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Fortnite Money Laundering Incidents Stolen Credit Cards Turned into Cash

The most popular free to play game Fortnite is now becoming the perfect “place” for criminals to launder money through payment transactions.

As reported by Variety, the criminals are stealing credit cards and turning them into cash. Sounds a bit complicated, right? Here is how they do it.

The criminals create a free Fortnite account and use the stolen cards to purchase “V-Bucks,” skins and other items. Basically, they pump up the account and when they are all set, they sell these accounts on e-Bay, G2G and on the Dark Net for less than the actual value. Then, they require bank transfers through PayPal and once the money are sent, the buyer gets the account with all details such as email and password.

If one account would have cost you $100 with all these features, you can get it for $30-$40 on these sites.

Buying and selling accounts on “Fortnite” is against the rules, and Epic Games will need a lot of time to figure it out which accounts are being sold or purchased, before taking any actions.

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Dejan Kacurov

Hello everyone! My name is Dejan, but you can call me Mr.D. I enjoy all video games, especially Apex Legends, Pokemon Go, and Spider-Man. A husband and father of two who also goes to the gym often and does Crossfit. I got inspiration for gaming exactly 8 years ago, and I've been writing gaming news for 7 years. I hope that you will find all the answers to your questions regarding gaming on our site. Stay healthy, and love each other!

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