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2.6M USDT loss from a targeted address poisoning scam involving zero-value transfers. A single victim was repeatedly scammed by the same attacker address.

First, the victim lost 843K USDT. About 3 hours later, the same victim sent 1.75M USDT again to the same scammer — totaling ~2.6M USDT lost.

Lesson:

• Never ever copy an address from transaction history or from Etherscan!
• Use address book in your wallet!
• Always double-check addresses 1:1 before sending.

Victim:

0x86c0300fc369e54d22512564cc0e8cc261102604

2.6M USDT loss from a targeted address poisoning scam involving zero-value transfers. A single victim was repeatedly scammed by the same attacker address.

Lesson:

• Never ever copy an address from transaction history or from Etherscan!
• Use address book in your wallet!
• Always double-check addresses 1:1 before sending.