⚠️⚠️⚠️ Beware of Address Poisoning

[Findingnemo]

Never copy the address from history tab while sending funds, always copy the new addresses which is good for privacy and can save from these kind of attacks that is targeted to mass amount of people and hoping that one or two will be fall for this trap. Maybe it's new on TON while it's a very old technique used by the scammers on coins like Bitcoin to trick people to send wrong address or to attack their privacy.

[enoch_from_off]

Never copy the address from history tab while sending funds, always copy the new addresses which is good for privacy and can save from these kind of attacks that is targeted to mass amount of people and hoping that one or two will be fall for this trap. Maybe it's new on TON while it's a very old technique used by the scammers on coins like Bitcoin to trick people to send wrong address or to attack their privacy.

Never thought that was as far as BTC was going  Thanks for noticing it!

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Never copy the address from history tab while sending funds, always copy the new addresses which is good for privacy and can save from these kind of attacks that is targeted to mass amount of people and hoping that one or two will be fall for this trap. Maybe it's new on TON while it's a very old technique used by the scammers on coins like Bitcoin to trick people to send wrong address or to attack their privacy.

I am very surprised to learn that this scam strategy is already present on the bitcoin network, I am just getting to know about this even when I've been in crypto since 2016, amazing how we learn new stuff every day, maybe the reason why I don't know about this is because i don't transact in bitcoin that often, only once in a while.

Anyways, thanks for sharing this information, I believe it will help many of us, specially the newbies amongst us, stay more vigilant and verify properly every address they are about sending funds to.

[albon]

Thanks for presenting a good topic, because the popularity of tonkeper wallet is very high now and context especially after the hype of telegram tap to earn game. It is very true that many of us do the transaction by looking at few letters of the transaction without verifying the full address. However do not fall for unsolicited offers especially those that require immediate payment or involve large sums of money. It is recommended to verify the legitimacy of websites and individuals before sharing personal or financial information. Most of the time we lead a lazy life due to which we don't want to think about the addresses where and with whom we are dealing due to which the scam becomes a demon of opportunity.

[_act_]

I know about address poisoning. The scammers using it know the target from the exchange address of the person.

This was very common to me on my wallet when I was using Binance but this scam was very common at the time and it can be a coincidence. Now that I use other exchanges, I do not see it. I am not saying Binance is not good. I still use it at times but not very actively as I was using it before.

Many times that I have seen the small amount of money sent to me by the scammer, I smile and know the scammer is wasting his time. I do not copy the address I use last, I go to receive tab to copy the address.

[Cryptsafe]

Thank you for this information. I have been noticing  this for long now I did not take it seriously. The one that annoys me most is that of nft I know nothing about. There are lots of nfts on my wallet and all targeted at my TON savings/investment wallets which I am holding good numbers of TON coin. May be I will have no option now than to move them out of that wallet to another. I am going right now to create a new wallet to transfer my coin so I don't make any silly mistake in the future that would cost me my assets.

I  have my keys well secured and my wallet is very much protected but I do not think I will still continue with the wallet anymore. Since it has been infiltrated with scam NFTs, I was have to create a new wallet to transfer them from that wallet.
Thank you for this update.

[rdluffy]

Thank you for this information. I have been noticing  this for long now I did not take it seriously. The one that annoys me most is that of nft I know nothing about. There are lots of nfts on my wallet and all targeted at my TON savings/investment wallets which I am holding good numbers of TON coin. May be I will have no option now than to move them out of that wallet to another. I am going right now to create a new wallet to transfer my coin so I don't make any silly mistake in the future that would cost me my assets.

I  have my keys well secured and my wallet is very much protected but I do not think I will still continue with the wallet anymore. Since it has been infiltrated with scam NFTs, I was have to create a new wallet to transfer them from that wallet.
Thank you for this update.

If you create a new wallet and send your funds to this new one, scammers will send NFTs or dust to you again
It`s not only on TON, but I have some wallets full of worthless NFTs, some coins that people send like 1 millions coins that worths nothing

It's annoying but we can't prevent this yet. Some explorers hide this kind of scam coins and NFTs

[ZAINmalik75]

Address poisoning is a new scam tactic which is becoming more common on TON. Scammers send 0 TON transactions from fake wallets designed to look like a legitimate one you just interacted with, tricking you into sending funds to a wrong address.

It is not a new scam but it has been used by scammers for a long time they even do this on Ethereum and Bitcoin networks despite the high transaction fees. This trick is very useful for them and very cheap in the Ton network because the transaction fee is very low here. Newbies are also using this network so they can easily be scammed into this if they have not given the proper guidance.

Knowledge of poisoning is necessary for newbies and they must learn how to save themselves if they want to make money from airdrops. They are bluntly connecting their wallet to every bot they join on telegram without caring about the funds.

