Common Robux Scams and How Kids Can Spot Them
By the CrazyArcade team ·
Almost every child who plays Roblox for a while meets a scam. Usually it is a message or a sign inside a game promising free Robux, a rare item or a secret code. The goal is nearly always the same: get the player's password, get them to hand over items, or get a parent's money.
The good news is that these scams follow a few patterns, and children are very good at spotting patterns once someone points them out. This guide is written for parents to read and then go through with their child. The advice comes from Roblox's own safety pages, which are worth checking for updates.
Rule one: there is no free Robux
Roblox says it plainly: there is no approved way to get free Robux. The same goes for free Premium, free limited items and "Robux generators". Websites, videos and in-game signs that promise them are scams, every time.
Some ask the child to log in to "claim" the reward, which hands the account to the scammer. Others ask them to fill in surveys, install an app or watch ads, which earns the scammer money and gives the child nothing. If a child remembers just one thing from this guide, it should be this rule.
Fake login pages and strange links
Roblox will never ask for a password anywhere except its own login page on roblox.com or in the official app. A common trick is a link, sent in chat or shown in a game, that leads to a page that looks exactly like the Roblox login. Typing the password there gives it straight to the scammer.
Teach your child to treat links from other players as suspicious, even from friends, since a friend's account may have been taken over. Links with odd spellings, spaces or extra characters are a clear warning sign. If a game itself asks for a username and password, the right move is to leave the game and report it.
People pretending to be staff
Scammers sometimes claim to be Roblox moderators or admins and say the account will be banned unless the child "verifies" it by sharing a password or a code. Real Roblox staff in a game carry an official Admin badge, and they never ask for passwords, the codes from 2-Step Verification or backup codes.
A message that creates panic ("your account will be deleted in 10 minutes") is itself a warning sign. Real problems do not come with a countdown.
Trade tricks and "I'll double your items"
Older players can trade and sell some items through Roblox's official Trade and Sell features. Scams happen when a deal moves outside those features: "send me your item first and I'll pay you on Discord", or "give me your Robux and I'll give back double". The item or Robux never comes back, and Roblox says it cannot recover items lost in deals made outside its official tools.
Inside individual games there are also trading systems for in-game pets and items, and the same idea applies. If someone asks you to go first and trust them, the answer is no.
Downloads, extensions and screen sharing
Some scams offer a "script", a cheat tool or a browser extension that supposedly gives free items. These can steal the login session from the browser, which lets the scammer into the account without even knowing the password. Roblox does not make browser extensions, so any extension claiming to be official is fake.
Two simple house rules cover this: no downloading programs without asking a parent first, and never share your screen with someone while logged in to Roblox.
Five settings and habits that block most scams
Turn on 2-Step Verification in Settings, then Security. Roblox recommends an authenticator app, and with it on, a stolen password alone is not enough to get in. Add a parent's or the child's own email address to the account so a password can be reset if something goes wrong. Use a password that is not used anywhere else.
Buy Robux only inside the official Roblox app or website, or with gift cards from real shops, and treat anyone asking for the code on a gift card as a scammer. Finally, make sure your child knows that telling you about a scam will never get them in trouble. Children who are afraid of losing their game time are the ones who stay quiet.
If something has already happened
Change the password straight away, turn on 2-Step Verification if it was off, and log out of all other sessions from the security settings. Report the user or game that ran the scam using Roblox's Report Abuse button. If you cannot log in any more, use the account recovery steps on Roblox's support site rather than any service that offers to "recover" accounts for a fee, which is a scam of its own.
CrazyArcade is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Roblox Corporation. Roblox and Robux are trademarks of Roblox Corporation. This guide is based on Roblox's public safety pages as of October 2026; settings may change.