How to buy robux for my child

Roblox FAQ - Roblox

We are committed to ensuring that Roblox is a safe and fun place for everyone. With these tips, you can learn how to keep your child's account protected.

In general, we encourage all players to:

Use a unique password that has a combination of numbers, letters, and special characters. Never share your password with anyone, even if it’s a friend you know in real life.
Keep your account and personal information (including your name, email, address, phone number, or real life photos, etc.) to yourself.
Enable 2-Step Verification to prevent strangers from accessing your Roblox account.

For more information on keeping your child’s account safe, click here.

There are a number of account settings available to keep your child’s Roblox account private.

Users age 13 and over can customize their account privacy settings. For users age 12 and under, we take extra precautions to ensure their safety and privacy by automatically enforcing more restricted settings so they can only send a direct message to other users that are accepted as friends on Roblox.

Users and their parents can enable an Account Restrictions setting from within the Security Tab of the Account Settings page. This setting only allows users to access a curated list of age-appropriate games on the platform and it prevents them from chatting with anyone. An Account PIN setting is also available, which requires a 4-digit code to make changes to the account settings.

For more information on chat settings and setting proper safety measures, click here.

Please take note of the following official Roblox websites:

Sites beginning with https://www.roblox.com (e.g. https://www.roblox.com/giftcards)
Sites ending with .roblox.com/ (e.g. https://corporate. roblox.com/)
https://events.rbx.com/

Beware of third-party sites that offer things like “free” or cheap Robux, etc. These are scams created to hack your child’s Roblox account and steal their email address, personal information, and money. The only safe way to buy Robux and other items is to purchase them directly on the official Roblox website, through our official apps on iOS, Android, Amazon, and the Xbox One console, and within official Roblox games.

For more information on how to get Robux safely and securely, click here.

Roblox is completely free to join and free to download.

If so inclined, users can choose to purchase Robux (our virtual currency) to buy in-game upgrades or accessories for their avatar. They can also purchase an optional “Premium” membership, which includes a Robux stipend and access to our trading and sales features. Learn more about Premium here.

Roblox provides a fun, supportive, and educational space where your child’s imagination can thrive. We encourage you to play with your child and invite them to share their gameplay experiences with you.

There are millions of games available on Roblox that you can play with your kids, such as Bird Simulator, Work at a Pizza Place, and Natural Disaster Survival. It’s a great opportunity for family bonding as well. You can teach your child the values of digital citizenship and show them that the difference between what’s right and wrong online is the same as it is in real life. Roblox also has a number of ways you can monitor your kids’ online interactions, including their creations, friends, virtual item purchases, private message history, and more.

For more information about viewing your child’s account activity and other safety features, click here.

We offer a variety of parental controls to keep Roblox safe for kids.

Parents can:

Disable or restrict chat everywhere on Roblox (chat with everyone, just friends, or no one) from within the Privacy tab of your child's Account Settings page.
Identify the age of the child’s account (13+ or <13) depending on their date of birth in the upper-right corner of the navigation bar and in-game.
Set an Account PIN, which requires a 4-digit code to make any changes to the account from within the Security tab of your child's Account Settings page.
Enable Account Restrictions from within the Privacy tab of your child's Account Settings page to restrict accessible experiences on Roblox and completely disable chat everywhere on the platform. This helps keep kids safe from content that may be inappropriate.
Set Allowed Experiences from within the Parental Controls tab of your child's Account Settings page, which allows you to customize access to experiences based on age recommendations.

For more information on chat settings and setting proper safety measures, click here.

No, it is not possible to get free Robux. The only way to earn Robux is through one of the following methods:

You can purchase Robux on our mobile, browser, and Xbox One apps
Accounts with a membership receive a Robux stipend
Accounts with a membership can sell shirts, pants and place access and get a percentage of the profit
Any user can sell game passes for Robux. Accounts without a membership will get a smaller percentage of the profit than a membership

There is no such thing as a Robux Generator. If a person, website, or game tries to tell you there is one, this is a scam and should be reported via our Report Abuse system.

For more information on how to get Robux safely and securely, click here.

There is a well-respected theory named “Constructionism,” first posed by Seymour Papert of MIT Media Lab. It holds that kids learn best when they are in the active roles of designer and builder and that this learning is accelerated when they assume these roles in a public forum. We support this theory.

We’ve observed that many of our users become deeply engaged with building complex structures and solving difficult problems when they know that the fruits of their labor will be seen and played by others. Millions of kids have used our tools to imagine what it’s like to explore the farthest reaches of outer space, build a vast metropolis, or design a vehicle with realistic suspension and physics systems. The level of creativity the Roblox community exhibits, along with the time and care they spend building, never fails to astonish us.

Roblox’s state-of-the-art text filtering system is actively monitored and dynamically adjusted to prevent inappropriate content and personally identifiable information from being visible on the platform.

All text on Roblox is filtered regardless of a user’s age. For users aged 12 and under, however, we go a step further by automatically placing them on a more restricted chat with reduced filters for 13+ year olds system that allows them to send private messages only to users they have accepted as friends on Roblox. Parents can verify that their kids’ or teens’ age is correct in their Account Settings.

We give parents the ability to restrict or disable chat entirely throughout the Roblox platform. Chat with reduced filters for 13+ year olds settings can be adjusted from within the Privacy Tab of the Account Settings page. In addition, users can control settings that allow them to block others from chatting with them.

For more information about blocking other users, click here.

Chat with Voice is a product that’s currently in a Beta phase, and is only available to select users age 13 and over.

Users in the Chat with Voice Beta must opt in to use chat with voice. Once they opt in, Chat with Voice users can hear and speak with other Chat with Voice users in any voice-enabled experience on Roblox. Unlike Chat with reduced filters for 13+ year olds, Chat with Voice does not use any filtering systems. Users who are not participating in the Chat with Voice Beta will have no change to their experience.

Chat with Voice users will have the ability to mute, block, or report other voice chat users. Roblox reserves the right to remove users from the Chat with Voice Beta at any time at our discretion. For more information on voice chat, click here.

The Chat with Voice Beta is available by invitation to select developers, and to anyone 13 and over who verifies their age. Age verification is a new way for users to access age-appropriate content while also ensuring the safety of our community. This feature will be available globally in over 180 countries.

To verify your age, you must be at least 13 years old with a government-issued photo ID (driver’s license, passport, or residency card). We use advanced image processing technology to verify document legitimacy and that you are in fact the owner of the ID.

We want you to know that we take our community’s safety and privacy seriously, and Roblox never stores raw ID document data. When a government-issued ID is scanned for verification, an anonymized value is generated, allowing Roblox to safely verify ages without risking exposure of anyone’s real world identity.

As a parent, it’s important that you remain vigilant and understand all the applications that your kids or teens are using on their computer or phone.

We recommend talking with them regularly to learn which apps and websites they’re using, so that you can then decide if they’re appropriate for your family. It’s also a good idea to monitor their time on Roblox and discuss basic online safety tips. This includes encouraging them not to reveal personal information online and to tell you if they encounter bullies or anyone exhibiting inappropriate or unwanted behavior.

Voice chat on Roblox is currently in Beta, and limited to select users who are 13 or older. If you believe your kids are accessing voice chat on Roblox, you can check that the age on their account is correct in their Account Settings.

Robux are the virtual currency of Roblox. There are a few different ways Robux can be earned or purchased:

You can purchase Robux on our mobile, browser, and Xbox One apps. Accounts with a Premium membership receive a monthly Robux stipend Accounts with a membership can sell shirts, pants, experience access, in-experience items and Game Passes and get a percentage of the profit There is no such thing as a Robux Generator. If a person, website, or game tries to tell you there is one, this is a scam and should be reported via our Report Abuse system.

For more information on how to get Robux safely and securely, click here.

As we continue to invest in building more tools and controls to protect our community, we know that parents of our younger users are also looking to have more visibility and control over their kids’ activity, starting with how they purchase Robux.

Our Parental Controls, which can be accessed via Settings, have become the one-stop shop for parents to:

Set monthly spending restrictions on under 13 kids’ accounts
Elect to receive email notifications from Roblox on all spend activity (make sure to add your email to the user account under “Account Info” in Settings)
Set a parent PIN that will be required for any changes to any of the settings, providing an additional layer of security
Set access to a curated list of experiences and the ability to manage chat and friends.

Roblox also includes measures like payment verification charges, where parents may be asked to verify micro-transactions with our payment provider to ensure payment security. And for additional security, the platform does not store full billing information for any of the accounts.

Here are the top 5 expert tips:

Have a discussion with your kids about their monthly spend limits and what’s appropriate for your family situation and budget. Part of the conversation can include an agreement on a monthly allowance for Roblox or even setting it together with the new Parental Controls.
If your kids or teens are asking for Robux, a good way to add a set amount to their account is through the purchase of gift cards or Premium Subscriptions, which eliminates the need for you to enter credit card details for a purchase or to add your card to the account.
Check the settings on your third-party provider accounts(iTunes, Google Playstore) and make sure that they're set up to require a password for each purchase made. You can also check your browser settings to prevent your credit card information from being saved (and thus reused) on certain websites. Some providers like Apple’s App Store, Google Play or PayPal, do store payment information, but you can find more information about the settings they offer on their respective websites.
Spend time with your kids and teens while they’re on the platform. Ask them to show you what they enjoy doing and how they spend their Robux. This is a good way to know how people customize their avatars, connect with other kids on the platform and earn items versus purchasing them. These are helpful conversations that will eventually be relevant for real world money too!
Finally, talk about responsible purchases—elect to receive email notifications from Roblox on all spend activity (make sure to add your email to the user account under “Account Info” in Settings) so you are aware of the purchases being made, it’s important to have a conversation with your kids and teens about their responsibility when it comes to online purchases, both on and off Roblox.

For more information, visit our Help Center.

Daughter bought Robux on my card for a second time. Not sure if my punishment is enough. : Parenting

I've never posted here, but I'm looking for some advice/ideas.

My 8 year old daughter loves Roblox and she used to get screentime to call her friends and play together on her iPad. Over a week ago, I noticed I got locked out of my Amazon account and when I checked my email to get back into my account, there were hundreds of dollars of suspicious charges. The customer service rep confirmed it was Roblox and it took over an hour over the phone but luckily they refunded it all. They said it can be tricky to get refunded.

My daughter had her iPad taken away and wasn't allowed to talk to friends for a week. I was under the impression that her iPad wasn't in Kid Mode and that must've allowed the purchases because in four years she had never bought anything before.

Today after a talk and promises to never ever do that again, I gave her the iPad back, with Kid Mode on. Sure enough though, I was going through my email and I found a ton of purchases again, only a couple of hours after she got it back. I was furious, we had another long conversation about how wrong it is to steal from mom and how disappointed and disgusted I am and I said that her iPad is gone indefinitely. I'll have to call Amazon in the morning AGAIN to hopefully get that money back too because I'm broke. Long story short I quit my job to care for my terminally ill mother and I haven't found anything remote yet, so I only have a couple hundred dollars in my checking as it is. I'm fucked if Amazon doesn't refund me.

She was told there would again be no friends, no TV or anything fun tomorrow especially, just working with me outside or doing cleaning around the house. I feel like I don't know how to make it sink in, or what to say to make her understand. I never would've dreamed of doing this to my parents, and she looked ashamed but I feel like I don't know if she gets it. Hell, I question if she's just so short-sighted that she didn't think there'd be any consequences or if she just doesn't respect me because she ignored everything we had just talked about.

Is there something I'm missing to make her understand? I tried to explain that when she buys things online with my card, it's the same thing as reaching in my wallet and pulling out money. I'm just not sure if it's not a serious enough consequence or if I need to focus more on how I discuss it with her to make her realize her wrongs. I worry that she's not afraid of consequences or doesn't care enough about them which tells me that maybe I'm missing the mark and not getting through to her. Is there something else I should add for a punishment? Is there more I should add to the discussion? I was flustered so I didn't ask about why she did it, just focused on how it felt to have her do that to me for a second time. Honestly I don't know if the 'why' matters, I'm just hurt, afraid I can't get that money back, and feeling like I don't have my kid's respect.

TL;DR: My daughter made in-game purchases on my card, was punished, and immediately did it a second time when she got it back. Not sure if my punishments or discussions are enough to make her change her behavior and understand how terrible stealing is. How can I help her understand how serious this is and be sure she respects me?

Edit: Thank you everyone for the responses and suggestions. Roblox is gone for sure. I will continue my discussion with money and I will have her earn the money back. I will say that after the first time I changed up the passwords, made sure that she couldn't get into my account without a second different password and I had assumed that without my adult account she couldn't make any purchases because the older iPad she had would always block purchases unless I logged in.

I've gone through the game with her before and there are a lot of ads and in-game purchases, but she pointed them out to me and said, "You have to buy those so don't click on them." So naively I thought she knew to never buy anything as this was long before the problem began. I will talk to her more about the 'why' again, because I know she likes to video chat her friends and she might have felt pressured to buy that.

Child spent $1,875 on in-app purchases by adding their fingerprint to Touch ID

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A child spent $1,875 on in-app purchases by adding their fingerprint to Touch ID

Georgy Lyamin — February 10, 2020, 15:44

An 8-year-old girl from Wales spent $1,875 from her parents' credit card on in-app purchases on Roblox. The parents say that she is not to blame.

The child was able to complete all purchases by linking his fingerprint to the Touch ID sensor. The girl did this on purpose so as not to ask for permission from her parents. To do this, she reset the security settings on the iPad.

Over a three-day period, daughter Kathy Philips from the UK made various purchases in the price range from 0.9£9 to 19.99. All purchases were made in the Roblox game. Barclaycard Bank refused to refund the funds spent.

“We regret that Mrs. Phillips had such a reason. However, customers are responsible for transactions that were authorized using biometric sensors and an Apple ID, so we cannot refund damages. Despite this, we sympathize with the situation and will not charge interest on these spending transactions. Apple has a number of features that allow you to control spending, such as the ability to turn off in-app purchases,” a Barclaycard spokesperson.

The girl's parents believe that Apple and Barclaycard are to blame for everything, despite the fact that their daughter herself made changes to the security system.

“It was hard to be angry with her because she didn’t know what she was doing and didn’t understand. It is not her fault. She thought it was free,” said the girl’s mother.

It is worth noting that the Barclaycard representative is absolutely right in this situation. Apple provides security measures to prevent such cases. For example, when Family Sharing is enabled, parents must authorize a purchase or free download before it is completed. This feature may not be available if the child's parents do not use iOS gadgets themselves.

The story also does not mention how the child was able to add their fingerprint to the Tiouch ID system. The tablet had to ask for a passcode before allowing anyone to make security changes, which could mean that the child likely knew it or the Apple ID account password. Unfortunately, this lesson will cost the parents a bill of $1,875.

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Is Roblox safe for your child?

The Internet continues to create conflict for parents who would like to give their children all the benefits of the Internet, but at the same time not expose them to the dangers lurking in the abyss of the World Wide Web. Online video games are one such example. To better understand all the benefits and threats of online gaming, parents need to be constantly aware of the main issues of information security.

Parents want to give their children the tools to develop their imagination. Previously, these were modest designers made of wood or metal. Now it's user-generated, multi-platform, immersive online gaming systems. With the help of games such as how phishing attacks work on YouTube. Hackers are now luring Roblox users with free gifts or getting Robux (the currency in this gaming platform) if they click on a link in a chat message or pop-up ad.

Malware

By luring a user to a malicious website, hackers trick users into downloading an .exe executable program. After running such a file, the program infects the computer with malware designed to steal data, which may include data and passwords on your bank card.

Password theft

Phishing attacks can also steal Roblox accounts when a user visits a fake website. Players are encouraged to log in with their Roblox username and password, promising them free Robux. The information entered by users is then stored and can be used to steal their passwords. The picture below is taken from one of these fake websites.

The Roblox Community Rules clearly state that players are prohibited from selling, trading, or gifting Robux, digital goods, or game codes, except through official channels on the Roblox platform. Players can buy and sell game objects, but only as members of the Builders Club. Distribution outside the Roblox site is not allowed, but it does happen.

Scams

Hackers can also steal user information when they are also on the Roblox platform. Typically, these scams use pop-up banner ads promising free items, but instead of getting new weapons or t-shirts, players get their Robux stolen or their accounts hacked, for example.

Fake Maintenance

The so-called “Fake Maintenance Scam” is a “fake” graphical user interface (GUI) that tells users that a site is not being maintained. This scam is effective because it tricks users into providing their login information. Younger players who are frustrated by the break in the game are likely to try to log in again without authenticating this interface.

Here are some guidelines to help kids know when Roblox is actually under maintenance:

The orange banner (see above) will be displayed on the Roblox website until maintenance begins.
Once this banner changes to red, you will not be able to play Roblox until the maintenance is over.
Service is usually provided while you are sleeping or at school.
Roblox will never ask you for your username and password anywhere other than the home page.

Botnets

Fraudsters can use "bots" to make money from Roblox users. Bots are automated programs that perform a specific set of tasks. The most common task for bots on Roblox is to create false accounts and messages to players, asking them to visit some website to get free Robux.

Hackers released thousands of bots or "botnet" during the 2017 Group Wall Scam. The botnet sent thousands of players to increase the number of views of certain YouTube videos in order to increase their revenues.

How to prevent attacks

Here are some ways to protect your little Roblox players and their devices.

Enable Two-Factor Authentication

Two-Factor Authentication adds an extra layer of security to your child's account by requiring you to take an extra step to verify your identity. Every time your child logs in to a new device, Roblox will ask you to enter a six-digit security code. For your child's account, use a secure email address that only you can access. Anyone who tries to change their account password will need an additional security code.

Create a complex password

Even without phishing scams and fake interfaces, hackers have the ability to guess your child's passwords using special programs. Tell your child to never write their password or give it to anyone but you. Follow our password creation guides to help your child come up with a complex password that they can easily remember.

Log out if you are using shared devices

If your child plays Roblox on multiple devices (such as a friend's computer or from school), remind them to log out of their account each time they finish playing. Strangers can access the child's account if he has not left the game, but simply closed the browser.

Check the link before clicking on it

You don't want your child to go to another site from the Roblox platform. Because if he does this, he may end up on a site where he should not be. Help them understand that a URL is the address where a website "lives", just like the address where a child lives. Just as a child gets off at the correct bus stop when driving home, they also need to check that they are at the correct web address. For the Roblox website, the child may see the address "roblox. com" in the address bar of their browser. For example: https://en.help.roblox.com .

Set messaging and chat only with "friends"

Control who can communicate with your child with account security options. On the "Privacy" settings tab, users can control who can chat with them, exchange messages, invite them to the game. Limit contacts to the level of friends to make your child's communications safer. It will be less likely to encounter malicious links. However, you should also control who his "friend" is in order to keep his group safe.

If your child is a Builders Club member, they can set their group to private to stay out of the reach of scammers.

Report Abuse and Fraud

Roblox uses moderators to monitor content, block unwanted banner ads, and warn users of fraud. But with a huge number of players and interactive activities, trading systems and user-generated content, it is very difficult to control everything.

Encourage your children to report any inappropriate behavior or scams. Roblox provides easy mechanisms to report abuse to other people, from cyberbullying to posting links to other sites. Tell them that in such cases it is necessary to contact an adult (you or another adult they trust) if they have any bad feelings.

Free cakes

Use Roblox to teach your child that there are no free cakes. If something sounds too good to be true, then it might be a hoax. If someone offers free Robux or a custom avatar T-shirt, then 99.9% that it is a fraud. The official Roblox trading system has certain rules to follow when trading items.

Download and install a good antivirus

Antivirus will protect your devices so that they cannot be infected with viruses. Of course, this does not replace your vigilance, but installing an antivirus can reduce your stress and worries that are associated with children, the Internet and digital devices.

As a parent, you definitely don't want your social and creative experience at Roblox to end badly with bad memories.