Yesterday, I got a direct message on Telegram from someone who wasn’t in my contacts. The user went by the name “Lulu” and had what looked like a verified account, showing the TON logo, a blue diamond (which I later realized was part of the trick).
After a normal greeting, Lulu said she liked the username of a Telegram channel I own and wanted to buy it through Fragment.com, which is Telegram’s official auction site for usernames. She asked me to name my price. I told her I needed to think about it.
About two hours later, she messaged me again and offered 1400 TON.
At that point, I thought: this sounds too good to be true. So, before replying, I went to Fragment.com to compare with other offers. I saw tons of active auctions, many with even higher bids, and for very common usernames. That made me think: “Maybe this could be real.”
So I asked Lulu to send me her offer directly through Fragment, so I could check it.
Then I consulted my friend ChatGPT, asking how the process of transferring a username on Fragment.com works, step by step—including what to do and what not to do. One key point was to always verify that the domain is exactly fragment.com.
When you browse Fragment, the site adds extensions to the URL, like:
https://fragment.com/username/done ← That’s a real link from my account.
After I finished checking, the scammer said the offer was live on the platform and sent me a link that looked identical (maybe a letter more or less). The domain said fragment.com, and I read it five times—it looked legit.
But then she messaged again, saying that to complete the deal, I needed to pay the 6% commission, which she claimed was the fee Fragment charges per transaction. That’s when the whole thing collapsed—it was clearly a scam.
I decided to play along a bit more. I connected a fresh TON wallet (brand new, zero balance—since I never use TON anyway) and clicked the link. A Telegram mini app opened with a very realistic interface (screenshot below). I clicked “Start exchange”, and it showed:
“Insufficient funds to complete the payment.” Ha!
Here’s the kicker: right after clicking, the URL changed instantly to something totally different. Another clear sign of the scam.
That fake app was running inside Telegram, and it looked extremely real.
And yes, there are legit offers on Fragment for prices like 1400 TON or more, especially for short or common usernames. That’s what makes this scam believable.
I’ve already cleaned everything. No trace left.
So community—consider yourselves warned! This scam is real and very well crafted.
Take care.