07-16-2021, 03:04 PM
Welp...I'm a dumb-ass but I got lucky. If you are panicking about restoring a wallet
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I'm sure there are plenty who are already shaking their heads at me. It's such an obvious rookie mistake.</p> <p>So I'm not totally new to the cryptosphere. I'm starting to get involved more in the world and was allowed in on a testnet. I went through the process of adding the network and when I did, I couldn't figure out how to get back to the mainnet. Metamask wasn't switching back. I thought I must have fucked myself. On little sleep and in the wee hours of the morning, I started to panic. Restore metamask. Gotta do it. </p> <p>I get on my browser and type in metamask. First result is "restore-metamask.com" I'm still screaming "FUCKING MORON!" at myself for this, but I clicked it. </p> <p>Looks official. I mean they have the metamask fox logo. Not just anyone can have a fuck-damn fox on their homepage. Real nice site. I don't even register what I've done. It asks for a seed phrase. I oblige. The whole damn thing I type out, without a second thought. </p> <p>I get into my wallet. My funds are...there. but I can't click anything. No other options. Right then, a wave of gut wrenching realization came over me, a minute late. </p> <p>I grab my phone and uninstall metamask, then reinstall it, as I had read this is another way to get back to the mainnet. I go through the proper process to restore and I get into my wallet. Everything is still there. Quickly, I transfer all I can, except a little eth for gas fees. After cleaning out into a new wallet, I left $13 of ETH in the metamask. A fine bit of bait to see if my suspicions (well founded) were accurate (they were). Minutes later, I check and it's gone. They got in. They took all they could. I'm lucky I had a very brief window of opportunity to move my bags to a different wallet.</p> <p>All this is really embarrassing to throw down on the table for y'all, but I figured if I can share my $13 dollar lesson with just one more sleep deprived newbie, it'll not be a total waste. Be safe.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/ADhomin_em"> /u/ADhomin_em </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/olcmfi/welpim_a_dumbass_but_i_got_lucky_if_you_are/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/olcmfi/welpim_a_dumbass_but_i_got_lucky_if_you_are/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I'm sure there are plenty who are already shaking their heads at me. It's such an obvious rookie mistake.</p> <p>So I'm not totally new to the cryptosphere. I'm starting to get involved more in the world and was allowed in on a testnet. I went through the process of adding the network and when I did, I couldn't figure out how to get back to the mainnet. Metamask wasn't switching back. I thought I must have fucked myself. On little sleep and in the wee hours of the morning, I started to panic. Restore metamask. Gotta do it. </p> <p>I get on my browser and type in metamask. First result is "restore-metamask.com" I'm still screaming "FUCKING MORON!" at myself for this, but I clicked it. </p> <p>Looks official. I mean they have the metamask fox logo. Not just anyone can have a fuck-damn fox on their homepage. Real nice site. I don't even register what I've done. It asks for a seed phrase. I oblige. The whole damn thing I type out, without a second thought. </p> <p>I get into my wallet. My funds are...there. but I can't click anything. No other options. Right then, a wave of gut wrenching realization came over me, a minute late. </p> <p>I grab my phone and uninstall metamask, then reinstall it, as I had read this is another way to get back to the mainnet. I go through the proper process to restore and I get into my wallet. Everything is still there. Quickly, I transfer all I can, except a little eth for gas fees. After cleaning out into a new wallet, I left $13 of ETH in the metamask. A fine bit of bait to see if my suspicions (well founded) were accurate (they were). Minutes later, I check and it's gone. They got in. They took all they could. I'm lucky I had a very brief window of opportunity to move my bags to a different wallet.</p> <p>All this is really embarrassing to throw down on the table for y'all, but I figured if I can share my $13 dollar lesson with just one more sleep deprived newbie, it'll not be a total waste. Be safe.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/ADhomin_em"> /u/ADhomin_em </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/olcmfi/welpim_a_dumbass_but_i_got_lucky_if_you_are/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/olcmfi/welpim_a_dumbass_but_i_got_lucky_if_you_are/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R