jkaem admits to wrongdoing in skin borrowing scandal

人参与 | 时间：2025-04-21 00:24:51

The 31-year-old has promised to return money or skins to "more than one" party.

jkaem has promised to repay the collectors he owes money or skins to

Joakim "⁠jkaem⁠" Myrbostad has been publicly accused of owing $10,000 worth of skins to trader erlsan, a debt stretching back to loans made for the Paris Major.

The Norwegian rifler, after the whistle was blown by erlsan, has faced further accusations of delayed or absent payments underneath the original tweet and admitted there is "more than one case" of wrongdoing in a statement.

The practice of skin lending is common in the professional scene, where skin traders will allow players to borrow high-tier weapon finishes in order to see their collections on broadcast.

jkaem, however, is accused of gambling away erslan's skins and failing to return them. According to erlsan, he later promised to "upgrade" the skins. But after two years, erlsan says he is still waiting for his money — receiving only $1,000 of the $11,000 total debt on March 15, 2025.

"I reached out mulitple times and he kept on creating new excuses," erlsan said on X. "He was traveling, he was getting paid in a week, for example. Eventually, I realized I was being too patient."

erlsan's decision to go public has led to an admission of fault from jkaem in "more than one case", and promises to complete repayment:

"I don’t have any excuses," jkaem said in a statement on X. "I fucked up bad and there is more than one case. I will pay back everything to everyone I owe money/skins. I was an idiot honestly. I take full responsibility and I own my mistakes.

I fucked up badly and there is more than one case. I will pay back everything to everyone I owe in money/skins. Joakim "⁠jkaem⁠" Myrbostad

"Together with BC team we are sitting down and taking this very serious. They want to help me fix the damage I have caused to everyone involved. I am being honest and open with them about my issues and how we have ended here."

"I want to say sorry to everyone that I have taken advantage of. I am 100% in the wrong here and I have to stand in my own mess."

A similar story made the news on March 25 when Walker "⁠walker⁠" Harris began repaying traders for $3000 worth of stolen skins.

BC.Game were asked to comment, but did not reply before the time of publication.

This is a developing story. If you have been affected, please reach out to Nohte on X or nohte@hltv.org on email.