![]() ![]() So my next step was to reach out to Epic Games. I look all over my Epic Games account for some sort of history of the gift transaction. ![]() What happens next is what gets interesting. Well, the next day I see my son log into his account as he was about to play and I see a present with a message, “You have a gift from f1ss1on”. I didn’t have any receipt for anything and had no idea what happened. ![]() But then I thought about it, I went to log in to get the skin for him and I notice my V-Bucks were down. My son really wanted one but did not have the V-Bucks to get any. So what happens if a cool skin comes out and they have already blown their budget? Sometimes I will sway and get it for them. Personally, I think they look cool but what’s the point if they don’t offer any advantage? So, I budget what I allow my children to purchase in-game. I am not big on spending money on in-game purchases. Well, that is exactly what happened recently to me. Fortnite Gifting loophole hits close to home While there are security measures out there like setting up Two Factor Authentication, parents would not think that their kid would go into their account and steal from their Fortnite account. What happens though when a parent that plays Fortnite leaves their computer unlocked? Their kid now has an opportunity to go into their parent’s account and gift a new skin to them. So, it is not uncommon to find parents playing with their kids in matches. While not all parents play Fortnite, there is a huge percentage that does. It seems that Epic has gotten hold of the credit card issue but has opened a new door for kids to get skins from their parents. It’s also no surprise that kids have used their parent’s credit cards without permission to get some of those must-have skins as well. Over $300 million a day from what I last read to be exact. With Fortnite being one of the best games out there it’s no surprise that Epic Games makes a killing with in-game purchases. ![]()
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