Few Days ago, got scammed, $8k was gone in less than few seconds. 💸 #ScamAlert
It was totally my fault, so let me save you from the same mistakes. Don't be like me.
⚡️ Mistake 1 : Avoid Googling dApps, Use Bookmarks Instead + Check URL always.
Googled one of the main DeFi dApps and clicked on the first result.
Belive me, I use this dApp almost daily and everything seemed normal.
Unfortunately its a phishing website.
⚡️ Mistake 2 - Signing transactions 📝
Made the mistake of trusting the website and being in a hurry to try out a new feature, Didn't pay attention 😑.
When I connected my MetaMask a "sign tx" message popped up.
I mindlessly accepted it without even bothering to read it.
Next I knew, my wallet was emptyyyy.
Obviously, signed a txn on a fake website/URL.
But it's something that could have happened to anyone, it was a recognized dApp & everything looked just the same but the URL... 💔
I won't mention the specific dApp because it's not their fault.
⚡️Mistake 3: - Hot wallets 🔥
Most of my funds are protected in cold wallets to minimize this type of Scam.
However, I had a hot wallet to ape quickly & connect to different dApps easily.
😭 Today I learned there's something faster than aping with a hot wallet - losing money.
😭I feel like fool as I write this, I let this rat take my money, despite being here for 5year+.
😕I know all the ins and outs of protecting my funds, what to check, what to do & what to avoid.
😕Yet, here I am, paying the price for getting too coasy, rushing & overlooking details.
⚡️ Hope this event (Based on my Experience) was useful and avoids you from getting scammed like this.
Now is the time to rise up and keep grinding 💪. #crypto2023