity of one of his customers - competitive player Jonathan Kosmala of Team Kaliber. It wasn’t long before Team Kaliber announced Kosmala’s removal from their roster. CBV, on the other hand, went on to clarify that he approves players using his hacks for personal use, but when using it for monetary gain? That’s just unethical. (And selling hacks...isn’t? Interesting moral compass...) CBV may have given Kosmala a refund, but the professional gamer still got scammed out of something: his career.
Accounts 4 Sale
Kosmala wasn’t the only eSports player to be a part of “Fortnite” scams. In February 2019, Nate “Kreo” Lou of Luminosity Gaming was accused by YouTuber “The Fortnite Guy” of selling an account to another player. After the transaction was made, Kreo would reset the account’s password. Typically, the story would end with his removal and nothing more. Surprisingly enough, Kreo came forward and admitted to the whole story, explaining a rather complex situation involving him, a friend, and a customer. Regardless of his honesty, Luminosity Gaming removed Kreo from the roster two days later. Swindling just isn’t tolerated in competitive gaming, plain and simple.
ZeroFox & the V-Bucks Generators
As you jump in and out of matches, “Fortnite” will occasionally display a loading screen warning players of V-bucks. Unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to be enough to keep players safe. Between September and October of 2018, cybersecurity firm ZeroFox discovered more than 53,000 “Fortnite”-related scams in operation with most of them offering access to a “V-Bucks generator”, a fake coupon generator claiming to grant users obscene amounts of the premium currency. Some of these sites even use fake chat boxes and “Fortnite” characters to appear legitimate! After the investigation, ZeroFox went on record with the press to criticize Epic’s business decisions, citing the game’s Android launch as one of these reasons why these types of scams are so common.
Welcome to MojoPlays, and this is our list for 7 Times Fortnite Players Got Scammed! When you’re the biggest game in town, you’re bound to attract scammers. However, “Fortnite” has had far too many instances where scammers have cheated players out of their money, or sometimes, their accounts. These are just a few occasions!
The $300 Fraud
Look, it’s pretty common knowledge that you should never give sensitive information to a total stranger, especially in today’s world where tons of personal data is stored online. Unfortunately, one 13-year-old completely bypassed this lesson in favor of some character skins. When young Jake Bates met a stranger decked out in some sweet attire, Bates asked him how he could get the same cosmetics. One exchange of account information and three-hundred dollars later, Bates found himself unable to log back into the game as well as his email. Hopefully, he’ll take this experience as an important life lesson in keeping account info private.
Fake Live Event Countdowns
One of the latest scams out there is overhyping fake live events. These scammers will put up streams, claiming that a live event is about to happen only to point out trivial details in textures. Most of the time, they’ll be screaming for viewers to like the stream, follow, subscribe, “spam F in the chat” for free skins, and so on. They never live up to what they’re obnoxiously hyping about, manipulating viewers into thinking they’re getting free stuff or about to be the first to see a new in-game event unfold. If you’re really eager about “Fortnite” events, just follow the OFFICIAL Fortnite accounts on social media. It’s that easy.
The Android Launch
“Fortnite’s” launch on Android was a bigger deal than most people would like to think. This was a console/PC phenomenon that was coming to a mobile device, opening up the bullpen to more people. However, the game wouldn’t be available on Google’s secure Play Store; you’d have to download it directly from Epic’s website. With this came several malicious apps claiming to be “Fortnite”. Anyone who downloaded these apps quickly discovered they had been infected with malware and were being spied on. Epic was criticized for refusing to launch on Google Play Store, which could have helped ensure customers they were downloading the right product.
The Marshmello Concert
And here we have another scam tied to in-game events! In early February 2019, “Fortnite” held a live, in-game concert featuring electronic DJ Marshmello via a limited time game mode. The ten-minute event would be free for all players to attend. Somehow, not everybody got the memo, and scammers flocked to Twitter, claiming they were selling tickets to the event. Again, this was a FREE event that EVERY player could go to. We cannot stress this enough - pay close attention to OFFICIAL accounts ONLY! Hopefully, there weren’t too many players affected out of the ten million attendees.
A Cheat Maker Outs a Customer
Now, we’re getting into some of the more shady stuff… In April 2019, YouTuber and “Fortnite” hack-maker CBV revealed the identity of one of his customers - competitive player Jonathan Kosmala of Team Kaliber. It wasn’t long before Team Kaliber announced Kosmala’s removal from their roster. CBV, on the other hand, went on to clarify that he approves players using his hacks for personal use, but when using it for monetary gain? That’s just unethical. (And selling hacks...isn’t? Interesting moral compass...) CBV may have given Kosmala a refund, but the professional gamer still got scammed out of something: his career.
Accounts 4 Sale
Kosmala wasn’t the only eSports player to be a part of “Fortnite” scams. In February 2019, Nate “Kreo” Lou of Luminosity Gaming was accused by YouTuber “The Fortnite Guy” of selling an account to another player. After the transaction was made, Kreo would reset the account’s password. Typically, the story would end with his removal and nothing more. Surprisingly enough, Kreo came forward and admitted to the whole story, explaining a rather complex situation involving him, a friend, and a customer. Regardless of his honesty, Luminosity Gaming removed Kreo from the roster two days later. Swindling just isn’t tolerated in competitive gaming, plain and simple.
ZeroFox & the V-Bucks Generators
As you jump in and out of matches, “Fortnite” will occasionally display a loading screen warning players of V-bucks. Unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to be enough to keep players safe. Between September and October of 2018, cybersecurity firm ZeroFox discovered more than 53,000 “Fortnite”-related scams in operation with most of them offering access to a “V-Bucks generator”, a fake coupon generator claiming to grant users obscene amounts of the premium currency. Some of these sites even use fake chat boxes and “Fortnite” characters to appear legitimate! After the investigation, ZeroFox went on record with the press to criticize Epic’s business decisions, citing the game’s Android launch as one of these reasons why these types of scams are so common.
