đ¨ ADDRESS POISONING: The Silent Killer Scam That Drains Your Wallet While You Think Youâre Sending to the Right Person đ¨
Picture this:
Youâre rushing to send 10,000 USDT to your hardware wallet or your business partner.
Typing that 42-character address? Hell no. Too long, too annoying.
So you open your transaction history, see a ârecentâ transaction from that same wallet, quickly check:
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First 4 characters match
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Last 4 characters match
Copy lâPasteâSend.
đĽ 10,000 USDT GONE FOREVER.
You just sent it straight to a hacker.
Welcome to Address Poisoning â the nastiest âbrain hackâ in crypto right now.
How the scam works (itâs evil genius):
1. Hacker bots watch the blockchain 24/7.
2. They see you send funds to Wallet A.
3. They instantly generate a NEW wallet that has the EXACT SAME beginning + ending as your real one (e.g. 0x4a7bâŚd3f9 becomes 0x4a7bâŚd3f9 â but middle is totally different).
4.Hacker sends you $0 or some worthless dust token from that fake address.
5.Boomâthis fake transaction now sits at the VERY TOP of your history.
Next time you copy-paste like always.you just gifted the scammer.
Why we fall for it every single time:
- Human brain only checks start & end of long strings
- Most mobile wallets hide the middle anyway
- Looks 100% legit at a glance
Real victims have lost $100k, $500k, even millions this way in 2025 alone.
How to NEVER fall for it(do this TODAY):
â NEVER copy addresses from transaction history
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Add all important addresses to your walletâs Contacts / Address Book with a nickname(e.g. âMy Cold Walletâ, âOTC Partnerâ)
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For big transfers lâmanually check 5â6 characters in the MIDDLE+full address
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Use hardware wallet confirmation screenâit shows full address
If your habit is âcheck first 4 + last 4 and smash sendâ âyouâre one click away from disaster.
Change it now before you become the next horror story.
Not financial adviceâjust trying to keep you from getting rekt the dumb way.
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