Fortnite Battle Royale exposes children to scams that could also endanger parents, warn experts

Fortnite is the biggest game in the world, and has turned millions of its young players into obsessives. But that obsession is being exploited by scammers who try and steal information and money from the children who play it. A whole host of scams are being used across the internet to try and trick children into giving up the most personal and sensitive information of themselves and their parents. And it is being done by offering them free money and winning them over by chatting to them through headsets. Fortnite Battle Royale was released around a year ago, as a free-to-download game that is now available for just about every computing platform. It sees players attempt to stay alive for as long as they can, in games that last around 20 minutes, either by killing other players or successfully hiding from them.