#eth-scam
3 questions tagged with #eth-scam
Crypto 'tech support' drained my wallet after I messed up a transaction – can anything be done?
Hey everyone, I'm kinda desperate here. I messed up sending some ETH from my MetaMask to Binance, somehow it got stuck or something. Panicked and searched for 'MetaMask support' on Google, which I know now was dumb. Ended up in a chat with someone claiming to be official support. They were super reassuring, walked me through 'connecting' my wallet to their 'diagnostic tool'. Said it was just to check the transaction status. Next thing I know, my entire MetaMask balance – about $18k USD worth of ETH and some other tokens – was GONE. Just vanished, transferred out to some address I don't recognize. This happened late last night, around 10 PM. My partner is furious, and I just feel sick to my stomach. Is there literally *anything* I can do? I've already reported it to Binance and IC3, but I'm not holding my breath.
Wallet drained after signing what seemed like a routine Metamask transaction – is there any hope?
hi everyone, feeling pretty low right now. i usually consider myself pretty careful but i think i messed up big time. i was trying to claim some airdrop for a new token i'd heard about, something pretty small, maybe 100 bucks worth. the website looked fine, i connected my MetaMask wallet, and then it asked me to sign a transaction. it looked like a normal sign request, not a huge gas fee or anything. i didn't think much of it, just clicked approve. next thing i know, like 10 minutes later, my entire wallet is GONE. all my ETH, my USDC, even the little bit of MATIC i had for gas. it was about 8.5k EUR in total. i checked Etherscan and saw a bunch of 'approve' transactions and then transfers to an address i don't recognize. i feel like such an idiot. i've heard about wallet drainers but always thought it wouldn't happen to me. is there *any* way to reverse this? or track it? i'm in Montpellier, my bank (Crédit Agricole) said they can't do anything because it's crypto. any advice is appreciated.
Wallet drained after connecting to a 'new DEX' that promised crazy APY, is my ETH gone?
Feeling pretty stupid right now. I saw this ad on X (Twitter) for a new Decentralized Exchange (DEX) that was offering like, 500% APY on ETH staking. I know, I know, red flag city. But I was just looking at my portfolio and feeling a bit down, thought maybe a quick win could help. It looked pretty professional, had a decent UI, lots of excited comments on their social posts. So I connected my MetaMask wallet. Didn't even think twice. Approved a transaction, thinking it was just for staking. Next thing I know, my entire ETH balance is gone. Like, completely wiped out. I immediately disconnected my wallet, revoked permissions, everything. But it was too late. I've heard about wallet drainers but always thought I was too careful for this. My partner is furious. Is there literally *any* chance of getting it back? I traced the transaction on Etherscan, and it went to a completely different wallet address. It's about $4,000 worth of ETH. Any advice beyond "you're an idiot" would be really appreciated.