How does Fortnite know if you bought an account?
Fortnite tracks account activity and detects any sudden changes in behavior or IP addresses. If you bought an account and log in from a different location or start playing at a much higher skill level suddenly, they might flag it.
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Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite, can detect account transfers by monitoring IP addresses, account activity patterns, and payment history. They have sophisticated systems for this.
A hot take: They know because they're watching everything you do in the game! Kidding (sort of).
From personal experience, a friend bought an account once, and almost immediately got flagged because the IP address change was too obvious. Epic has pretty good detection systems.
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