Online gaming safety: How NumBuster helps keep your children safe

Online gaming has become a natural part of children’s everyday lives. In-game chats, quick message exchanges, and team discussions may all seem harmless, and most parents worry only about how much time their children spend playing.

However, interactions within gaming chats often go far beyond communication with other children. It’s an open environment where people of any age and intentions may appear. Some try to gain access to gaming accounts, others offer “great deals” or ask the child to move the conversation to a messaging app to make it less noticeable. There are also cases where an adult attempts to establish an inappropriately close, trust-based relationship.

Key Risks

• Unwanted purchases and link clicks. A child may accidentally pay for a subscription or follow a fake page designed to harvest personal data.

• Attempts to access accounts. Using SMS codes, scammers may try to break into gaming accounts, email, or social media profiles.

• Overly personal communication from adults. Individuals with inappropriate intentions may pose as players.

• Spam and intrusive calls. Phone numbers a child enters in games or on external websites may be collected by advertising or fraudulent services.

How NumBuster helps protect your child

1. Check unfamiliar numbers. If someone unknown messages or calls your child, check the number in NumBuster. On the phone number page, you can see its rating and whether other users have left complaints, negative tags, or feedback.

2. Filter out suspicious contacts. If a number is associated to intrusive calls, questionable offers, or user complaints, it’s best to block it.

3. Reduce the risk of financial loss. Any requests to “top up a balance,” “send a donation,” or “confirm a purchase” should be checked with NumBuster to understand who is actually behind the phone number.

4. SMS blocking on Android. Blocking SMS from unknown numbers helps prevent the confirmation of suspicious transactions and attempts to break into accounts.

5. Message filtering in messengers. On Android, NumBuster shows who is messaging your child on WhatsApp or Telegram (when the phone number is visible) and allows you to block unwanted contacts.

NumBuster turns phone number information into a powerful security tool for parents. You understand who your child is communicating with and make online gaming safer — without unnecessary restrictions.