Epic Games warns Fortnite players about bot-controlled V-bucks scams

In short, as put by Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney in a social media post, "It’s Discord bots going bad." Though, the full answer is a bit more detailed.
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Fortnite responds after players report losing over 20k V-Bucks to Steal the Brainrot

Fortnite players say thousands of V-Bucks vanished into “Steal The Brain Rot” purchases they never made, and refunds were denied.
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Fortnite Explains Revoked V-Bucks and Cosmetics

Some Fortnite players had both V-Bucks and cosmetics removed from their accounts for seemingly no reason, and Epic Games has at last addressed the matter. Fortnite is free-to-play, but gamers can ...
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Fortnite will not release new V-Bucks feature on PlayStation

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Fortnite adds Exact Amount V-Bucks purchase option

Epic Games has announced a welcome update for Fortnite: starting October 14, there will be a new feature called Exact Amount, which allows players to purchase only the number of V-Bucks they need to ...