#etherscan
3 questions tagged with #etherscan
Lost my crypto to a spoofed NFT minting site – wallet drained. Any chance?
ugh, i'm so mad at myself. i saw this twitter ad for a 'new genesis NFT collection' that looked super legit, like, it was trending and everything. the link looked fine, went to what i thought was their official minting page. connected my Trust Wallet, approved the transaction to mint, and boom – not only did i not get an NFT, but my whole wallet was drained. all my ETH, some MATIC, literally gone in like 30 seconds. i know, i know, i should've been more careful. i checked Etherscan right after, and saw my funds go to some address that then sent it to another, then another... it was really fast. is there any actual way to undo this? or trace it for real? i've heard about 'recovery services' but they all sound like scams themselves. fwiw, this happened late last night, around 11:30 PM my time, total shock. my partner thinks i'm an idiot, lol.
Wallet drained after connecting to a 'validator' site – is my crypto gone forever or can Etherscan help?
Okay, so I was trying to stake some ETH, you know? Saw a link on a Telegram group for a 'new validator node' opportunity. Looked kinda legit, the site had all these trust badges and stuff. Connected my Trust Wallet, approved what I *thought* was a staking contract, but then boom – my entire wallet zeroed out in literally seconds. Not just the ETH, everything, all my altcoins too. Felt like a total idiot. I saw the transactions go out on Etherscan, all to this one address. Is there any point in trying to trace it further? I'm in Groningen, feeling completely sick about this. Is there *any* way to get it back, or is it basically just gone for good?
My MetaMask was drained after connecting to a 'staking' site, is my ETH gone forever?
Feeling so stupid right now, I honestly can't believe I fell for this. So I saw an ad, I think it was on YouTube or maybe even Instagram, for this new 'high-yield' ETH staking platform. It looked really legit, polished website, even had a fake audit report linked. They promised insane APY, like 200%. My partner warned me, said it sounded too good to be true, but I ignored her. I connected my MetaMask, approved what I thought was just a small transaction to 'authorize' my wallet for staking, and boom, next thing I know, all my ETH was gone. Literally like 0.7 ETH, which was a decent chunk of my savings. I watched it go on Etherscan, just transferred out to some other wallet. I tried contacting their 'support' but of course, no response. Is there anything, anything at all, I can do? I filed a report with my local police here in Montpellier, but they just looked at me like I was speaking Martian. Has anyone ever recovered funds after a wallet drain like this? Or should I just give up on it?