02-12-2021, 06:48 AM
To all crypto newcomers, pay VERY close attention to withdrawal and deposit addresse
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>If you are transferring crypto from your wallet to exchange, or vise-versa, always triple check that the deposit address and withdrawal addresses are correct before you hit send. Also, get in the habit of clearing your clipboard of saved addresses. </p> <p>I recall a post a few years ago where a redditor lost a large sum of crypto because somehow there was an extra letter or number in the deposit address he was sending it to. </p> <p>Furthermore, there is phone-specific clipboard malware that can sit in idle on your phone, wait until you copy a deposit address, and then paste theirs instead of yours so that when you send the funds, you're actually funding the scammers wallet instead of yours...</p> <p>I know this sentiment has bounced around this sub for quite a while, but seeing the huge influx of newcomers, I really want to make sure that nobody gets screwed over by something that's extremely easy to overlook.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/clodhopper88"> /u/clodhopper88 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lhni7o/to_all_crypto_newcomers_pay_very_close_attention/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lhni7o/to_all_crypto_newcomers_pay_very_close_attention/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>If you are transferring crypto from your wallet to exchange, or vise-versa, always triple check that the deposit address and withdrawal addresses are correct before you hit send. Also, get in the habit of clearing your clipboard of saved addresses. </p> <p>I recall a post a few years ago where a redditor lost a large sum of crypto because somehow there was an extra letter or number in the deposit address he was sending it to. </p> <p>Furthermore, there is phone-specific clipboard malware that can sit in idle on your phone, wait until you copy a deposit address, and then paste theirs instead of yours so that when you send the funds, you're actually funding the scammers wallet instead of yours...</p> <p>I know this sentiment has bounced around this sub for quite a while, but seeing the huge influx of newcomers, I really want to make sure that nobody gets screwed over by something that's extremely easy to overlook.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/clodhopper88"> /u/clodhopper88 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lhni7o/to_all_crypto_newcomers_pay_very_close_attention/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lhni7o/to_all_crypto_newcomers_pay_very_close_attention/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R