A sophisticated address poisoning scam has resulted in $1.25 million in losses for cryptocurrency users. The scam involved a user mistakenly sending 140 ETH to a lookalike address that was planted in their transaction history. This fraudulent activity was detected by @web3_antivirus, which noted that the wallet had been involved in multiple prior poisoning attempts.
In a similar incident, another wallet fell victim to the same trick, losing 500,000 USDT. The total losses from these scams have now reached $1.25 million, highlighting the ongoing risks of address poisoning in the crypto space.
$1.25M Lost in Address Poisoning Scam Targeting Crypto Users
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