My MetaMask was drained after approving a transaction for a 'new' version of USDT, is it recoverable?
Hey everyone, feeling pretty stupid rn. I was on a Telegram group for crypto trading, and someone posted about a 'new' USDT that was supposedly offering better staking rewards. They linked to a site that looked super legit, like a stablecoin project. I connected my MetaMask and it prompted me to 'approve' a transaction to migrate my existing USDT to this new version. Without really thinking, I signed it. Within minutes, nearly all my ETH and some other tokens were gone, not just the USDT. Checked the transaction hash on Etherscan and it went to some random address. I mean, my wallet was totally drained. I immediately disconnected everything and reported it to MetaMask support, but they just sent a generic 'we recommend good security practices' thing. Is there any way to trace this or get my funds back? It was roughly 8k EUR, which is a lot for me. I'm in Toulouse but wondering if local police even handle this stuff.
asked by Jules Moreau· 24d ago