I recently came across a very typical phishing case where a major account lost 50 million USDT. Here's what happened—this whale user withdrew 50 million USDT from a top-tier exchange to their own wallet, and not long after, they started doing transfer tests. The attacker was quick and generated a phishing address with the same ending digits, then sent 0.005 USDT to the whale's address to deceive.



The whale, being careless, copied the address directly from the transaction record, then transferred 50 million USDT in two transactions to this fake address. By the time they realized, it was too late. Later, the funds were converted into ETH through a series of operations, then sent to Tornado Cash for mixing, essentially resulting in a total loss.

This case serves as an important reminder: never be lazy and copy addresses directly from transaction records when transferring assets. Always double-check the address, preferably by manual input or obtaining it from official channels. Phishing techniques are becoming more sophisticated; a small mistake can lead to losses of tens of millions. Everyone must be cautious and verify carefully when transferring assets—this is no small matter.
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WagmiWarriorvip
· 8h ago
50 million just disappeared like that, I'm shattered. The fishing kid's method is really brilliant.
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SmartContractWorkervip
· 8h ago
Damn, 50 million just disappeared like that. Copying addresses really is deadly. --- Even whales are taking losses, indicating these phishing teams are really putting in effort. --- Once a tornado sweeps through a mixed coin, it's basically unrecoverable. This deal is too damaging. --- Same last digit but still throwing some coins to test, the attention to detail is impeccable. --- Every transfer requires manual input; a lazy second and the money's gone. Too cold-blooded.
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RugpullAlertOfficervip
· 9h ago
Damn, 50 million just gone like that. Someone still makes such a basic mistake like copying the address. This is unbelievable.
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MoreWealth,MoreBillionUvip
· 9h ago
Why would there be an error when copying the address?
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DecentralizedEldervip
· 9h ago
Wow, 50 million just gone like that. Making such a rookie mistake as copying the address... It's really outrageous.
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