😱 $50M Crypto Blunder: Copy-Paste Fail or Epic Scam? 😱

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Well, well, well, looks like someone had a slightly worse day than you did when you spilled coffee on your boss’s laptop. 😬 An unsuspecting crypto user (let’s call them “Copy-Paste Carl”) just lost $50 million USDT in an address poisoning scam. Yep, you read that right. Fifty. Million. Dollars. In 2025. When we’re all supposed to be living in space or something. 🚀💸

Copy-Paste Mistake Costs User 50M USDT 🤦‍♂️

So, here’s the deal: address poisoning is like when your evil twin sends you a fake Venmo request, but crypto edition. The attacker sends tiny transactions from a wallet address that looks almost identical to the victim’s real one. Carl, bless his heart, copied the wrong address from his transaction history and poof-$50 million gone. Oopsie! 🤑💨

According to Web3 Antivirus (basically the crypto world’s Sherlock Holmes 🕵️♂️), Carl even tried to be smart by sending a test transaction first. But these scammers are like ninjas-they sent a “dust transaction” from a fake wallet faster than you can say “blockchain.” 🥷✨

Cos from Slowmist (another crypto detective 🕵️♀️) pointed out that the fake address matched the first 3 and last 4 characters of Carl’s real address. Classic “close but no cigar” situation. Except the cigar costs $50 million. 😵‍💫

Oh, and the stolen USDT? Already converted to ETH and split among multiple wallets. Some of it even took a spin through Tornado Cash. These scammers are like crypto tourists-they’re hitting all the hotspots. 🌪️🤑

Address Poisoning Victim Offers Bounty With 48-Hour Ultimatum ⏳💰

Here’s where it gets juicy: Carl is now playing hardball. He’s filed a criminal complaint, enlisted every cybersecurity expert under the sun, and put all six scammer wallets on lockdown. But he’s also offering a deal: return 98% of the loot within 48 hours, and you get to keep $1 million as a “bug bounty.” Because apparently, losing $50 million makes you generous? 🤔🎁

But here’s the kicker: if the scammers don’t take the deal, Carl’s bringing in the big guns-international law enforcement, identity reveals, the whole shebang. It’s like a crypto version of Taken: “I will find you, and I will… make you return my money.” 💼👮‍♂️

Meanwhile, 2025 crypto losses are at $3.4 billion. So, maybe it’s time to invest in a better copy-paste checker? Just a thought. 🤷‍♀️💻

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2025-12-21 12:44