Someone needed to send some bitcoins to another person they had a deal with and so asked for their address. The fellow sent an address and he sent the coins. Almost immediately, they sent a chat and was like "Have you sent it?" He responded in the affirmative and they exclaimed "Oh no." Even though they didn't give me details of the problem, I think it could be a wrong address or an inaccessible one.

I remembered this incident because sometimes, I do not cross-check addresses when I send small funds. Have you lost some bitcoins because of carelessness?

What are you most conscious about before clicking the 'pay' button?

That’s the first time I encounter those shitty clipboard malware that change Bitcoin address of the address that you copied. I probably get this malware in website that uploads movies because back then Netflix and other streaming provider are not popular so I’m always relying on piracy.

Ransomware Attacks 🦠

Ransomware is a type of malware that once your device gets infected, the malware locks up your device’s operating system, rendering it unusable. The malware then demands a certain amount of bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies for your device to be usable again.

If your device has been infected with ransomware, all you need to do is to do a fresh install of your operating system and you’ll be good to go.
How to protect yourself

    Always think twice when opening websites and downloading software

Clipboard hijacking attacks 📋
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A clipboard hijacking attack is when a hacker gains access to your device’s clipboard, allowing the hacker to replace your clipboard with whatever the hacker wants.

While this is more of a “hack” than a “scam”, a hacker could get the malware to be installed on your device through various methods that scammers use.
How the scam works

    You download and install the malware through a fraudulent website

    The malware then waits till you copy a bitcoin address to your clipboard

    Once you copy a bitcoin address to the clipboard, the malware then replaces the Bitcoin address that you copied with the hacker’s bitcoin address

    You then paste the supposed address that you copied(which is now the hacker’s address)

    You send the funds without double-checking the address

    The hacker now has your bitcoin

How to protect yourself

    Always think twice when opening websites and downloading software

    Always double-check the address you’re sending your coins to

I've sent Bitcoin to another Bitcoin address that I have no access to anymore, this happened in 2024, I was carried away and I copied a old abandoned exchange wallet.

Do you know that some exchanges normally give customers notice that they are going to change their wallet address that users need to abandon the old addresses? That's what happened to me.

I pleaded with the exchange customer services and they said that they can't do anything about it, I was very lucky that the amount in dollars isn't much but that sat would worth something better in the future.

Maybe when Bitcoin turned a million and I look back, i might start feeling the pain then.

Someone needed to send some bitcoins to another person they had a deal with and so asked for their address. The fellow sent an address and he sent the coins. Almost immediately, they sent a chat and was like "Have you sent it?" He responded in the affirmative and they exclaimed "Oh no." Even though they didn't give me details of the problem, I think it could be a wrong address or an inaccessible one.

I remembered this incident because sometimes, I do not cross-check addresses when I send small funds. Have you lost some bitcoins because of carelessness?

What are you most conscious about before clicking the 'pay' button?