20 days ago
‘Mum, where did my Robux go?’ The Roblox scam targeting children
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 27 Sept 2026, 06:00 UTC. The headline in use is “‘Mum, where did my Robux go?’ The Roblox scam targeting children”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
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…
Story timeline
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
‘Mum, where did my Robux go?’ The Roblox scam targeting children
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian