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An elderly couple were flabbergasted after their granddaughter racked up a £3,000 bill playing online games during lockdown - initially fearing they'd been hacked.

lockdown.Liz and Jim Harrison from Alloa in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands initially thought they had been hacked after they noticed a huge hole in their savings.The pair have slammed platform operator Roblox for not getting authorisation from them as the bill payers, saying they have been left with nothing.They had allowed eight-year-old Abby to sign up for the gaming platform to keep the schoolgirl busy at home during the lockdown.But when they set up online banking, they saw that they were £3k down in their savings and thought they had been the victims of scammers.Roblox is free to download but encourages users to buy virtual currency, called Robux, for in-game purchases.The website has around 100 million users worldwide and is

computer 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