So, over the winter break, I found fradulent transactions for Roblox (\~$100 on roblox alone) and another video game on my debit card. Obviously, I reported them to my bank; because the other game was on Google Play, the refunds for that were almost instant (a week later.)
However, the Roblox Refunds were more stubborn; I basically had email after email saying I needed to send more information, and transaction ID’s both on paper (picture copy) and screenshots of the bank transaction log…
But here’s the twist; I find out that my "friend" made $30 worth of Roblox purchases on my card (I had accidentally left it after treating him to UberEats, where he screenshotted he "deleted" it.) And he had twisted his story a few times as to why he didn’t respond; allegedly getting robux for Christmas, not having his laptop, and it took him TWO WEEKS to finally confess (I made him call his bank in front of me) I literally had believed it wasn’t him but some random guy who swiped my card. I can’t press charges or report this either, since he claimed it was "Accidental" and "didn’t check his payment method."
Now, I had submitted all the needed info to Roblox BEFORE he confessed (last week), but Roblox having done a thorough investigation, decided to ban his account this morning and refund my money. Before you say "You shouldn’t have contacted the bank, etc.," I have not made purchases on Roblox and had no clue. His account is now perma-banned, no appeal, and will be wiped within the next 30 days.
Now he wants me to corroborate a fake story to get his account unbanned, where I supposedly flagged the charges alongside the video game charges, and supposedly "approved of the Robux charges". I asked "What about the other $60?", and he said "just blame it all on me." I told him Roblox would know he didn’t make all $90 purchases and could potentially reverse the refund since the story isn’t really aligned with what he admited to. I don’t wanna follow with lying for his account to be unbanned because it would enable him to believe somehow stealing from a friend is ok.
AITA for (indirectly) getting him banned for good? Should I help him with his appeal?
TLDR: I got fraudulent charges on Roblox and another game, found out my friend "accidentally" bought $30 of Robux (but took 2 weeks to confess while dragging around his story). Now he’s permanently banned and wants me to lie to get his account back.
UPDATE 1/13/26: I closed the card the moment I saw those charges. I got a new one already. Thanks u/NZafe!
Sounds like you need a new friend TBH
The story TLDR is:
– Friend ~~borrowed~~ stole my funds/credit to buy shit
– I reversed it since it was fraudulent
– Friend wants me to reneg to keep their fradulent account up
Let them reap the rewards of the lies they sowed
>But here’s the twist; I find out that my “friend” made $30 worth of Roblox purchases
Stopped reading there, **NTA**.
Your friend stole from you. He gets no sympathy
NTA.
Your “friend” stole from you. If you haven’t already, you should get a new card w/ a new number since this one is now compromised.
Oh yes, forgot to mention that
TBH A new friend as well as a new card.
Actions have consequences. Classic case of FAFO. NTA!
Hey OP.
I work at a bank and fraud disputes like this are much more in depth than you would think. So lying to Roblox after they have possibly already gotten in touch with your financial institution and/or card manufacturer is not a good idea.
They would not have given you your money back without evidence that it was not your purchase.
And in the same breath YOU never gave them your friends info. They found that information. Your friend got himself banned.
Also, this is not a friend. They stole from you and lied about it. This is an excellent reason to walk away from this relationship and a perfect example of ‘when people show you who they are, believe them the first time’
This is the only answer that matters in the thread. OP please take this advice seriously.
Your “friend” stole from you. It took him two weeks of pressure for him to confess. He didn’t intend on telling you ever.
He’s lucky that the only thing that happened was he’s banned from Roblox.
Get better friends.
Why would you commit fraud for someone who stole from you??? He deserves to be banned.
Friend should also be banned.
Edit: NTA
NTA
This isn’t a friend.
Friends don’t steal your credit card info and buy stuff.
First he steals from you, then he lies about it, and now he wants you to lie so he can get his account back. This guy is not your friend.
NTA. But unless you drop him from your life, you will be.
NTA first of all.
OP you know he stole the card info from you with the intention of using it this way right? There is literally no way for him to have used your card to purchase the robux with out knowing that’s exactly what he was doing. He had to manually enter your card info into roblox. There’s no way for that to happen accidentally. That’s a conscious choice he made.
He actively lied to you about what he did and how it happened. And now he wants *you* to lie so that he’s in the clear, without a care in the world for how it might come back to harm you even further than he already has.
If he didn’t want his account banned, he shouldn’t have stolen from you and broken roblox tos. It is not your fault he got banned, its not your responsibility to fix it.
When someone shows you who they are (a thief who will steal your money and then lie to your face about it) believe them. He’s proven you can’t trust him and he’s proven he’s willing to harm you for his own gain, it’s time to cut him off.