A close friend had about $200 in his account.
He saw an ad on social media, gave a site access, and within 24 hours his balance was $0. 😔
(He isn't even sure exactly what he connected. That's part of the problem.)
I'm a programmer, so here's what to know:
When a site asks for an API key or wallet access, you're not "logging in".
You're giving a third party permission to act on your account.
With an exchange API key, what matters is the permissions you enable:
- Read-only: can see your balance.
- Trading: can place trades in your name.
- Withdrawals: can move funds out.
Trading permission alone can be abused to drain an account.
Red flags:
- An ad promising easy or guaranteed daily profits
- Anyone asking for an API key, seed phrase or "access" to trade for you
- A site you reached from an ad, not by typing the address yourself
What to do:
- Never enable withdrawals on an API key. Never.
- Enable only the permissions you truly need.
- Restrict the key to specific IP addresses.
- Delete any key you don't recognize, and review your API Management page.
- Never share your seed phrase or private key.
Has anyone you know seen this one? 👇
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