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What is Tron Multi-Signature?
The normal crypto wallet is single-signature. One set of Secret Phrases which have access to the wallet and one point of authority to confirm smart contracts/transactions from.
With Multi-Signature, you guess it! This adds multiple access points by having multiple private keys to access the same wallet. There are 2 methods of access to the Multi-Sig wallets.
For all you Harry Potter fans out there; imagine Lord Voldemort splitting his soul into multiple Horcruxes. Lord Voldemort is the wallet and the Horcruxes are the private keys. You have to have all the Horcruxes to control the wallet. (I’ve always wanted to use a Harry Potter reference to explain crypto… anyway!).

You can have 2 or more Secret Phrases for a Multi-Sig wallet.

The second way is to simply transfer ownership of the wallet from one set of private keys to another.

What is a Tron Multi-Signature Scam? Part 2.
Tron Multi-signature has 2 separate ways of working. In the case of the scam, it’s usually accessed by 2 Private Keys. However one of the Private Keys can control the funds in the wallet, and one cannot, although both will be able to access the wallet.
The scammer will give out the Secret Phrase that can access the wallet, but cannot control the funds, and the scammer will keep the Secret Phrase that can both access and also fully control the wallet (see the scam-explanation near the top).

The user being scammed will send Tron funds to the wallet to be able to withdraw the $USDT funds out. However the user being scammed doesn’t know that they don’t control the wallet at all. The scammer will just keep withdrawing the Tron funds that the person they are scamming sends into it. The scammer will continue to do this to multiple users, withdrawing the funds out into their own separate wallet and repeat.

So, to ensure people that are using this method with malicious intent don’t scam people - we’ve added a security warning! This will act a a way of people identifying the wallet which has control of the funds.

Tron Multi-signature has 2 separate ways of working. In the case of the scam, it’s usually accessed by 2 Private Keys. However one of the Private Keys can control the funds in the wallet, and one cannot, although both will be able to access the wallet.

Or the scammer has the two private keys or seed phrases, but give only one to the victim to be scammed while the multisig wallet is 2-of-2 or 2-of-N.

Sorry khaled0111, thanks for the merit. I deleted the post to edit it, I couldn't see your merit before I deleted it, I wouldn't had.

I have like 5 different messages like this on twitter from different accounts, I am sure they are scammers at work and only greedy people gets burnt, I don't look into this messages or try to reply to the scammers, just ignore them and move on.

No problem at all! I just remerited the edited post as I believe it's very useful and opens the door to discuss how tron multisig works and how it's different from bitcoin multisig.
And you are right about trustwallet, I just checked it and, indeed, it doesn't allow creating multi-signature wallets.

vv181 explained it very well, thanks!
I found this medium post which I believe is easier to understand than the tron doc:
https://coredevs.medium.com/tron-multi-signature-mechanism-92ac998993ac

Yes. He lures everyone with a large balance in the wallet, so people will send gas fees to withdraw the balance. But he has designed the wallet to automatically send every incoming balance. It's a scam, but it's something interesting for wallet system development. The wallet can work automatically. I think they designed this with bot commands on the system API key.
I hope everyone avoids sending balances to those wallets because it will lose speed with Bots. ;D

Based on the privkey at OP, the address is TXaYFNopc8xsjJLtVzvAVQGProbCmsuXYr(address B). But the true owner is TGucfPTopNVFG4CR4wWws9qRWD1RLayiKe(address A). You can see about the account permission on https://tronscan.org/#/address/TXaYFNopc8xsjJLtVzvAVQGProbCmsuXYr/permissions

wow, i just check the wallet and it seems the scam already got a total of 1k $ ++ from all the people that he scammed.
i hope that no one will easily send balance to this address

The way they've built it all can lead any crypto user to believe it at first, until researching the details of this multi-sign. Scammers try their best to create new scamming tools, which can lure crypto users and scam them. Even many experienced crypto users will not understand the secret of this wallet at first sight.

Yes. Of course, people will try to send balances to the wallet for transaction fees, because people will not understand the multi-sign developed, because it is not seen directly in the wallet unless by further research.
However, this is not the first time they have shared private keys or phrases. So crypto users have to be smarter when they encounter incidents like this. No one is wasting large sums of money.

It makes me wonder why Tron creates something like this in the first place. Is there any benefit for their users other than being more exposed to scam activities? Kind of a weird thing to develop.

Increased Security
One of the main advantages of these wallets is that they provide a backup plan in case something goes wrong. As long as your wallet doesn’t require all signatures to access funds, you can avoid getting locked out of it.

For example, you could create a two-of-three wallet and store one private key on your phone, one on your laptop and one on a piece of paper. In case one of your signatures is stolen or lost, you can still access your funds. Therefore, multisig wallets can be an excellent way to address security concerns.

Two-Factor Authentication
Requiring multiple signatures also provides you with a form of two-factor (2FA) authentication. If someone is able to steal one of your keys, you can still block them from taking funds out of your account. You can choose to hold onto all private keys yourself, or give them to others. Either way, it ensures that each transaction is fully verified before it’s completed.

Decision-Making
When the keys for a wallet are shared among multiple people, it allows a group to control funds together. Everyone can see the funds and propose changes, but no one can transfer funds on their own. This is very popular when making business decisions. The wallet essentially acts as a form of voting in which transactions only go through when a certain majority of users agree on the transaction.

Escrowed Transactions
When you’re conducting transactions with another party, holding funds in escrow can be helpful. Escrowed transactions essentially guarantee that neither party can receive funds, services or products without the other party holding up their end of the deal. Two-of-three wallets allow you to perform escrowed contracts with crypto. These transactions start with the payer depositing their funds in the wallet. Once the other party provides the agreed-upon goods or services, both parties can sign the wallet to transfer the funds to the seller. In case of disputes, there’s an unbiased third party with a key who can award the funds to the seller or buyer as needed.

wow, i just check the wallet and it seems the scam already got a total of 1k $ ++ from all the people that he scammed.
i hope that no one will easily send balance to this address

Based on the privkey at OP, the address is TXaYFNopc8xsjJLtVzvAVQGProbCmsuXYr(address B). But the true owner is TGucfPTopNVFG4CR4wWws9qRWD1RLayiKe(address A). You can see about the account permission on https://tronscan.org/#/address/TXaYFNopc8xsjJLtVzvAVQGProbCmsuXYr/permissions

And Tron docs about multisig is here: https://developers.tron.network/docs/multi-signature.

I am absolutely confused with the explanation.

Or the scammer has the two private keys or seed phrases, but give only one to the victim to be scammed while the multisig wallet is 2-of-2 or 2-of-N.

When someone finds a wallet with big amount of funds and gets the details of that wallet, he will want to take a chance if he is greedy. Those who are like me, when they come across something like this, try to know the details about it to take any kind of step. But it is true that there are many crypto users in the crypto world who are looking for ways to make quick profits. Basically they are the victims of these scams easily.

Does trust wallet allow two private keys, one for viewing only and other one has full control of the wallet? Why would trust wallet has such an implementation in the first place  ???