Activision Films Cease-and-Desist Delivery to Cheat Seller’s Home
Activision has posted video of its legal team personally delivering a cease-and-desist order to the doorstep of a cheat seller. The roughly one-minute clip, shared on the official Call of Duty account, shows a representative arriving at a house in Ohio and handing paperwork to a man whose face is blurred, according to a report by Eurogamer.
The target was a seller known as Elocarry, who was reportedly offering cheats for Call of Duty, Rust, and Apex Legends. PC Gamer notes the exchange was brief and civil, with the rep saying, "I just got some paperwork for you," and explaining it was a cease-and-desist from Activision's attorneys.
Per Activision's follow-up posts, the visit was part of a larger crackdown. The publisher claims to have served over 80 cease-and-desist demands, targeted more than 375 reseller operations, and shut down over 30 vendors entirely. A screenshot from Elocarry's Discord, shared by Activision, shows the seller has "temporarily paused" sales of Call of Duty products while reviewing the matter.
The publisher also used the moment to promote anti-cheat improvements for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, claiming infection rates were lower and hardware bans were harder to evade during a recent beta test. The company closed its thread with a direct warning to cheat makers: "build cheats, sell cheats, we will find you."
