‘Mum, where did my Robux go?’ The Roblox scam targeting children

Criminals are trying to glean login details to harvest players’ in-game currency and personal data

Your 10-year-old son has started playing Roblox, when he realises all of his in-game currency, Robux, is gone.

When you try to find out what happened, he says he was recently promised extra Robux if he followed a link on YouTube. When he signed on at the site link, he was taken to the Roblox site as usual but there was no sign of the extra currency.

He has fallen victim to a fraud where Roblox users – many of whom are children – are being targeted for their login details. With those details criminals can steal the virtual currency and players’ personal data.

Within Roblox, players use Robux to buy virtual items, such as skins or animations for their avatar. You can earn the currency within the game, but it can also be bought. At Roblox’s online store you can buy packages costing up to £199.99.