This scam targets people who think they just got lucky — but ends with them being robbed.
😮 It starts with a public seed phrase shared in a Telegram group or in a random tweet. You see a screenshot with a wallet backup phrase and an attached token balance worth thousands of dollars. It looks like someone accidentally leaked their wallet. Some users can't resist the temptation and decide to 'redeem' the funds.
😊 They import the wallet into MetaMask or another app, see the tokens, and try to send them to their own wallet. But the transaction is not completed — there is no ETH to pay for gas.
So, they send some dollars in ETH to the wallet to cover the fee. It is at this moment that the scam is triggered.
There is a bot monitoring this wallet 24/7. The moment the gas arrives, it uses that ETH to outpace the user and drains the wallet instantly 🤖
This works because the scammer is the owner of the wallet. The token balance is a fake lure, sometimes enhanced with fake contracts or LP tokens that seem valuable but cannot be sold. It is designed to trap people who think they have found free money.
🚫 Never trust leaked seed phrases. If someone 'leaked' your wallet with thousands of dollars inside, ask yourself: why is it still full? The answer is simple — it’s a trap, and you are the victim.
Share this post with people who may not know about this scam
