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this week i fell prey and clicked a scam link. 

it wasn’t major, i didn’t get drained, and i got away relatively unscathed. 

i minted an NFT to a counterfeit collection, losing .06 ETH. 

not life altering, but there are some takeaways 👇🏾

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⛓️ new chains introduce new risks. 

i was scammed on Abstract using the new Abstract Global Wallet. 

the AGW is a smart contract wallet built by Luca & the Penguins team, designed to work specifically on their L2. it’s honestly kinda confusing to use, but it’s the only wallet that earns XP towards the airdrop, so i use it exclusively on Abstract. 

but pocket universe, which translates all your wallet transaction requests into plain english and flags scammy tx’s, doesn’t work with AGW. 

and the AGW approvals don’t look the same as they do on all other wallets. so i never quite know what i’m signing and have a tendency to click through them faster as a result. 

when i reached out to the team whose project i minted they said there’s a wild amount of new scams on Abstract. 

new chains require higher levels of paranoia.

👩🏽‍💻 have a plan

when i realized i’d been scammed i was gutted. 

my main concern were open approvals on my wallet and any browser-based infections since i knew i had not downloaded any malware. 

i didn’t panic, but went into overdrive on opsec cleanup: 
- revoked all approvals on AGW and double checked approvals on all my other wallets
- ran a malware scan 
- checked extensions on all browsers
- scanned activity monitor 
- hit up a couple of dev friends for advice
- consulted with grok to make sure i didn’t miss anything 

lastly, and most importantly, i reached out to 0xquit, a legendary opsec dev and the VP of blockchain at Yuga Labs. 

he’s the next best thing to zachxbt imho. 

it wasn’t until he gave me the all clear, confirming that it was just a counterfeit mint site -  not some elaborate attempt to drain all my funds - that i breathed a sigh of relief.

⛓️ new chains introduce new risks. 

i was scammed on Abstract using the new Abstract Global Wallet. 

the AGW is a smart contract wallet built by Luca & the Penguins team, designed to work specifically on their L2. it’s honestly kinda confusing to use, but it’s the only wallet that earns XP towards the airdrop, so i use it exclusively on Abstract. 

but pocket universe, which translates all your wallet transaction requests into plain english and flags scammy tx’s, doesn’t work with AGW. 

and the AGW approvals don’t look the same as they do on all other wallets. so i never quite know what i’m signing and have a tendency to click through them faster as a result. 

when i reached out to the team whose project i minted they said there’s a wild amount of new scams on Abstract. 

new chains require higher levels of paranoia. 

https://x.com/0xcygaar/status/1924209038595858741?s=46&t=U7m_z6BiIrApC7Puc9tXAA

🏃🏽‍♀️ don’t move too fast. 

this week was a doozy. so when a hyped project on Abstract was minting, i didn’t do my normal due diligence. 

i honestly don’t even know where i got the mint link, but i’m assuming i clicked the wrong link in discord or X since that’s where i usually get them. 

i also did not double check the URL like i normally do. 

i’ve been in crypto and minted enough NFTs to know better. i was being sloppy.

thank you for helping me out during family time. appreciate ya 🥹

always happy to help you or anyone be more safe onchain or in life if my skills can assist

I feel you. I was recently scammed IRL and created this

Same for you! Thanks for the explanation. Helps us a bunch, sometimes they can catch us with the guard down

I feel you. I was recently scammed IRL and created this https://rodeo.club/post/0x42d11e589fd1601d2c674b227d5309148F02b048/26

thx dexx, that's exactly why i posted. it was a great refresher for me and i wouldn't want anyone less experienced in crypto to have to go through it without realizing there are steps you can take quickly to minimize the damage. appreciate you sharing and commenting 😊

That’s a tough situation, Jacy. Thanks for laying it all out so thoroughly—it’s rare to see someone share every step and lesson so candidly. It’s a huge reminder that even experienced users can slip up when moving fast or trusting a chain/tool too soon.

Your post is a masterclass in post-incident ops: revoking approvals, scanning systems, reaching out to devs—this is the kind of response we all need to bookmark.

Appreciate the honesty. Your loss could end up protecting hundreds of others. Respect.

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Sorry! Thank you for taking the time to share 🫂

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thanks, I’m so sorry about yours 

it’s an annoying thing to go through

so sorry to hear. tough lesson to learn 🫂

got drained by this a while back, learnt my lesson the hard way 😅

extremely blessed highly favored always grateful

thx and same to you. great reminders to tighten things up!

ah this is so real

i got caught slippin when the creaturetoadz or whatever the deriv was called discord got hacked. was similar in missing red flags, getting caught up in chaotic life stuff and not doing DD, etc. 

luckily it was just an approval for mint price and not an unlimited approval😅

glad you good💜

I’m sorry to hear that. The scams are everywhere,

Sorry to hear, Jacy 🫂 Good reminder that we can never let our guard down, not even for a minute. These things always tend to happen when we hurry trying to not miss out on something, Glad to hear it wasn't major though