Crypto users lost $10,700 USDC wedding savings on Polygon
17 posts across 4 communities in the last 60 days; 77% from r/CryptoCurrency.
“I really hate "blaming the victim" but c'mon man... He entered his entire seed phrase into a website?!? Like wtf? There's no security/protection on planet earth that can prevent utter stupidity like this.”
“this is a problem at the level of the wallet, the wallet should flag any address that is a lookalike of another to prevent the user from copying an address from the previous transaction (something users should not do anyway). This is a UX problem.”
“Hes right though, i would have never forgiven myself if they succeeded in stealing my funds. [re: Saved by KYC]”
Several users reported a user losing $10,700 USDC from their wedding savings due to a hack on the Polygon network. Comments ranged from expressing sympathy and offering suggestions to accusations of scamming and dismissive remarks about cryptocurrency security.
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“Hes right though, i would have never forgiven myself if they succeeded in stealing my funds. [re: Saved by KYC]”
Why be a jerk? Go step on a fucking Lego [re: Saved by KYC]
“Sooooo. were you trading with Russian mobsters, North Korean hackers, or were you just scamming people from your call center in India/Pakistan?? Because they dont do this shit to regular traders. I have never seen it even once. "Restricted Persons" in the finance world indicates "fraudster" "organized crime" or "sanctioned individual" [re: UPDATE: Binance shuts down my account + seizes $11750. Yes they literally steal it. At the same time CZ publishes a bo”
“this one got me for a chunk of change, i dont wanna talk about it either [re: Anyone got any stories of investing in poo coins?]”
“im down over a million dollars. im also done with this crap [re: After $86M theft, Ledger acknowledges devices sold by reseller may be compromised and to move funds to a new device with new seed phrase.]”
“Crypto.com doesn't care about its customers. They have the worst track record for screwing over their customers.”
Shocking that scumbags have no honor and are not trustworthy
Exactly. $895 has clearly failed as a filtering mechanism.
“Polygon is such an obsolete crypto too. The founders already cashed out. This is just delusional self importance.”
“I’m sorry for your loss brother. But these crypto transactions are irreversible.”
“"Oh no my $1?! Why the bank do this to me?!!!" The most entertaining posts to read this comments of lol”
“For all the morons asking why the guy put 10k in crypto, the same reason people put $5 or 100k in crypto, to make a return, that's the reason you all are putting money into crypto, to make money. To o/p all the best, hope you have some luck with this 🤟”
“I really hate "blaming the victim" but c'mon man... He entered his entire seed phrase into a website?!? Like wtf? There's no security/protection on planet earth that can prevent utter stupidity like this.”
MetaMask? This is a web wallet and it's probe to phishing hacks. Avoid.
“Most people are like this. I have never been hacked or tricked but I would not keep all my funds in one wallet still. But "being your own bank" I am not sure how it would work for everyone. Most people just are not that street/crypto/tech smart.”
“That isn’t feasible with current gen wireless networks or current SIM security. Maybe with a Stingray-like device if you can pull off a 2G style attack. Someone could SIM swap you, but that would be pretty obvious because you’d be unable to call or text suddenly. They’d also need your Apple account password as well. Edit: I guess someone could get screwed another way, but I’m electing to leave that unsaid because I don’t want anyone to go out and do it.”
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“the fact that you think this is the case is exactly why you shouldn’t be putting money into this bullshit. at least you learned something today.”
“this is a problem at the level of the wallet, the wallet should flag any address that is a lookalike of another to prevent the user from copying an address from the previous transaction (something users should not do anyway). This is a UX problem.”