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Scam alert: MetaMask warns crypto users about address poisoning

The scammers will use wallet addresses generated from vanity address generators and match the first and last characters of their victim’s wallet address.

According to MetaMASK's elite team, a new type of data encryption wallet address scam that attempts to use users to lose data has risen.

In an announcement, data wallet service provider MetaMASK warned users of an "address poisoning scam" in which cyber attacks can send users' wallets using dynamic passwords worth $0 to "poison" the history of buying and selling. The fraudster will use the wallet address generated by the vanity address producer and match the first and last character of the victim's wallet address. This also causes an unsuspecting user to send his assets to the incorrect impersonation address.

However, this attempt will not give network hackers access to users' wallets, but those who may have formed a good habit of copying wallet addresses from the trading history before sending data asset balances, may send his assets to the address of the copycat.

For this reason, wallet service providers warn users to be careful and careful about their transactions before sending their account balances. The company focuses on checking every character of the wallet address to ensure that assets are sent to the correct wallet.

In addition, the company advises the user to stop copying the wallet address from the trading history and use his address book when sending digital currency.

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