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Fortnite scams: fake V-Bucks generators and phishing

A site promising free V-Bucks, a fake "account suspended" email: scams around Fortnite mostly target young players eager to get cosmetic items. Here's how to spot them.

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4,700 phishing domains
actively targeting Fortnite players, found in a 2025 security audit — more than around any other single video game. Over one observed month, 53,000 Fortnite-related scam alerts were detected, 86% of them originating from social media, not the game itself.
ZeroFox, 2025 security audit

The most common scams around Fortnite

Each variant activates one or more documented psychological levers — spot them under each card.

Most widespread

The fake V-Bucks generator

A site promises unlimited free V-Bucks in exchange for credentials or downloading a file. Epic Games officially confirms no legitimate method of this kind exists.

Unexpected Gain
Phishing

The fake Epic Games email

An email imitating Epic Games, with an alarmist tone ("account suspended"), leads to a fake login page that steals credentials.

Borrowed AuthorityImminent Loss
Social engineering

The fake generous "friend"

A contact offers to help get skins or V-Bucks in exchange for account credentials "to connect it to a partner offer".

The Fabricated BondUnexpected Gain
Account theft

The cloned login site

A fake page reproducing the Epic Games interface captures username and password as soon as they're entered.

Borrowed Authority
No legitimate method of obtaining free V-Bucks exists outside official purchase or the Save the World mode — Epic Games states this explicitly in its help center. On the regulatory front, in December 2022, Epic Games agreed to a total settlement of $520 million with the U.S. FTC (275M$ for COPPA violations, the children's online privacy law, and 245M$ in consumer refunds for deceptive purchasing practices) — the largest penalty the FTC has ever obtained in this area. This case concerns Epic's own data collection and business practices, not third-party phishing, but it confirms the scale of the security stakes around the Fortnite ecosystem.

How to spot a scam

Why vigilance inside the game isn't enough. The overwhelming majority of these scams don't start inside Fortnite — they start on YouTube, TikTok, or Facebook, with a "tutorial" video redirecting to a fake generator site. A child being careful during their match can be tricked five minutes later, elsewhere, just searching for a tip online. Vigilance needs to cover the whole ecosystem around the game, not just the game itself.

How to protect your account

  1. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on the Epic Games account.
  2. Never enter credentials anywhere other than epicgames.com.
  3. Never download a file promising an item generator.
  4. Talk to younger players about it: the promise of free V-Bucks is the main lever used to trick them.

How Egidio protects you

Egidio detects scam signals across more than 183 apps — including the messaging apps used to share fake V-Bucks links or fake giveaways — on top of calls, and warns you before you click a phishing link.

100% on your phone. Egidio analyzes notifications locally: it doesn't store your conversations and sends nothing to a server. Family mode lets you watch over up to 4 people.

An honest limitation. Egidio doesn't monitor Fortnite itself or YouTube — it detects fraudulent links and messages relayed by WhatsApp and other covered messaging apps. That's where most of these scams pass through before the final click, but it's not a guarantee against a link found directly via search or a video.

86% of Fortnite scams come from social media, not the game itself. See why filtering a single app is never enough.

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Frequently asked questions

Do free V-Bucks generators work?

No, never. Epic Games officially confirms there is no legitimate way to obtain free V-Bucks outside the game.

How do I spot a fake Epic Games email?

Epic Games never asks for your password by email. Be wary of a link that doesn't lead to epicgames.com and an alarmist tone.

How do I protect my Epic Games / Fortnite account?

Enable two-factor authentication, never use a third-party site promising free V-Bucks, and never share your credentials.

Does Egidio read my Fortnite-related messages?

No. Egidio analyzes notifications on your phone to detect scam signals. It doesn't store the content of your exchanges.

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