Crypto 'wallet drainer' scam after clicking a sponsored ad for Ledger, what can I do?
Feeling totally gutted right now. I usually try to be so careful online, but I messed up big time. I saw a sponsored ad on my social feed yesterday morning, it looked super legit, like it was for Ledger, you know, the hardware wallet company. I clicked on it because I was actually looking to set up an additional wallet for some new investments. The site looked identical to the real Ledger site, it even had a little padlock and everything. I typed in my seed phrase, like an idiot, thinking I was generating a new wallet or recovering one, and seconds later, my existing Trust Wallet connected and everything was GONE. I watched it happen in real-time, all my ETH, some SOL, about 4k AUD worth. I immediately disconnected everything and reported it to Trust Wallet support, but they just said that once it's on-chain, there's nothing they can do. Is there really no way to trace this, or get it back? I feel so stupid and embarrassed. Any advice?
asked by Charlotte Johnson· 31d ago
