Original | Odaily Planet Daily

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Recently, the development of the TON ecosystem has been booming, with the ecosystem's TVL increasing by over 70% this month, reaching $260 million. However, the rapid development of TON has also attracted the attention of phishing groups. Earlier, a community member revealed that there was an extra "fancy number" (888 0505 0707) NFT in their TON wallet. However, when many community members tried to transfer it, they found that the transaction fee for transferring the NFT was as high as 1 Toncoin (normally 0.02 Toncoin), and after the transfer, the NFT would reappear in your wallet.

Currently, there are many "confusing" projects in the TON ecosystem. Therefore, Odaily Planet Daily will review the development of virtual numbers themselves and the risks of such scams.

Phishing team upgrades their tactics, using low cost and taking advantage of the psychology of getting a good deal

The "+888" series of virtual numbers were sold by Telegram on the Fragment platform in 2022, where the decentralized auction platform Fragment was an important witness to Telegram and TON breaking the ice.

Initially, the "+888" series of virtual number NFTs were sold directly through Telegram, priced at 9 Toncoin. After all were sold out, buyers could use them directly or resell them. The Telegram team originally provided a way for users with privacy needs on Telegram by auctioning virtual numbers, thus demonstrating Telegram's ability to resist censorship.

In addition, during the same period, Telegram's relationship with TON improved, and based on TON, Fragment auction platform was launched, allowing virtual numbers to be auctioned using NFTs.

Currently, Telegram has only released the "+888" series of virtual numbers, which were originally intended for a group of buyers with privacy needs, but have now become a symbol of identity. This phenomenon is similar to the demand for fancy mobile numbers in China, which has caused TON and Telegram users to auction off consecutive and auspicious numbers.

According to Fragment platform data, the virtual number with the highest auction price currently is "+888 0666 0000", with an auction price of 1365 Toncoin (approximately $9350), followed by the number with a higher auction price, which is the "protagonist" of this article (+888 0505 0707).

The phishing team first created a fake NFT of the virtual number (+888 0505 0707) at zero cost, and distributed it through the nftTONificatorBot to active addresses on the TON chain. Users who are frequently involved in on-chain activities may think that the NFT has no value and its security is uncertain, so they try to transfer the NFT with a skeptical mindset.

However, users found that when trading NFTs, the fee was as high as 1.02 Toncoin, and after completing the on-chain steps, the NFT remained unchanged in the wallet (isn't this like trying to uninstall 360 in the early years). Some users were determined to transfer the NFT, but after paying 1 Toncoin each time, the NFT still remained in the wallet.

The phishing team used users' suspicion of transferring the NFT to raise the transaction fee to 1 Toncoin, and the NFT still remained in the wallet. As for how the smart contract was set so that the NFT could not be transferred, or using a redirecting airdrop of fake NFTs, there is no theoretical support found.

However, this novel phishing method can only deceive a small number of people. Therefore, the phishing team, following the method of the previous fake airdrop on the X platform (formerly Twitter), opened a minting page for users to participate in manufacturing. This is different from the previous method of receiving airdrops and opening wallet permissions, which resulted in funds being stolen from the wallet. This time, the phishing team relies solely on users voluntarily sending money.

The author found in the phishing team's receiving address that there are still users "sending money" to them. From transferring 1 Toncoin to a minting fee of 0.02 Toncoin, the phishing team is suspected of consolidating funds. According to tonscan data, the address UQB1QBhyiY76wtIDTaV3pFtl8jE_aCrlGeDDTRbz2LaNjTvH has received 6483 Toncoin in the past few days, approximately $45,000. This address is just one of the fund collection addresses. The specific amount of fraud may exceed $100,000.

Therefore, Odaily Planet Daily reminds everyone that although the TON ecosystem is developing rapidly and generating high financial returns, it is also a new battleground for phishing teams. Community members have reported multiple fake airdrops and fake NFT links, so it is important for everyone to strengthen their risk awareness.

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