Has Your Address Been Poisoned?
Address poisoning is the #1 crypto scam. Attackers create lookalike addresses that match your real contacts, hoping you'll copy the wrong one. Paste your wallet address and we'll check for poisoning attempts.
Quick Answer
Quick answer: if you copy recipient addresses from transaction history, you need to check for address poisoning first. Matching first and last characters does not make an address safe, and one bad copy can cause an irreversible loss.
Keep Verifying
After a Poisoning Alert, Review the Wallet, Transfers, and Recovery Path
Address poisoning is rarely a one-off mistake. It can affect every later transfer if you keep copying from history.
Wallet / Address
Check the Related Wallets and Recipient Addresses
Check the real recipient, the poisoned lookalike, and any other addresses appearing in the same history.
Fund Flow
Trace the Wrong Transfer
If you already sent funds to a poisoned address, trace the follow-on wallets and movement path next.
Freeze / Recovery
Review Freeze and Recovery Options
Useful for USDT, exchange-funded transfers, and cases where asset freezes may still be possible.
Already Affected
Move Into the Victim Action Plan
If the wrong transfer already happened, move straight into evidence preservation, reporting, and recovery.
If You Already Sent Funds to a Lookalike Address, Start Here
The most dangerous stage in an address-poisoning case is not the dust transaction itself. It is the moment funds are sent to the wrong address.
Trace Funds First
If Funds Already Went to a Lookalike Address, Start with On-Chain Tracing
The most important move after poisoning is separating the real recipient, the poisoned address, and the later fund path.
USDT
If the Transfer Was USDT, Check the Freeze Window Immediately
Once the chain, address, and timing are clear, the earlier you assess a possible freeze path, the better.
Recovery Path
Open the Crypto Recovery Guide in Parallel
Use this when the case already involves wrong-address transfers, contract approvals, or fake-platform withdrawal blocks.
Victim Plan
Handle Accounts, Devices, and Evidence in Parallel
Many poisoning cases also include fake support, fake wallet-sync requests, or device-side exposure.
How Address Poisoning Works
Target Monitoring
Attackers monitor the blockchain for wallets making frequent large transfers.
Generate Lookalike
Brute-force generate a new address whose first and last characters closely match the victim\
Send Dust
Send tiny token amounts to the victim\
Victim Miscopies
The victim copies an address from history, only checks the first/last few digits, and accidentally sends funds to the attacker.
Can You Tell These Apart?
Real Address
0x1a2b3cd4e5f6789012345678901234567890ef12
Poisoned Address
0x1a2b3ca7b8c9000000000000000000000000ef12
First 6 and last 4 characters are identical. Most wallets only show the first/last few digits, making them nearly impossible to distinguish!
7 Blockchains Supported
If the Risk Came Through Fake Wallet Sync or Fake Support, Verify These Objects First
Many poisoning cases are not isolated. They appear alongside wallet-sync stories, support-security checks, or exchange-account alerts.
MetaMask Support Check
Is This MetaMask Support Contact Real
Check whether a supposed MetaMask support contact is real before you sync a wallet, import a phrase, sign a request, or approve tokens.
Trust Wallet Support Check
Is This Trust Wallet Support Contact Real
Check whether a supposed Trust Wallet support contact is real before you sync a wallet, import a phrase, sign a request, or approve tokens.
Binance Support Check
Is This Binance Support Contact Real
Check whether a Binance support contact is real before you transfer funds, share codes, or move the case into a private chat.
Coinbase Support Check
Is This Coinbase Support Contact Real
Check whether a Coinbase support contact is real before you log in elsewhere, call back, share codes, or move funds.
If the Address Trap Started with One of These Messages, Start Here
Many address-poisoning cases do not begin with that phrase. They begin with a wallet-sync story, an account restriction message, or fake support contact.
Wallet Review
MetaMask airdrop link Review
Check whether a MetaMask airdrop link is real before you click, reply, sign in, connect, or pay.
Site Review
MetaMask drainer site Review
Check whether a MetaMask drainer site is real before you click, reply, sign in, connect, or pay.
Wallet Review
Trust Wallet airdrop link Review
Check whether a Trust Wallet airdrop link is real before you click, reply, sign in, connect, or pay.
Site Review
Trust Wallet drainer site Review
Check whether a Trust Wallet drainer site is real before you click, reply, sign in, connect, or pay.
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