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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Always, always double check addresses!
by
A Feeder
on 25/02/2018, 14:20:03 UTC
I just got screwed out of 0.03 BTC because of a malware that changes any address you copy into the malware owner's address. It even used a vanity gen to make the two first characters of the address the same (I was sending to 1Gm..., so the malware created a 1Gm address).

1. Before sending, always check the first two and last two letters to make sure it is the same address you are copying!
2. If possible, check a random string in the middle and compare it! Even better.

Be vigilant, y'all!
Good thing to know because I might also have been a victim of it. Doesn't your PC has an anti malware or something? You should also make your PC secured from threats because the internet is a deadly place. Since it is my address, I am very familiar with it and I also double check it before sending.