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Am I HWID banned? How to tell the FiveM ban type

Read the message you get when you join, then compare it with a fresh account: a hardware ban locks out your PC, not your account, so it keeps following you. Cfx.re says a global ban applies to the account and its message states the ban and how long it lasts. A single server's message is that server's ban.

By 420 Services · Published · Updated · FiveM PC

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What does the FiveM ban message tell you?

Start with the text you see when you try to join. According to the Cfx.re Community Server Ban FAQ(opens in a new tab) (checked on ), the Cfx anti-cheat bans the account linked to a detection from FiveM and RedM. Each time that account tries to join a server, it gets a message explaining that the account is globally banned and how long the ban lasts.

The same page does not describe hardware bans. It sends anyone who thinks the ban is a mistake to the Cfx ban appeal form.

Global ban, server ban or hardware ban?

  • Cfx global ban: the message says the account is globally banned and states the duration. It is tied to the account and applies on every server.
  • Server ban: only one server refuses you, and the rules of that server decide.
  • Hardware ban: it locks out your PC, not your account. A new account on the same PC runs into the same block.

How do you know the ban follows your PC?

The clearest sign is a block that survives an account change. If a fresh account that has never been used on your PC is refused in the same way, the block is following the hardware, not the account. If the new account gets in, the ban was on the old account.

What can you do after each ban type?

  • Account ban you believe is wrong: use the appeal route Cfx.re names in its ban FAQ.
  • Account ban you accept: you need a new account. A FiveM Ready Account is a Rockstar login already linked for FiveM.
  • Hardware ban: the 420 Spoofer changes the hardware identifiers FiveM recognises you by. A spoofed PC still needs a fresh game account.

A spoofer does not lift an account ban. The order of steps is explained in how to spoof in FiveM; every product with a spoofer is listed on the HWID spoofer page. Back on a clean setup, the FiveM cheats category shows which menus come with a spoofer included.