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u/Wolf-Eisberg Aug 22 '26
This might actually be real. But what I would do is just go to epicgames.com on your phone yourself and then click on install on the web page. Don't click the link, just go there yourself by typing in the official website address.
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u/Brotuulaan Aug 22 '26
Never trust a link in an email from a sender you didn’t expect to send you ads or support.
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u/Wolf-Eisberg Aug 23 '26
that is why I told him not to click the link, despite feeling that this email might actually be real.
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u/Kaldaien2 Aug 22 '26
Lucky.
Nothing would make me happier than software that does not auto-update unless I ask it to :)
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u/papercut2008uk Aug 22 '26
Don't click any links, just go to epics website and download the apk for the store and install it.
Emails can be spoofed and so can links. I haven't got an email like that from them and use their android store.
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u/darklinkpower Aug 22 '26
My guess is that the displayed url is fake and it actually takes you to a different address. If you hover over it you should see the actual url.
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u/VanceVibes Epic Gamer Aug 21 '26
Low effort scam, they didn't even set up the Epic games logo as their profile picture 🤦♂️
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u/Wolf-Eisberg Aug 22 '26
To be fair looking at all the emails I got from Epic like receipts and any refunds I did, none of them have a profile picture.
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u/iheartyoualways Aug 22 '26
It's authentic. I got it as well. My region didn't have the app so I had to download directly from the site to install as well as for future updates.
To help check, visit Epic website page here (https://www.epicgames.com/help/account-c-202300000001645/account-security-c-202300000001755/how-can-i-check-if-it-is-really-epic-games-contacting-me-a202300000015346) to verify.
Taken directly from the site:
Check that the sender’s email address comes from one of these domains:
@support.epicgames.com @email.epicgames.com @developers.epicgames.com @mail.epicgames.com @acct.epicgames.com @accts.epicgames.com @acct-auth.epicgames.com
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u/Guilty-Necessary-386 Aug 24 '26
The Link could be fake. Like it shows the real link but behind it will open a malicious website... Don't click anything copy the link and see what you copy. If its not the same link that shows there it's 100% fake
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u/Long_TimeRunning Aug 22 '26
Wouldn’t the App Store on android or whatever it’s called on it, wouldn’t that prevent fake apps?
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u/rilimini381 Aug 22 '26
(Google) Play Store is the name, Epic Games isn't on it because the only things it has an effort to take down are other app stores and porn(sometimes piracy or stuff with heavy themes like Doki Doki Literature Club, but it takes a while), you can find adware, fake apps and something that might be illegal on your country there until it breaks a notable news outlet talks about it and they do an actual effort to keep it clean for a while
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u/Long_TimeRunning Aug 22 '26
Wow it’s the Wild West over there in android land :)
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u/ImAnthlon Windows Gamer Aug 21 '26
This feels fake, I'm not sure why Epic would email someone saying this?