#scam
2 questions tagged with #scam
Wallet drained after approving what I thought was a simple token swap – any hope?
Feeling totally gutted. I was trying to swap some obscure altcoin for ETH on what looked like a pretty legitimate DEX, you know, one of those new ones that pop up all the time. Connected my MetaMask, and I remember approving what I thought was just the standard 'allow spending' transaction. But then, literally within seconds, my entire wallet, not just the token I was trying to swap, but all my ETH and other stuff, it just... vanished. Saw the transactions on Etherscan, all approved from my address. I've reported it to the platform but haven't heard anything back. This happened late last night, around 11 PM here in Sharjah. My wife is so mad. Is there any way to trace this or get it back? Like, how can a simple approval wipe out everything?
Crypto 'wallet drainer' after fake 'learn to trade' webinar, can I get my tokens back?
i'm kicking myself so hard right now. i saw an ad on facebook, seemed legit, for a 'free crypto trading masterclass' webinar. it was actually quite convincing, they had professional-looking slides, talking about market analysis and everything. at the end, they said they'd share 'premium indicators' if we connected our wallet to their 'secure dashboard' via a QR code. i was on a roll, feeling smart after the webinar, and just scanned it with my Trust Wallet. boom. literally minutes later, my entire balance, mostly ETH and some Link tokens, was gone. like, completely wiped out. i checked the address it went to on Etherscan and it's some fresh wallet with a bunch of other transactions. i feel so stupid. i filed a police report here in Liverpool but they just gave me a crime number. is there *any* way to track this or get my crypto back? i just can't believe i fell for something so obvious.