ABUSE NOTICE · 7D+ OPEN
Outgoing abuse reports are recorded; the latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable.
Notification and current-status evidence
The sent-report ledger records the first outgoing report at .
The recorded recipient is abuse@globaldomaingroup.com.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 1 month has elapsed since the first outgoing report.
ICANN RAA §3.18 describes registrar abuse-contact and handling obligations.
This section records outgoing timestamps, listed recipients, case identifiers, and later availability. It does not by itself prove receipt, acknowledgement, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
fortnex.live is a phishing page that imitates Epic Games. The name is a near-copy of Fortnite, so it targets players looking for in-game rewards or account services. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-09-19. As of 2026-10-19 the domain is still registered and listed as live, but its DNS no longer serves the phishing content.
How the scam works
Gaming impersonation sites like this one usually lure players with free V-Bucks, rare skins or account "verification," then present a fake Epic Games sign-in page. Anything typed there, including email, password and often a 2FA code, goes straight to the operator. With those, the operator can take over the Epic account, empty its purchased items and stored balance, and resell or ransom it. The page title is just the bare domain, so there is no visible branding in browser tabs or search results.
Evidence
urlscan.io rated the site malicious and identified Epic Games branding on the page, which matches our classification. On VirusTotal, 9 of 91 engines flagged it as of 2026-09-30, including BitDefender, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, alphaMountain.ai, LevelBlue and Seclookup. That count is modest, but these are separate vendors reaching the same verdict. Spamhaus lists the domain in its DBL as spam, and it appears in 4 AlienVault OTX threat pulses.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-08-05 through Global Domain Group LLC, about six weeks before we detected it. That short gap is typical of throwaway phishing domains that are set up, used briefly and then abandoned. It was hosted in Turkey on the M/S ROBI TRADERS network and used a free, automatically issued Let's Encrypt certificate, so the padlock in the browser said nothing about whether the site was legitimate.
What to do
If you entered your Epic Games login on this site, change your Epic password right away. Change it anywhere else you used the same password, and turn on two-factor authentication through an authenticator app. In your Epic account, check for unfamiliar logins, changed email addresses, linked console or social accounts you don't recognize, and purchases you didn't make, then contact Epic support if anything was altered. Real free V-Buck offers do not exist outside Epic's own store. Security teams should block the domain and its hosting IP and watch for lookalike domains that copy the Fortnite name.
For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.
Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.
RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Primary outcomeDNS 非アクティブreason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observation不明Probe Inconclusive20%2026-10-20 10:07:12 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-09 10:12:20 UTClast content: 2026-10-09 10:12:20 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-10-09 20:20:42 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-10-09 10:12:20 UTC → 2026-10-09 20:20:42 UTC · 10.14hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-10-09 15:16:31 UTC · precision medium · basis bounded
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
Keep original emails, receipts, messages and screenshots in a secure place. A factual timeline helps the receiving authority understand what happened. IC3 evidence guidance ↗
Payment records — if you paid, save the receipt, amount, date, payment provider and recipient details.
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
地元の警察 — たとえ直ちに行動を起こせなくても、公式な記録が残される
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
詐欺による金銭の返還を装った詐欺 — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
This report combines saved page captures, registration and network records, scanner results and PhishDestroy reporting history. Each source keeps its own observation date. Open a source report to inspect the original result.
The AI-assisted analysis was written on . It describes the evidence available at that time; later source checks can change.
A capture documents what was shown. A scanner result records that provider’s assessment at the time of its check. Neither a valid certificate nor a zero-detection result is a guarantee of safety.
