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🚨 Scam Alert: "Address Poisoning" — A Whale Lost $2.5M in USDT
🤯 What Happened?
A crypto whale lost a total of $2.5 million in USDT through two transactions by falling for a scam known as Address Poisoning — a method that manipulates human error rather than exploiting code vulnerabilities.
🧨 What Is Address Poisoning?
Scammers send tiny transactions to your wallet using a lookalike address—one that's almost identical to your real address.
These fake transactions pollute your transaction history.
Victims often copy-paste from history assuming it’s safe… and accidentally copy the scammer's address.
💸 How the Whale Got Scammed
🔹 First Mistake: $843,000 Lost
The victim needed to send USDT.
Copied a “known” address from transaction history.
It was the scammer’s poisoned address.
🔹 Second Mistake: $1.7 Million Gone
Thought the address was safe (since it had been used before).
Used it again—still belonged to the scammer.
🎯 Total Damage: $2.5 million
🛡️ How to Protect Yourself from Address Poisoning
Never trust transaction history blindly.
Use address labels or whitelist trusted wallets.
Always double-check every character of an address.
Send a small test amount before transferring large sums.
Enable extra security settings on your wallet (e.g., approval prompts).
✅ Final Thoughts
This wasn’t a hack—it was a psychological trick. The blockchain was working as intended. What failed was the human element: trust in familiar patterns.
Crypto safety isn't just technical—it's behavioral.
Train yourself and your team to double-check everything, especially when big money is involved.
