A player from Fortnite, who consistently cheated in competitive tournaments, received a huge fine and banned in the game “Forever”, said Epic Games developer.
Sebastian Araujo from Lomita in California was sued by EPIC after participating in 839 cash tournaments in just four months, while using the device designed to detect anti-skewy Fortnite.
According to Epic, who won the legal proceedings against Araujo this week after he tried to ignore the lawsuit, the player’s wins amounted to “at least USD 6850”. This is a considerable amount, but its fine is now 25 times higher: huge 175,521 USD.
How did Epic land on this form? Court documentation shared IGN shows that the developer demanded a statutory minimum of $ 200 for each infringement of copyright to all 839 Araujo tournaments, in which he took part in a total of 167,800 USD. The remaining part of the fine is then mainly lawyers and costs.
“While the court notices that the amount sought after by the plaintiff extremely exceeds the alleged actual profit of the defendant, USD 6850, the defendant has taken significant means to hide the true scope of his cheating activities, creating many false accounts and employing hardware forgery to detect districts,” reads court documentation.
Further study shows that EPIC has pressed an even higher fine-with an additional penalty of $ 100,000 as part of statutory compensation for copyright violation-if here, the judge decided that this amount would be “excessive” compared to the actual profits of Ara Mujo.
If it seems that Epic gives an example from Araujo, it would not be the first time. In February 2025, Epic humiliated another Fortnite tournament fraud Forcing them to publish a public film with apologies, considering that they cheated and were similarly banned for life.
As in the case of this case, Money Araujo must now pay, they will be transferred by Epic to Child’s Play, a charity organization dealing with the improvement of children’s life by providing access to toys and games.
Both cases occur A promise made in November 2024When Epic said he “increases the legal action against both players who cheat and cheat sellers” because he tried to strengthen “competitive integrity in tournaments.”
This is the latest public advertisement, a fine and life ban are probably designed to act as discouraging for other players with ideas for doing the same.
Tom Phillips is the editor of Ign. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on BlueSky @tomphillipseg.bsky.Social
