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Hey guys,

I have used electrum wallet multiple times now, and today I have sended some xx amount of euro's to my electrum wallet. I copy/pasted the receive address by pressing on the button and sending the money to it. But now the receiving address had instantly changed and I still haven't received my money on my wallet?? It's the first time the address changed instantly, am I scammed or something. I really need help with this

When I google the bitcoin address my money was sent on, I see multiple links having the address.

Your machine is compromised, do not enter any passwords and get the malware removed. Preferably backup your data and reinstall the system (or let someone else do it for you).

Did you download any altcoin wallets or something recently?

There is some malware around that changes addresses to the malware spreaders address.

Run a thorough analysis asap!

Electrum hands out a different address each time you ask it to on the 'receive' tab. So it's natural that the address there will change. I suggest looking on the 'addresses' tab to see if the address you sent bitcoin to is listed there. That tab lists all the addresses in your wallet. Be sure to look under 'used' as well on that tab.