Lost a load of USDT after approving a malicious transaction from a fake MetaMask pop-up, is it gone?
Feeling pretty dumb rn, honestly. I was trying to connect my MetaMask to a new DeFi swap site I found on Twitter – looked legit, similar to PancakeSwap. Suddenly, this pop-up appeared, looked *just* like a MetaMask signature request. I clicked 'approve' without really thinking, it all moved so fast. Next thing I know, my wallet shows a huge chunk of my USDT gone. We're talking almost 8k USDT, like my entire emergency fund. Checked my transaction history and it shows a 'token approval' followed by a 'transferFrom' to an address I don't recognize. My partner is furious, and I just feel sick to my stomach. Is there even a sliver of hope to get this back? I'm in Dublin, by the way, if that makes any difference.
asked by James Burke· 11d ago
