$TON A user had successfully sent 10,000 $TON ($13K) and 9,000 ($11.7K) to a trusted wallet. Everything seemed normal… until two tiny transactions of 0.0001 $TON each appeared in his wallet. Classic dusting attack.
Scammers had “dusted” his transaction history with fake addresses that looked almost identical to real ones — first and last characters perfectly matched.
Thinking he was sending his next big batch — 126,000 ($163,800) — he copied an address from his history. Wrong move. The money went straight to a scammer.
The twist? The scammer returned most of it. 116,000 ($150,800) came back, but they kept 10,000 ($13,000) — a “finder’s fee” or a reminder that crypto mistakes hurt.
They even left a note:
“I'm sorry, but this is far too much. Please take it back — I know it's serious. Peace.”