Riot Games Accuses man of Trafficking Stolen Accounts

League of Legends publisher and developer Riot Games is going to federal court yet again to rid the community of people who are violating the games agreements.  Recently Riot Games was awarded $10 million in a case against LeagueSharp, a hacking based company that was providing players with automated play for a monthly subscription.  This time, Riot is going after an Arizona resident named Zachary Kaufman and his website "DivineSmurfs".  Riot is accusing Kaufman of stealing and selling League of Legends accounts.

"Defendants pretend, through the unauthorized use of Riot's intellectual property, to run a legitimate business instead of a fraudulent enterprise," says Riot Games.

We all know similar websites like DivineSmurfs that violate games agreements and try and pass themselves off as legitimate.  It seems if you're in this type of fraudulent business, you might want to stay away from League of Legends because Riot is on a mission to rid the community of these cancerous pseudo companies.  DivineSmurfs is no longer online as of this publication, and Kaufman continues to claim that all the accounts sold through his website were internally generated and not stolen.  In Riot's initial complaint, they explain that after they contacted Kaufman (when he was running the site under another name), he changed the websites name to DivineSmurfs and continued his business unhindered.  

Riot's getting tough on fraudulent business's, as they should be.  Companies like these hurt communities and hurt the overall gameplay experience for players.  Hopefully, Riot's newfound "no bullshit policy" sets an example for other developers since League of Legends is not the only game affected by companies like this.  Hackers, cheaters, and abusers of games agreements alike are hiding in terror in the wake of Riot Games.  I'll update the situation as more information about the case is made public.