: Even if you pay for a key on a third-party marketplace, it may have been purchased with stolen credit cards. If the original owner disputes the charge, the publisher can revoke the key , and the game will vanish from your account.

Instead of risking a scam, consider these safer and more reliable ways to access the game:

: Sites claiming to offer free license keys or "cracked" versions of the game frequently bundle their downloads with malicious software. For example, recent fake leaks of GTA San Andreas source code were found to contain Rhysida ransomware , which encrypts your files and demands payment in Bitcoin.