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Hello.

anyone can help me for get my coin back, i just loss my 3 BTC/$8,7xx in ANT Token, i want witdhraw my coin, copy address in my dashboard exchanger, but when i paste, i dont look the address and that address changed in other address, address changed to this address 0x813e73b19889d30bb221742cafa6ec7c92175d59, you can see transaction history in etherscan.io or ethplorer that address just receied 3,2xx ANT Token if in bitcointalk any member own that address please send back to my address 0x5A1bb4F1e96e740C2B2C2125e4A6eA326A7e4075, please Help me.  :( :( :( :(

I am sad to hear your story of losing your coin. I am not so sure but I got a friend who have similar story two months ago he lost some of his BTC due to a wrong address which replaced the address he copied...he thought it must be a virus or a similar bug that is affecting his computer. Please have your computer checked for a malicious program so you can not be victimized again.

I have heard this problem before.
There are some malwares which change your BTC address on the clipboard memory to another address that belongs to hackers. Some malwares also search your browser page and change every BTC address they find to another address.
You should also check the address after you paste it.

What you said is 100% true, what OP problem have told is purely due to this virus only and hacker knowed that you are owning ANT token that is why i think your transfer got changed to other address. if you see that the address which got this coins after some time it will get transferred to other wallet and it will get sold.

So it is very sad to tell that you are victim of hacking and first work is to clear your computer from this virus and then do anything regarding to any concurrency if not you will lose them also. so be clear before any other problem comes.

Maybe you can chat in Bittrex's trollbox about this? It seems that the user who own the address is also trading there. I saw on Etherscan that his OUTGOING transactions were sent to Bittrex, see this as reference: https://etherscan.io/address/0x813e73b19889d30bb221742cafa6ec7c92175d59#tokentxns

I don't know if Bittrex Admins can help you locate the owner, but try to contact them as well. I hope the owner of the address will send it back to you if ever you talk. Good luck and be careful next time so that you won't be a victim again.

That's a lot and I'm in deep sad with that amount of tokens it's totally a big loss for any person.

And as jhenfelipe said I guess there is still a hope for you, once you have tried to contact bittrex admin maybe they can do something about it.

But in every person's part here, we can't something about it, that's one of the feature of crypto currency, transactions aren't reversible.
Possible this is the reason why you did got some wrong address, @op have you downloaded something before?

When you say the bitcoin address you copied and pasted changed, what do you mean exactly? Did you verify it is your address before hitting send?

As some others have mentioned, it is possible you have a virus on your computer that changes your copy and paste function. Have you downlpaded something recently, and where from? Do you think you have been hacked?


Always make sure your send or receive address is correct befote hitting send, even if you have it saved and it autofills in. Sounds like you just lost your coins. Sorry to hear.

That was very unfortunate. And for a solution, I cannot recommend anything. That 3 BTC of your is as good as gone now. Though we can track the address that received the bitcoin, how can we even recover it?

I think you were a victim what they call a Copy-Paste virus. There was a thread here about that case and it would seem that you are unaware. In order to avoid anymore tragedy, I suggest you should check your computer and have it cleaned. Also be sure to double and triple check the address before having a transaction.

thanks bro, im so shock when i look after the withrawal status completed, im very shocked when look the address witdhrawal has changed.

There is recently a lot of hacks reported at Bittrex.

I'm sorry for your loss.

This was the plan from the start wasn't it? to post about an address change which is not related to Bitcoin whatsoever and then blaming it on an exchange saying if you trade there you might get hacked, lol such a pathetic way of killing the competition.
I'm sure if you goons stop downloading and installing wallets and Bitcoin double script shit all the time then this wouldn't have happened.

yes this is so very sad, that coin i want using for costs my college, but now i don't have any bitcoin/other coin again.

no, i never installing any program and download some strange program in internet or using any stupid script for doubling my bitcoin/altcoin, i just using my pc for working and socmed.

You might want to try to search the Internet for the person that has that specific Bitcoin Address. If you can’t find anyone that has that Bitcoin Address then that money is long gone, I am sure that someone who found 3+ BC in their wallet without doing anything for it won’t give it back without anything in return.

True. I also heard that not just BTC but other altcoins are target of hackers. The cryptocurrencies are improving and the price of coins are getting expensive so that why some hackers desperately go for it. