Australian families are being hit with hundreds – sometimes thousands – of dollars in losses as online scammers prey on children through Roblox, luring them with fake offers of free in-game currency.

At age 7, Ethan Dallas began playing the online game, where he met Nate. Deadly abuse followed, said Ethan’s mother, who blames Roblox. Ethan Dallas at 15. He had played Roblox, an online game aimed ...

The team behind indie hit Peak would rather its community pirate its own game, than play a "microtransaction-riddled" ripoff that has appeared on Roblox. The Roblox ripoff in question is Cliff, a ...