“Free UC” scams: how to keep your game account and your money safe
How “free UC” offers, “sellers” who ask for your password and fake top-up sites work, and what to watch for so you do not lose your account.
“Free UC”, “free diamonds”, “Robux at half price” — offers like these show up all the time on Instagram, TikTok and Telegram. The outcome is usually the same: the player loses the account, the money, or both. Scammers change their methods, but the rules that protect you stay simple.
The most common traps
- The “free UC generator”. The site asks for your ID and password, or makes you install an app “for verification”. There is no generator that hands out free currency — the goal is to take over your account.
- The “seller” who asks for your password. Do not give your password to anyone who says “I'll log in and top it up myself”. A top-up by ID needs only the player ID.
- The fake top-up site. Sites that look like the official page but differ by a letter or two in the address steal login details and card details.
- “Send it to my card and I'll deliver.” When you transfer money to a stranger's card, you are left with no order record and no guarantee.
- The “let us verify your account” message. People who pose as the game's support team and ask for your sign-in code are not official support.
Three rules that never change
- Never share your password or your sign-in verification code — not with a seller, a “support agent” or someone writing from your friend's account.
- Check the address of the site before you tap a link, pay only on a secure payment page and never send your card details to anyone in a message.
- Link the account to an e-mail address and a phone number, turn on two-step verification and use a different password for each account.
What a trustworthy purchase looks like
On GameBuy you register with an e-mail or Google account and pay by bank card or from your balance. For products topped up by ID — PUBG Mobile UC, for example — you are asked only for your player ID; for code products, the code appears under “Orders” in your account and stays there. Delivery is usually instant; a delay on the supplier's side can extend it to up to 24 hours. If the supplier cannot fulfil the order, the amount is returned to your balance automatically. You can browse the products in the catalog.
If a code does not work
- Check the characters again: 0 and O, 1 and I are often mixed up; copying and pasting the code is safer.
- Compare the region of the code with the region of your account — a region mismatch is not grounds for a refund.
- If the problem remains, contact support within 48 hours of receiving the code, with a screenshot of the error.
If the account has already been taken over
Change the password right away, update the password of the linked e-mail too, and sign out of sessions on other devices. If a bank card is saved in the account, let your bank know as well. If you cannot get back in, contact the game's official support: only the game itself can restore an account. Anyone who says they will “sort it out for a fee” is the next scammer.
