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I was looking around on YouTube for a while looking for people willing to "Trade" accounts, I commented on many videos because I thought I had a good enough account to be trading for what I'm looking for. I've always wanted an account with the Sparkle Specialist skin, AC/DC Harvesting tool, The Floss Emote and the Get Down! Glider, It's my favorite set of cosmetics and I did infact play back in Season 2 with the Christmas update but unfortunately I was sort of a noob, not really into the game a lot and didn't even know what the battle pass was so I completely missed out on any of the items, Only really got into the swing of things mid way through Season 3 and did complete the Battle Pass. Anyway I commented saying that I had an offer for his account and we DM'd on Instagram, Previously before this I talked to a guy with a worse account but willing to trade, He wanted me to send him all of my Gmail // Epic Games information and then he'd give me his, He refused to let me log into the Gmail or Epic games account and refused to use a Middleman or even reason with me so I completely stopped responding to him and that's what we kind of talked about for a bit, He wanted to know my offer so I sent him screenshots of my locker and what I had on my account, There were a couple skins he did not have such as Cuddle Team Leader and Snorkel Ops, He had Sparkle Specialist, Black Knight and all of the stuff that I was basically looking for. He wanted my account and said it wasn't bad because I had a lot of great female skins that he would like and he was really interested in Cuddle Team Leader. He offered to trade under the condition that I payed him an extra $20. I assured him that I did not have the money to do that and that we could just use a Middleman, He had a Middleman that he knew, He apparently was a "G2A Official" It seemed legit and he was acting really professional and it was super believable, I was dumb enough to sort of fall for it and actually go through with the trade, He was obviously super busy as being a well known Middleman in a certain community so it it did take a bit to get a response after things got going, He was checking if all my stuff was legit and I was removing payment options and unlinking Twitch prime, After all mine was done he was speaking with the other guy and was getting his stuff all set up like removing 2 Step Verification and changing all the passwords, I did in fact know the date of the account creation so I could reset the password but after he did that he linked a couple gmails and I think a phone number because I had to remove my moms one as I don't have a use for data or a number. Everything was going good and he said he had it all ready to trade but he was a bit busy on G2A. Just as we were about to trade the other guy said "I'm going to hit the sack, It's a bit late for me" I asked what time and he said around 1AM and he left, I tried to reason with the Middleman saying that we could go through with the trade and he will wake up to the information, I soon figured out that I could not reset my gmail password and that I was basically screwed, He was acting very professional about everything saying that he could not do that until the other client was awake and I was very paranoid, I was freaking out at this point and asked him to prove that he was a G2A Official and he sent me the reciept or payment recieved from the exact guy on the G2A website so I believed it and everything was good, I thought that I'd recieve the account tomorrow and that everything was going to be good but I checked the video to see what was going on because I was still a bit worried and I saw that people still commented and he responded to a comment an hour ago and I tried to text him.. No answer and the Middleman was obviously off at this point because at the time of the supposite "Trade" It was around 8PM for him so I let it be and he must have gotten off or went to sleep. I tried texting them all the time but no response as both have gotten off and he always assured me that it wasn't a scam and I think if he did scam me that he wouldn't be still pretending to be a G2A Official and would have left with my account which kind of brings me to think that I have a little bit of hope left, I've started a case about 20 minutes ago about my account recovery and I think my phone number somehow is still linked with it because the last 2 numbers are the same as the one that I had before, It could be a coincidence but I hope not. I know all the information about the account, Creation date, Date of birth on it, First and last name so I should hear back from them in 1-3 Business hours and I hope that goes well, I'd like to know what you guys think about this will I get the account tomorrow or did I get scammed? I'm super sad because I spent a lot of time and money on that account and I can't even afford $1 and I'd probably quit gaming forever and I honestly don't know what I'd do with my life because I can't get a job or anything can't do anything with my life yet.
 
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TL;DR Please.
It's not that long if you think about it, you won't understand if you don't read it because it has a lot of important info :/
I really really need help..[DOUBLEPOST=1526444673][/DOUBLEPOST]Please if anyone is reading I need help.. :(
 
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I'm not looking to buy an account I almost lost everything I have and I need help..
Oh well I would say to wait another day or two and if you dont get it back by then some people on here may be able to help you.
 

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Oh well I would say to wait another day or two and if you dont get it back by then some people on here may be able to help you.
It's currently 9:33 and the guy left at 5PM so I should be getting it tomorrow but I doubt it.. :( How are people going to help me.. Give me a free account? I don't think so and I'm starting to lose hope.. :(
 

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It's currently 9:33 and the guy left at 5PM so I should be getting it tomorrow but I doubt it.. :( How are people going to help me.. Give me a free account? I don't think so and I'm starting to lose hope.. :(
No, they won't give you a new account, but they may be able to help you get your account back. I've seen people do it many times.
 

