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One small mistake.
One careless copy-paste.
$354,000 USDT — gone.
The crypto space just witnessed another painful lesson in wallet security, and this one should make everyone pause before their next transfer.
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According to a warning from Web3 Antivirus, a user lost 354,000 USDT after falling victim to a sophisticated scam known as “Address Poisoning.”
Let’s break down what happened.
🔎 What Is Address Poisoning
This isn’t a normal phishing link.
This isn’t someone leaking their private key.
This is psychological manipulation combined with blockchain transparency.
Here’s how it works:
1️⃣ A scammer creates a wallet address that looks almost identical to one you frequently use.
Same first few characters
Same last few characters
2️⃣ The attacker sends a tiny transaction (sometimes even zero-value tokens) to your wallet.
3️⃣ That fake address now appears in your transaction history.
4️⃣ When you later want to send funds, instead of pasting the real address from a trusted source, you copy it from your recent transaction history.
5️⃣ You only glance at the first and last characters… and hit Send.
And just like that — your funds are gone.
💸 The Cost of One Glance
In this case, the victim sent 354,000 USDT directly to the scammer’s wallet.
No smart contract exploit.
No exchange hack.
No protocol failure.
Just a moment of convenience over caution.
⚠️ The Dangerous Copy-Paste Habit
Let’s be honest.
Most users:
Check the first 4 characters
Check the last 4 characters
Assume it’s correct
That habit just cost someone over $354K.
Scammers know human behavior.
They don’t attack code — they attack attention.
🛡 How to Protect Yourself
Here are simple but critical steps:
✅ Always copy wallet addresses from the original verified source
✅ Use saved/whitelisted addresses when possible
✅ Double-check more than just the first and last digits
✅ Consider sending a small test transaction first for large transfers
✅ Use wallet labeling features
In crypto, self-custody means self-responsibility.
🧠 Final Thought
Blockchain transactions are irreversible.
There is no “undo” button.
There is no customer support ticket that fixes this.
Before you hit send next time, ask yourself:
Are you verifying the full address…
Or just glancing at it?
One second of caution can save years of earnings.
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