[Zed0X]

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As far as I know, this has been happening for years to Bitcoin and Ethereum users where scammers can create accounts with addresses very similar to those that have interacted with wealthy accounts in order to deceive them. These scammers are becoming increasingly cunning, and we must be very careful when sending any tokens.

I was made aware of this strategy last year and it was on the Ethereum network. If this scam gets even more rampant, I would not be surprised if the new/mainstream users chooses wallets/networks that allows them to send crypto via email or mobile number.

[Findingnemo]

Never copy the address from history tab while sending funds, always copy the new addresses which is good for privacy and can save from these kind of attacks that is targeted to mass amount of people and hoping that one or two will be fall for this trap. Maybe it's new on TON while it's a very old technique used by the scammers on coins like Bitcoin to trick people to send wrong address or to attack their privacy.

I am very surprised to learn that this scam strategy is already present on the bitcoin network, I am just getting to know about this even when I've been in crypto since 2016, amazing how we learn new stuff every day, maybe the reason why I don't know about this is because i don't transact in bitcoin that often, only once in a while.

Anyways, thanks for sharing this information, I believe it will help many of us, specially the newbies amongst us, stay more vigilant and verify properly every address they are about sending funds to.

In bitcoin network it was done by the attackers for different purpose by sending dust amount to expose the bitcoin addresses and one who holds big amount maybe targeted later and then it became the trend to steal the funds by tricking them to send funds by sending near zero TXs and hoping that the user will copy the wrong address anyway the point is clear, you could lose if you are not sure that all the characters in the addresses are same not just few characters. The best option is to scan QR codes of the addresses directly to tackle many similar tricks.

[TomPluz]

As TON is getting more and more popular and users are expanding everyday, it is time that we should be so careful with this address poisoning scheme. Now, I am just wondering how these guys do the copying of the address...and I am hoping that TON can do something with this problem. One thing to take notice is that they sending zero TON so that is one thing to watch over when copying the address one is supposed to send something. One thing for sure, these scammers are always getting so creative in their schemes and they are usually rising rising and popular platforms where people are. We have to be careful and be aware of the latest developments on this aspect.

[Cryptsafe]

Thank you for this information. I have been noticing  this for long now I did not take it seriously. The one that annoys me most is that of nft I know nothing about. There are lots of nfts on my wallet and all targeted at my TON savings/investment wallets which I am holding good numbers of TON coin. May be I will have no option now than to move them out of that wallet to another. I am going right now to create a new wallet to transfer my coin so I don't make any silly mistake in the future that would cost me my assets.

I  have my keys well secured and my wallet is very much protected but I do not think I will still continue with the wallet anymore. Since it has been infiltrated with scam NFTs, I was have to create a new wallet to transfer them from that wallet.
Thank you for this update.

If you create a new wallet and send your funds to this new one, scammers will send NFTs or dust to you again
It`s not only on TON, but I have some wallets full of worthless NFTs, some coins that people send like 1 millions coins that worths nothing

It's annoying but we can't prevent this yet. Some explorers hide this kind of scam coins and NFTs

It is better that explorers and dev hide or wipe them off the chain so that nobody sees them or make any mistake of doing anything with them. I was looking at  another option of sending the coin to an exchange wallet and then after some time, I send it to a new wallet which I would create  for it with that I think I would be much better for me and less of such attack.

[bayu7adi]

Oh no, that was one of my previous habits.. even last week I was still sending BTC to an address by only checking the first 3 digits and the last 4 digits... fortunately there have been no detrimental incidents since I first made the transfer using that method..

For large amounts of money, I often check the address as a whole... and my negligence is more frequent when sending money in small amounts.

Thanks to this thread, I have to be extra careful to check the address completely...

[Axcel777]

Oh no, that was one of my previous habits.. even last week I was still sending BTC to an address by only checking the first 3 digits and the last 4 digits... fortunately there have been no detrimental incidents since I first made the transfer using that method..

For large amounts of money, I often check the address as a whole... and my negligence is more frequent when sending money in small amounts.

Thanks to this thread, I have to be extra careful to check the address completely...

Well, Looking through the addresses is crucial even if the transaction has a small amount at stake, all for the purpose of ensuring security. In this regard, we are able to be more careful while checking all the addresses that there is no mistake, all transactions are safe.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Lol this is really crazy, I mean things these scammers do to defraud people o their hard earned money. This technique is quite similar to the clipboard virus scam, where the scammers create a keyboard that enables the clipboard option, and when you eventually download this special keyboard and use it to copy an address you intend to send funds to, the scammer remotely changes the address you copied, replacing it with his own address, and the victim moves straight to make the transaction with full assurance that he has copied the right address. Many techniques will still come up in the future, and there’ll always be people who fall for these scams, but if you’re always cautious and double check every step of the transaction then you’re likely to avoid these scams.