Phishing victim sends eye-watering $4.5M in USDT to scammer

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Phishing victim sends eye-watering $4.5M in USDT to scammer
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A cryptocurrency holder has reportedly lost $4.46 million in USDT as part of a phishing scam, according to on-chain data.

usually tricks victims into authorizing unlimited withdrawals from their cryptocurrency wallet.

“When you create a self-custody crypto wallet [...] you obtain a"private key" that is safeguarded through encryption. However, the fraudsters do not need your seed phrase,” GASO said, explaining on its website that when a victim clicks to partake in the fake mining pool, they’re clicking on a button that will request a $10 to $50 network fee in Ether .

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