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by zeroDivisible 2739 days ago
How can somebody scam you out of your Instagram name other than you giving / selling it to them?
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They pretend to be buying the name and string you along for a while, after a bit they request you swap the name onto a fresh account before they'll send you the money. If you try to swap the name, they'll use a script to automatically register it.

Apparently lots of people fall for this, at least according to the scammers. Given how many DMs I get every day, I don't doubt it at all.