🧠 Address Poisoning STEALS YOUR CRYPTO! How to Avoid it:

Address poisoning is a stealthy scam where attackers trick you into sending funds to lookalike wallet addresses. It's a subtle, psychological trap - and it’s already caused over $83M in losses across Ethereum, BNB Chain, EOS, and more.

HOW IT WORKS:

- Attackers send tiny fake transactions from spoofed addresses

- Exploit clipboard or wallet history

- Use QR codes or smart contract tricks to sneak malicious addresses into your flow

- You think you’re copying a trusted address from your history… But it’s actually a planted fake.

Once you hit send - your funds are gone.

REAL-WORLD HITS:

- $2.6M USDT lost in May 2025 via zero-value transfers

- $68M WBTC drained in a single spoof

- EOS users targeted using names mimicking major exchanges - Even sophisticated DeFi users are falling for this. 

🛡️ HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF:

- Always verify the full wallet address before sending

- Use fresh receiving addresses every time (HD wallets help)

- Whitelist trusted addresses in your wallet

- Use a hardware wallet for maximum protection

- Don’t copy from your history — only use verified sources

- Keep wallet software updated

- Avoid clicking random QR codes or links

- Use tools like Trugard, Webacy, or blockchain scanners to detect poisoning patterns 

🔒 FINAL WORD: Blockchains don’t lie - but your clipboard can. Address poisoning is social engineering for your wallet. Stay paranoid. Verify everything. And never assume your last transaction was with who you think it was. Because in crypto, one wrong address = zero second chances.

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