Phishing emails and fake GTA 6 early access downloads are flooding the internet, with at least one Reddit user reportedly destroying their PC after running a file they believed was a leaked copy of the game. Rockstar has not released any early access builds.
Part 1
With Grand Theft Auto 6 just months away from its November 2026 launch, phishing scams promising early access to the game are flooding the internet — and at least one eager fan reportedly learned the hard way that these offers are too good to be true.
Part 2
GTA BOOM reports that phishing emails are being sent to content creators, inviting them to join an 'early evaluation of Grand Theft Auto 6.' The emails are designed to look legitimate, but they are fraudulent — Rockstar Games has not distributed any early access builds to creators or the public.
Part 3
Meanwhile, on Reddit, a user in the r/GTA6unmoderated community bragged about obtaining what they believed was an early copy of GTA 6. Their triumphant post was short-lived: a subsequent thread in r/computerviruses revealed that the file had wrecked their PC.