Is blox.fish a Scam?

Roblox has risen hugely in popularity over the past year mostly thanks to the lockdowns around the world. People stuck at home have been enjoying the open world of Roblox that offers umpteen customizations. For the uninitiated, Roblox has an in-game currency called Robux which can be used to purchase in-game items. Robux can be purchased in exchange for real money but many websites over the years have popped up claiming to provide the in-game currency for free. A recent addition to this group of websites is ‘blox.fish’ and many people are wondering if this is actually true. If you are in the same boat, then here is all you need to know about blox.fish. 

What is blox.fish?

Blox.fish is a sketchy website that claims to offer you free Robux in exchange for completing a simple survey. If you are someone familiar with internet surveys then you will know that there are very few legitimate websites that offer actual rewards in exchange for surveys. As the name ‘blox.fish’ suggests, this is in fact a phishing website aimed at stealing personal user data and even take over Robux accounts of unsuspecting users. 

Is blox.fish a Scam?

The biggest flag for this website is the survey completion requirement. Most such websites will show an error once you complete a survey prompting you to restart all over again. Once you do this a few times, you will realize that there’s no reward and this was all just a ruse to get you to solve seemingly easy surveys. 

These surveys in fact gather personal information which is then used to identify you around the internet and send you ads based on your recent interests. This data can also be sold to malicious third parties which can then use this data to indulge you in more elaborate scams. 

The second flag to this website is the fact that it will redirect you to this webpage – blox.land. Another website with a similar name, blox.supply will also redirect you to the same address. This leads many users to deduce that blox.fish is just another way for the scammers to bypass phishing checks to get users to blox.land which might have been flagged for spam by various search engines and services around the internet. 

The third flag would be the huge number of users suddenly promoting blox.fish on Robux’s multiplayer channels. This leads experts to believe that the scammers have managed to find a flaw in the Roblox captcha security, which is allowing them to create numerous bot accounts to promote their phishing site. A big flag to indicate this is the fact that all these users have new accounts with little to no playtime and most of them post similar messages. These are all the indications of such users being bots instead of actual live human beings. 

The last flag would be the but obvious lack of security on the blox.fish domain. If you have keen eyes then you will spot an expired security certificate when you first visit the website. Most modern-day browsers will also notify you of the same but before you can take any action, you will be redirected to blox.land which has a valid security certificate. 

We recommend you stay away from any websites claiming to provide free robux. All these sites are scam attempts to get you to share your personal information. Even if you end up getting a reward by jumping through all the hoops, you will be asked to provide your Roblox account credentials to credit the reward to your account. But this in turn will not only compromise your account but also cause you to lose access to all your data and saved payment methods.

We hope this guide helped shed some light on the recent popularity of blox.fish. If you have any more questions, feel free to drop them in the comments section below.