"Woke Up to a $10,000 Proxy Scam - Your Stories?"

mamilius

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"Hey guys, just wanted to share my crazy morning. Woke up to a PM saying I'd just sent $10k in ETH to 'confirm' my proxy address on a random dex. Anyone else out there been hit by these scammers lately? Got any tips on how to track down the wallets behind these scams?"
 

Sezam

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"Yikes, bro that's harsh! I've had a few phishing attempts, but $10k is on another level. Did anyone report this to the respective exchange?"
 

Krez

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"Man, I'm so sorry to hear that, OP. Had a similar experience last year with a phishing email that looked super legit, ended up losing a few grand on a fake mining contract. Keep an eye out for those phishing alerts, guys"
 
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"Ugh, sorry to hear that, bro. Had a similar experience with a phishing email last month that looked legit but ended up draining my ETH from a fake exchange site. Definitely being extra cautious now with my wallets and 2FA"
 

manoha

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"Dude, I lost 5k to a phishing scam last year through a fake Telegram channel. Be careful guys, they're getting more sophisticated. Has anyone else had any success in getting their funds back?"
 

tradevvZYF5

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"Dude, I know someone who got hit for like 5k on a phishing attempt last week. They claimed to be from a 'system update' team and convinced them to send their Binance 2FA codes. Glad you only lost 10k"
 

SilentHippo

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"Dude, I felt your pain, just got hit by a phishing scam last week, lost a few hundred bucks worth of ETH. My account got drained in like 5 minutes, fortunately I acted fast and managed to recover most of it. Has anyone heard of 'CryptoGuard' being involved in this proxy scam?"
 

athlon1717

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"Dude, just got hit with a $5,000 phishing scam, tried to withdraw my crypto from a 'verified' wallet. Thankfully, my 2FA kicked in and stopped the transfer, but still super frustrated. Has anyone else had similar experiences?"
 

JJDee

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"Dude, just had a similar experience with a proxy scam on Uniswap. Lost a decent chunk of cash on a phishing site, but luckily I caught it before transferring any more ETH. Guess we've gotta stay vigilant with these scams getting more sophisticated"
 

Lolik

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"Dude, I'm so sorry to hear that. I got hit by a similar scam last year, 'lost' my entire ETH wallet to a fake proxy setup. Luckily, I managed to recover most of it, but it was a huge headache."
 
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