Crypto 'wallet drainer' after a fake 'IDO' on Beam crypto, any hope for recovery?
Hey everyone,
i'm feeling so sick to my stomach right now. I usually try to be super careful but i messed up big time. I saw this 'IDO' (Initial DEX Offering) being shilled on Beam (the Mclaren crypto thing) and it looked legit, like a new project launching on their chain. The link was posted in a Telegram group I thought was official. I connected my MetaMask wallet, approved what I thought was a small transaction to 'claim allocation' for the IDO, and then... nothing happened. No tokens, no confirmation.
Then i checked my wallet again like 10 mins later and my entire balance was GONE. All my WETH and USDC, like 8k euros gone. It was like a wallet drainer or something. I quickly disconnected the wallet from everything but it was too late. I feel so dumb. Is there *any* way to get it back? I reported it to MetaMask but they just said they can't reverse transactions. Please tell me there's something else I can do.
asked by Emma Schneider· 27d ago