Scots pensioners' shock after granddaughter racks up £3k bill on online computer game
dailyrecord.co.ukcomputer game.Liz and Jim Harrison were shocked to discover the huge amount when they checked their online balance.They signed granddaughter Abby, eight, up to gaming platform Roblox to keep her occupied through lockdown.The website has about 100million users worldwide and is popular with children.Roblox is free to download but young users are encouraged to buy virtual money – called Robux – to spend during play.But if payment settings aren’t configured correctly when the account is set up, they can purchase Robux without limit.Last night, Liz, 67, told us how Abby had unwittingly spent up to £500 a day on different games.She told us: “We got a huge shock when we saw the amount that had gone from our account – we initially feared we’d been.
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