#eth
3 questions tagged with #eth
Wallet drained after signing up for a 'new exchange bonus', can anything be done?
Hey everyone, I feel so stupid right now. I saw this ad on Reddit for a new crypto exchange launching, promising some insane deposit bonuses and staking APYs if you signed up within the first 24 hours. They even had a fancy countdown timer and everything. Ngl, it looked pretty legit, lots of slick graphics. I thought, wow, this is a real opportunity. So, I signed up, connected my MetaMask to transfer some ETH for the bonus – just a little, like 0.8 ETH, to dip my toes in. The site prompted me to approve a smart contract interaction directly, which I thought was odd for a deposit, but I figured hey, new tech, maybe it's some kind of direct integration thing for instant bonuses. And then... poof. My entire MetaMask wallet was drained. Not just the 0.8 ETH, but everything else in there too – some MATIC, a bit of BNB. Total low five figures. My heart just sank. I've tried reaching out to their 'support' but no reply. The website is still up. I feel like such an idiot. Is there anything at all I can do? Like, was it a malicious smart contract? Can it be traced? I'm in Seattle, reported it to the local police but they just looked at me blank.
Wallet drained after connecting to a fake crypto 'pre-sale' site, is my ETH and BNB gone?
I really messed up, feeling so stupid right now. Saw an ad, not sure where exactly now, maybe Twitter or Discord, for a 'pre-sale' of a new token. It promised huge returns, like 100x minimum, and claimed it was backed by some big VCs. The website looked legit, had countdown timers, whitepaper, everything. I connected my MetaMask wallet – totally thought I was doing my due diligence. Well, pretty immediately after 'buying' the pre-sale tokens, my wallet was drained. All my ETH, about 2.5, and some BNB, like 1.5, just gone. I saw the transactions on Etherscan, but it all went to some address I don't recognise. It happened yesterday morning, around 9 AM UK time. I reported it to MetaMask, but they just sent an automated reply. Is there *any* way to get it back? Feeling sick to my stomach.
My savings gone after a 'liquidity mining' investment - is this a new type of crypto scam?
Feeling absolutely sick right now. I met someone on Bumble, we got chatting, and after a few weeks, they started talking about 'liquidity mining' on some platform. They swore it was super safe, high returns, showed me screenshots of their own profits. I put in about 8k USD worth of USDT and ETH over a month and was even able to withdraw a small test amount ($200) early on, which made me trust it more, you know? But then when I tried to pull out my main funds, suddenly there were 'high tax fees' and 'regulatory checks' I needed to pay upfront. I paid another 1k, then another, total about 3k in these fees, and still nothing. Now they've stopped responding. The website is still up but I can't log in. Is 'liquidity mining' a common scam? Is there ANY hope of getting any of this back? My partner is furious.