Crypto Address Poisoning Attacks: How Scammers Use Fake Wallet Addresses to Steal Your Funds

⚠️ Address Poisoning Alert

By Binance
Dec 4, 2025, 4:29 PM
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Address poisoning is a growing crypto scam where attackers create fake wallet addresses that look nearly identical to legitimate ones.​

How it works:

  • Scammers generate addresses with similar starting/ending characters
  • They send small amounts to your wallet to appear in transaction history
  • Users accidentally copy the fake address for future transactions
  • Funds get sent to the scammer's wallet instead

Protection tips:

  • Always double-check the entire address, not just first/last characters
  • Use address book features in wallets
  • Verify addresses through multiple sources
  • Be suspicious of unexpected small transactions

MetaMask and other wallets have issued warnings about this technique becoming more sophisticated.​

Learn more about address poisoning protection

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