It's Not Too Late to Get a Fortnite Refund From the FTC

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By RC Staff

17 December 2024

Key Points

You can file a claim with the FTC to get your Fortnite purchases refunded
They have paid out over $70 million to date
The claim deadline is January 10

If you didn’t know, the FTC has sued Epic Games, maker of Fortnite, over dishonest business practices. Epic handed over half a billion dollars following the suit, and the FTC is distributing this money to eligible gamers that make an appeal. If you made any purchases on Fortnite from 2017 to 2022, you may be able to get all of that money refunded. Better yet, your account will not be affected. You have less than a month left to enter your name.

FTC Epic Fortnite Lawsuit Settlement

Listen up gamers, because we’re talking about you. Back in 2022, the FTC filed suit against Epic Games for unlawful conduct within the Fortnite Shop.

They alleged Epic’s interface was deliberately confusing and lacked adequate parental oversight. They utilized “dark patterns” to convince customers to part with their money, and profited heavily from “unwanted purchases”.

Epic and the FTC settled the suit last year, with Epic coughing up $520 million as part of the agreement. Additionally, the FTC is offering refunds to anyone that made unwanted purchases on Fortnite from January 2017 to September 2022.

We covered this lawsuit more than a year ago, and urged all of our readers to take a look at the lawsuit. If you spent a lot of money on V-bucks, this was your chance to get some or even all of it back.

To date, the FTC has paid out 629,344 refunds for a total of $72 million in funds. Refunds are processed in the order they were received, and you may have seen recent social media posts of gamers showing off their cash back.

Just to be clear, this is not a class action lawsuit. Epic is not paying out damages – no one is entitled to more money back than they spent on Fortnite.

Still, if you invested a lot of time (and money) on the game back in the day, or you know someone that did, this lawsuit is definitely worth your attention. Better yet, it’s not too late to join.

How to Get a Fortnite Refund from the FTC

Remember, this lawsuit only applies to unwanted purchases. The FTC’s argument is that Epic unfairly and unlawfully influenced their customers into buying items they didn’t actually want.

The upshot here is that you are not required to prove that you didn’t want the items, and your Epic account will not be affected if you file. To be clear, you will keep all of the items in your inventory even if you get them refunded.

Gamers 18 or older that live in the U.S. can apply for a Fortnite refund if at least one of these statements are true:

You were charged in-game currency for items you didn’t want between January 2017 and September 2022
Your child made charges to your credit card without your knowledge between January 2017 and November 2018
Your account was locked between January 2017 and September 2022 after you complained to your credit card company about wrongful charges

There you go. You can file for a refund through the FTC’s website here. Additional claims will only be received until January 10, so don’t delay.

If you filed your claim before October 8, the FTC has likely already processed your claim. Make sure to check your email for more information. Refunds can be paid out either through a check or PayPal, and will need to be cashed or accepted within a certain timeframe.

For further questions, make sure you check out the FTC’s FAQ here, and you contact them for additional information at [email protected] or through their official phone number 1-833-915-0880.

And just as a reminder, we are not advising anyone to file a claim. We’re simply giving our readers a heads-up to a legal dispute that may involve them, and connect them with the resources to make them whole. We’ll let you make up your mind on whether or not you want to file.

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