Fraud is taking the fun out of video games: scams, spam & account takeovers

Presented by Sift Science

The video game industry is a gargantuan force to be reckoned with. It brought in $108.4 billion in revenue in 2017, eclipsing the combined total of global box office sales and the revenues of 20 professional sports leagues worldwide that same year. Sadly, where there’s money there’s also fraudsters looking to cash in; with 47 percent of the world’s 2.2 billion active gamers spending money while playing, gaming is rife with opportunities for scams.