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  1. Scammers are using Telegram for recruitment and contact, while Discord is used for bot and paid actor groups, leading to financial collapse.
  2. Perpetrators used Telegram, Discord, and Roblox to groom victims of 764.

Palmer used Roblox to find a victim and lured them to Discord, prompting warnings from the National Crime Agency.

1 report, 1 independent Updated Jul 25
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What happened

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Palmer used Roblox to find a victim and lured them to Discord, prompting warnings from the National Crime Agency.

Who's involved

What this event is mainly about
PalmerRobloxDiscord

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Perpetrators used Telegram, Discord, and Roblox to groom victims of 764. All 2 developments

Within Scammers are using Telegram for recruitment and contact, while Discord is used for bot and paid actor groups, leading to financial collapse.

The entities involved

  • Palmer

    American portraitist, active 19th century

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  • Roblox

    multiplayer game creation platform

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  • Discord

    instant messaging and VoIP software

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Coverage

Newest first; wire copies grouped
  • independent.co.ukYoung girls being groomed on Roblox and forced into ‘unspeakable’ acts