Fortnite Battle Royale, a free game on consoles and iPhones, is played by millions of people every day.
"I'm around it all so much," said Jalamar Haynes of Dayton. "All my brothers — I have four brothers — they are always playing it."
This popularity makes it easy for scams and fraud.
"It's one big map, 100 players drop into the map and the last man standing wins," said Ryan Fay, owner of Net X Computers and Fortnite fan.
Fortnite players can buy V-Bucks for outfits and upgrades.
Fay said bad actors always target these microtransactions.
"Companies will come out that will report to sell the in-game currencies or they will buy and sell your account for you this is almost always a scam," Fay said.
Fortnite developer Epic Games referred Cox Media to an account security bulletin that tells players to not share or buy accounts.
"Never try to make a transaction for V-Bucks if you are not on Epic Games websites or in the game itself," said Fay.
Also, make sure to use two factor authentication and a strong password.
Fay said even his own account was hacked.
"What I did wrong was I used a password that I use for too many things," Fay said. "Essentially it was a stupid mistake. A lot of people make it."
Another thing to watch out for: Fraudulent Fortnite apps.
Fortnite is not available on Android devices yet. But Fay said there are fake apps that may install malware and steal your personal information.
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