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

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: The Guardian
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What happened

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.

Key facts

  • 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.
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sun, 27 Sep 2026 06:00:56 UTC.

Why it matters

Economic releases and corporate results feed directly into rate expectations, currency moves and equity pricing, so the detail here often matters more to markets than the headline itself.

What to watch next

  • Revisions to the initial figures once fuller data is released
  • How rate expectations and index futures respond
  • Guidance or commentary from the companies and policymakers involved

Sources

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