You checked the first and last few characters of the address—so how did you still end up sending money to a scammer?
Definition: Attackers often send a tiny amount of tokens from a fake address to make it appear in your transaction history.
How it works: Address poisoning doesn’t require stealing your private keys or getting you to sign an authorization. It relies entirely on the habit of copying addresses from your history and checking only the first and last few characters.
Addresses that frequently send and receive stablecoins and $ETH are more likely to be targeted by address poisoning.
If an investment promises returns that seem too good to be true, first ask yourself where those returns are coming from.
Definition: Attackers often send a tiny amount of tokens from a fake address to make it appear in your transaction history.
How it works: Address poisoning doesn’t require stealing your private keys or getting you to sign an authorization. It relies entirely on the habit of copying addresses from your history and checking only the first and last few characters.
Addresses that frequently send and receive stablecoins and $ETH are more likely to be targeted by address poisoning.
If an investment promises returns that seem too good to be true, first ask yourself where those returns are coming from.