DEARBORN, Mich. – The third person just charged in connection with the Dearborn terror plot was also sued earlier this month for allegedly using bots on Fortnite to steal thousands of dollars, officials said.
Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud were charged earlier this week in what the FBI says was a thwarted terror attack, and on Wednesday, Ayob Nasser, 19, of Dearborn, was also charged.
All three are now charged with conspiring to provide material to support ISIS and having firearms that would be used to commit an act of terrorism on behalf of ISIS.
In the amended criminal complaint filed on Nov. 5, the FBI included new information from group chats that involve Nasser, who is Ali’s brother.
On Oct. 24, 2025, an unnamed minor, referred to in the complaint as Person 1, sent a screenshot of an Instagram post about a lawsuit involving Nasser and Fortnite’s parent company.
Along with the screenshot, Person 1 said, “Damn now your extra cooked bro aww man I guess pumpkin it’s ok bro I guess ok I guess pumpkin then bro damn ok I guess.”
The FBI explained that Epic Games Inc., the maker of Fortnite, sued Nasser and another person for creating thousands of fake bot accounts to simulate human engagement on the islands they made to increase their engagement payouts.
According to the lawsuit, which was filed in the United States Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Oct. 7, 2025, Nasser had about 5,000 bot accounts, which accounted for 90% of the visitors to the islands.
The two men ended up receiving tens of thousands of dollars for these engagements on their islands.
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Epic Games discovered the alleged activity after the two men received payouts for their December engagement, according to the lawsuit.
The scheme allegedly went on from December 2024 to February 2025.
In the amended criminal complaint, the FBI also revealed new details about the alleged thwarted terror plot and said that the suspects may have been planning an attack at Cedar Point.
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On Oct. 31, 2025, authorities searched Ali and Nasser’s home, and Mahmoud’s home, and found the following:
- Three AR-15 style rifles
- Two shotguns
- Four handguns
- Over 1,600 rounds of ammunition
- Optical sights
- Two GoPro cameras
- Flash Suppressor
- Tactical Vests
- Other firearm accessories
They also recovered two chest rig vests, two black tactical backpacks and 24 empty magazines for AR-15 style rifles at a storage unit rented by Ali.