Roblox, 764 and the New Face of Online Predators: What Every Parent Must Know

In early 2024 parents began hearing whispers about “764,” an online network of nihilistic predators using social-gaming platforms to manipulate children into creating sexual and violent content. By mid-2025, law enforcement officials were sounding alarms. FBI Assistant Director David Scott, who heads the counterterrorism division, called the rise of 764 “one of the most disturbing things we’re seeing.”

This article is a call to arms for every parent.

If your child uses Roblox, Discord, Minecraft, TikTok, Instagram, or any gaming chat, they are potentially exposed to recruitment or grooming tactics used by this network.

What follows is not meant to frighten you unnecessarily — but to arm you with the truth.

What Is 764?

764 began around 2021 when a Texas teenager created a Discord server devoted to violent content, manipulation, and child sextortion. What started as a small group ballooned into a sprawling, decentralized online extremist community. Despite the founder’s arrest and 80-year sentence, imitators, offshoots, and splinter groups continue to spread the ideology and methods of 764.

By 2025, the FBI had over 250 open investigations connected to 764. Victims have been identified as young as nine years old.

764 is not a “hacker group” or typical predator ring. It is a culture of nihilistic violent extremism — members seek power through sadism, humiliation, chaos, and the destruction of innocence. Children are tools for entertainment, domination, and status.

Predators use:

•       Flattery

•       Fake romantic interest

•       Peer-like communication

•       Promises of Robux, game rewards, or friendship

•       Threats, extortion, and blackmail

Their ultimate goal is to coerce children into producing harmful sexual content, self-harm acts, violent imagery, or actions that can be used to further manipulate them.

Why Roblox Is a Prime Hunting Ground

Gaming platforms like Roblox attract young users, especially those who are:

•       social

•       creative

•       curious

•       eager for affirmation

•       inexperienced with manipulation

•       unaware of online risk behaviors

Predators know this.

They create friendly or flirty avatars, hang out in popular social games, offer Robux, or invite children into more private chats or Discord servers where grooming deepens.

Some 764 members discuss strategies like:

•       Using “age-play” games to initiate sexual conversations

•       Identifying children who advertise mental-health struggles in their bios

•       Offering Robux in exchange for nudity or dares

•       Hacking accounts to force compliance

•       Bribing or threatening kids into self-harm on camera

One case involved a child being extorted into harming a sibling because a 764 member accessed their Roblox account.

How Children Become Ensnared

Most victims do not realize what’s happening until they are trapped.

The cycle typically unfolds this way:

1. Friendly approach — compliments, shared interests, gaming fun

2. Emotional bond — late-night chats, a sense of closeness.

3. Boundary testing — small dares, “secret conversations,” requests for photos.

4. The hook — the predator captures something compromising.

5. The trap — threats: “Do what I say or I’ll post this.” 

6. Escalation — increasingly dangerous sexual or self-harm demands.

7. Isolation — fear prevents the child from telling anyone.

8. Expansion — predators may force victims to assist in recruiting or harming others. Many victims describe thinking their abuser was a “boyfriend,” “girlfriend,” or best friend.

Who They Target

764 preys on children who are struggling with:

•       loneliness

•       bullying

•       depression

•       low self-esteem

•       eating disorders

•       desire for connection or validation

They excel at spotting vulnerability.

Kids who appear “put together” aren’t immune — predators adapt their strategies to each child’s personality.

Warning Signs Your Child May Be Targeted

Take immediate action if you see:

•       Sudden secrecy around devices

•       Late-night gaming or chats

•       Mood swings, irritability, or withdrawal

•       New online friends they refuse to talk about

•       Use of long sleeves in hot weather (possible self-harm)

•       Anonymously received digital gifts (Robux, game items)

•       Drastic changes in social circles

•       Conversations moved off Roblox into Discord, Instagram, or encrypted apps

•       Unexplained injuries or self-harm behaviors

What You Must Do Now — A Parent’s Action Plan

1.  Talk early. Talk often.

Kids need to hear from YOU before predators reach them.

2.  Keep devices in shared spaces whenever possible.

3.  Know every app, platform, and game your child uses.

Roblox is not “just a game.” It’s a social platform.

4.  Require transparency around online friends.

If your child hides an online friend, ask why.

5.  Watch for emotional shifts.

Behavior often reveals danger before words do.

6.  Normalize coming to you when something feels off.

Your child must believe: “I won’t get in trouble if I tell Dad/Mom.”

7.  Report instantly if you suspect grooming.

Go to: cybertip.org 

Or contact your local police or FBI field office.

8.  Do NOT delete evidence.

Screenshots, chat logs, usernames — all help investigators.

The Hard Truth about Roblox 764 and Online Predators:

764 is not a rumor.

It is not an urban legend.

It is not “kids being dramatic.”

It is real, it is active, and it is everywhere children gather online.

Predators are counting on parents being too busy, too trusting, or too unfamiliar with platforms like Roblox to intervene.

You do not need to be a tech expert.

You just need to be present, aware, and willing to talk.

Your child’s safety depends on it.