Fortnite V-Bucks Used by Criminals for Money Laundering Schemes
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Criminals are using Fortnite's V-Bucks for money laundering schemes by using stolen credit card details to purchase the virtual currency, then selling them at discounted rates on the dark web. Epic Games, apparently, is not doing enough to prevent the game from being used for the illegal activity.
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