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It's looking grim, however keep hope even in the darkest times. If you confirmed that this is the reputable middleman, you should be good, however if you did not, I'd be worried. Many reputable people here work hard to get people back their accounts, one of them is 1337 , who middlemanned for me and he worked very hard to get my stuff back and I'm sure he'd do the same for you.

Considering you are the OG creator and had things like phone # + recovery email, you should be good to recover it should you be scammed, however I would wait until you know the deal is a scam.
It was not on MC Market but a G2A Official.. I'm not sure but he did provide proof of the other guy paying him for being the Middleman and I'm just waiting until tomorrow. He's acting very professional about it and says he has both of our information changed and ready to trade but cannot confirm the trade until the other guy is awake..[DOUBLEPOST=1526445999][/DOUBLEPOST]
It was not on MC Market but a G2A Official.. I'm not sure but he did provide proof of the other guy paying him for being the Middleman and I'm just waiting until tomorrow. He's acting very professional about it and says he has both of our information changed and ready to trade but cannot confirm the trade until the other guy is awake..
I just find it strange how he went to bed and how he doesn't reply to my texts on Instagram but replied to a youtube comment.. It seems legit besides that and I'm not sure :(
 

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I was looking around on YouTube for a while looking for people willing to "Trade" accounts, I commented on many videos because I thought I had a good enough account to be trading for what I'm looking for. I've always wanted an account with the Sparkle Specialist skin, AC/DC Harvesting tool, The Floss Emote and the Get Down! Glider, It's my favorite set of cosmetics and I did infact play back in Season 2 with the Christmas update but unfortunately I was sort of a noob, not really into the game a lot and didn't even know what the battle pass was so I completely missed out on any of the items, Only really got into the swing of things mid way through Season 3 and did complete the Battle Pass. Anyway I commented saying that I had an offer for his account and we DM'd on Instagram, Previously before this I talked to a guy with a worse account but willing to trade, He wanted me to send him all of my Gmail // Epic Games information and then he'd give me his, He refused to let me log into the Gmail or Epic games account and refused to use a Middleman or even reason with me so I completely stopped responding to him and that's what we kind of talked about for a bit, He wanted to know my offer so I sent him screenshots of my locker and what I had on my account, There were a couple skins he did not have such as Cuddle Team Leader and Snorkel Ops, He had Sparkle Specialist, Black Knight and all of the stuff that I was basically looking for. He wanted my account and said it wasn't bad because I had a lot of great female skins that he would like and he was really interested in Cuddle Team Leader. He offered to trade under the condition that I payed him an extra $20. I assured him that I did not have the money to do that and that we could just use a Middleman, He had a Middleman that he knew, He apparently was a "G2A Official" It seemed legit and he was acting really professional and it was super believable, I was dumb enough to sort of fall for it and actually go through with the trade, He was obviously super busy as being a well known Middleman in a certain community so it it did take a bit to get a response after things got going, He was checking if all my stuff was legit and I was removing payment options and unlinking Twitch prime, After all mine was done he was speaking with the other guy and was getting his stuff all set up like removing 2 Step Verification and changing all the passwords, I did in fact know the date of the account creation so I could reset the password but after he did that he linked a couple gmails and I think a phone number because I had to remove my moms one as I don't have a use for data or a number. Everything was going good and he said he had it all ready to trade but he was a bit busy on G2A. Just as we were about to trade the other guy said "I'm going to hit the sack, It's a bit late for me" I asked what time and he said around 1AM and he left, I tried to reason with the Middleman saying that we could go through with the trade and he will wake up to the information, I soon figured out that I could not reset my gmail password and that I was basically screwed, He was acting very professional about everything saying that he could not do that until the other client was awake and I was very paranoid, I was freaking out at this point and asked him to prove that he was a G2A Official and he sent me the reciept or payment recieved from the exact guy on the G2A website so I believed it and everything was good, I thought that I'd recieve the account tomorrow and that everything was going to be good but I checked the video to see what was going on because I was still a bit worried and I saw that people still commented and he responded to a comment an hour ago and I tried to text him.. No answer and the Middleman was obviously off at this point because at the time of the supposite "Trade" It was around 8PM for him so I let it be and he must have gotten off or went to sleep. I tried texting them all the time but no response as both have gotten off and he always assured me that it wasn't a scam and I think if he did scam me that he wouldn't be still pretending to be a G2A Official and would have left with my account which kind of brings me to think that I have a little bit of hope left, I've started a case about 20 minutes ago about my account recovery and I think my phone number somehow is still linked with it because the last 2 numbers are the same as the one that I had before, It could be a coincidence but I hope not. I know all the information about the account, Creation date, Date of birth on it, First and last name so I should hear back from them in 1-3 Business hours and I hope that goes well, I'd like to know what you guys think about this will I get the account tomorrow or did I get scammed? I'm super sad because I spent a lot of time and money on that account and I can't even afford $1 and I'd probably quit gaming forever and I honestly don't know what I'd do with my life because I can't get a job or anything can't do anything with my life yet.
There's a few things here that should be suspicious:

