Fake Roblox events are a major problem, YouTuber says

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Fake Roblox events may pose a major issue on the sandbox game platform, according to Roblox YouTuber SharkBlox. These events initially appear to be legitimate, but their developers have created crafty workarounds to get users to spend Robux on avatar items within the experience – even though the items don’t actually exist.

In a video posted on August 24 titled “Fake roblox events are becoming a big problem…,” the content creator investigated a Twitter user’s claim that they had purchased a fake item from an event inside the platform.

The now-deleted event experience in question was disguised as a Chainsmokers Roblox experience. This type of event is within the realm of possibility as Roblox has recently hosted concerts for various musicians, including George Ezra, Twenty One Pilots, and rapper Denzel Curry as part of an event called Guacathon.

The YouTuber joined the fake event experience to show how players might be duped into purchasing items they believe are authentic. In the video, SharkBlox notes that at the time of the recording, the game had more than 1,100 active players, illustrating the potential depth of the problem.

SharkBlox then purchase an item that appears to be a real accessory, but is actually a game pass, which means the player doesn’t receive the purchased item. Upon further investigation, the YouTuber realises the transaction documentation links to an experience called Untitled Game that hosts all of the game passes in the fake event experience.

SharkBlox says they reported the fake event several times and called on Roblox to take it down, but was still able to access it to make the video. The YouTuber also noted that lack of clarity about purchases within an experience might be an issue, as the