Role Plays & Pay Rolls: How Online Games Fuel Illicit Financial Flows

Multiplayer online role-playing (MMORPGs) like Fortnite, World of Warcraft, and Valorant have large in-game economies where rare items can sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars, usually through virtual currently.

These game economies can offer a quick, low-risk way to launder money or finance terrorism, as they are rarely examined by law enforcement.

Gamers also use niche slang and acronyms that are hard for outsiders to understand, further hiding illicit activity.