1. Deal was done over a "G2A official" yet there is no such thing
2. The strange timing and dissapearances.

Luckily for you, fortnite accounts are nearly impossible to steal. Yes, you most likely did get scammed; but get in contact with EpicGames and have them reset the account back in your control. Wish you luck, and if there's anything else you'd like to know, feel free to add me on discord, David.#1337
 

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There's a few things here that should be suspicious:

1. Deal was done over a "G2A official" yet there is no such thing
2. The strange timing and dissapearances.

Luckily for you, fortnite accounts are nearly impossible to steal. Yes, you most likely did get scammed; but get in contact with EpicGames and have them reset the account back in your control. Wish you luck, and if there's anything else you'd like to know, feel free to add me on discord, David.#1337
Thank you to everybody for helping, I will wait tomorrow to see if the trade actually goes through and then could you help me get it back..?
 

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I was looking around on YouTube for a while looking for people willing to "Trade" accounts, I commented on many videos because I thought I had a good enough account to be trading for what I'm looking for. I've always wanted an account with the Sparkle Specialist skin, AC/DC Harvesting tool, The Floss Emote and the Get Down! Glider, It's my favorite set of cosmetics and I did infact play back in Season 2 with the Christmas update but unfortunately I was sort of a noob, not really into the game a lot and didn't even know what the battle pass was so I completely missed out on any of the items, Only really got into the swing of things mid way through Season 3 and did complete the Battle Pass. Anyway I commented saying that I had an offer for his account and we DM'd on Instagram, Previously before this I talked to a guy with a worse account but willing to trade, He wanted me to send him all of my Gmail // Epic Games information and then he'd give me his, He refused to let me log into the Gmail or Epic games account and refused to use a Middleman or even reason with me so I completely stopped responding to him and that's what we kind of talked about for a bit, He wanted to know my offer so I sent him screenshots of my locker and what I had on my account, There were a couple skins he did not have such as Cuddle Team Leader and Snorkel Ops, He had Sparkle Specialist, Black Knight and all of the stuff that I was basically looking for. He wanted my account and said it wasn't bad because I had a lot of great female skins that he would like and he was really interested in Cuddle Team Leader. He offered to trade under the condition that I payed him an extra $20. I assured him that I did not have the money to do that and that we could just use a Middleman, He had a Middleman that he knew, He apparently was a "G2A Official" It seemed legit and he was acting really professional and it was super believable, I was dumb enough to sort of fall for it and actually go through with the trade, He was obviously super busy as being a well known Middleman in a certain community so it it did take a bit to get a response after things got going, He was checking if all my stuff was legit and I was removing payment options and unlinking Twitch prime, After all mine was done he was speaking with the other guy and was getting his stuff all set up like removing 2 Step Verification and changing all the passwords, I did in fact know the date of the account creation so I could reset the password but after he did that he linked a couple gmails and I think a phone number because I had to remove my moms one as I don't have a use for data or a number. Everything was going good and he said he had it all ready to trade but he was a bit busy on G2A. Just as we were about to trade the other guy said "I'm going to hit the sack, It's a bit late for me" I asked what time and he said around 1AM and he left, I tried to reason with the Middleman saying that we could go through with the trade and he will wake up to the information, I soon figured out that I could not reset my gmail password and that I was basically screwed, He was acting very professional about everything saying that he could not do that until the other client was awake and I was very paranoid, I was freaking out at this point and asked him to prove that he was a G2A Official and he sent me the reciept or payment recieved from the exact guy on the G2A website so I believed it and everything was good, I thought that I'd recieve the account tomorrow and that everything was going to be good but I checked the video to see what was going on because I was still a bit worried and I saw that people still commented and he responded to a comment an hour ago and I tried to text him.. No answer and the Middleman was obviously off at this point because at the time of the supposite "Trade" It was around 8PM for him so I let it be and he must have gotten off or went to sleep. I tried texting them all the time but no response as both have gotten off and he always assured me that it wasn't a scam and I think if he did scam me that he wouldn't be still pretending to be a G2A Official and would have left with my account which kind of brings me to think that I have a little bit of hope left, I've started a case about 20 minutes ago about my account recovery and I think my phone number somehow is still linked with it because the last 2 numbers are the same as the one that I had before, It could be a coincidence but I hope not. I know all the information about the account, Creation date, Date of birth on it, First and last name so I should hear back from them in 1-3 Business hours and I hope that goes well, I'd like to know what you guys think about this will I get the account tomorrow or did I get scammed? I'm super sad because I spent a lot of time and money on that account and I can't even afford $1 and I'd probably quit gaming forever and I honestly don't know what I'd do with my life because I can't get a job or anything can't do anything with my life yet.


EDIT: It's the next day and I'm still in contact with the guy I'm trading with everything seems legit we're just waiting on the middleman he isn't on right now and is taking a bit so that's the only thing :/
 
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