. However, this hype has also led to a spike in sophisticated trading scams.
To understand why Dragon-related scams exploded, we need to look back at what happened when the devs finally dropped Update 24.
: Scammers use scripts to make a low-value fruit (like Ghost) look like a high-value one (like Dragon) in the trade window. You see the "good" fruit, but after accepting, you find only the low-value one in your inventory. Countdown Glitch/Lag trade scam script for blox fruit dragon update hot
Here is your guide to navigating the update safely.
: Quickly removing a high-value Dragon fruit from the trade window just before both players click "Accept," hoping the victim doesn't notice the change. How to Avoid Scams : Scammers use scripts to make a low-value
Players were furious. They felt it wasn't fair to take away a fruit they had spent months grinding for, or in many cases, real money on. As one frustrated player on the wiki put it, "I waited a whole year for the update and I knew that the dragons would be legendary... this is a scam. I didn't wait 3 or at least a whole year wasting my energy and effort collecting dragons for them to take them from me". Another angry user summed it up in a now-famous analogy: "It's as if you buy a car, but then the car software gets an update, and to be able to keep your car, you have to pay for the car again". The devs eventually walked back some of the changes in the face of community outcry, but the damage to player trust was done, and the feeding frenzy among scammers had already begun.
Protecting your inventory requires recognizing the signs of an impending scam. Be highly suspicious if you encounter any of the following: : Quickly removing a high-value Dragon fruit from
This is a "hot" method where a scammer uses a script to change the icon of a common fruit (like Rocket) to look like a Dragon fruit in the trade window.
The developers of Blox Fruits (Gamer Robot Inc) routinely wipe the data of players caught using exploits.
Some scripts are designed to confuse the user interface. For example, a script might instantly re-initiate a trade after the victim cancels it, or it may attempt to "lag" the trade window so the victim accidentally accepts a bad deal while trying to close it.