Good Morning America Fortnite Fraud Warning Warns of Scammers

Fortnite has become one of the most popular and discussed video games in the world with millions of players looking to capture victory royales every day. While the battle royale title of Fortnite from Epic Games is a free to play game, the unique and entertaining cosmetic items that Epic Games offers players to purchase in order to allow them to customize their experience have led to the game making over one billion dollars.

However, this monetary success has led to scammers heading to Fortnite, as with any popular thing that has money involved, in order to steal the personal information of players. This was the message behind the Fortnite fraud warning that Good Morning America delivered on Friday, July 20th. 

In the fraud warning from Good Morning America, the national news show's report explains how one young player had been tricked into giving his email and password to his Fortnite account, which had the information for his mother's credit card attached to it, to another player. 

FORTNITE FRAUD WARNING: Scammers are using the online game to steal users personal info. @tjholmes has the info. pic.twitter.com/Ts8dlqQpwO

— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 20, 2018

While the fraud warning from Good Morning America detailed an unfortunate story of a scammer stealing personal information from a young player, it does give a strong example of why Fortnite or players of any video game should never give out their personal information to their accounts to people, especially complete strangers. 

A strong way to combat having a situation like that detailed in the fraud warning from Good Morning America is to make sure that you do not have a debit or credit card and its information saved on your or you family member's account. Individuals have the ability to purchase set pre-paid amounts of money that can be used to purchase in-game items, such as the cosmetic items found in Fortnite, or subscriptions to the likes of Xbox Live or Playstation Network. This will eliminate the chance of your personal information being stolen, and it leading to a scammer obtaining sensitive financial information from you or your loved one. 

Fortnite is a very entertaining video game that has helped to bring tens of millions of people together, but it is important to be vigilant in order for you or someone you know to not be the victim of a scammer that was detailed in the Good Morning America Fortnite fraud warning. 

(cover photo courtesy of Good Morning America)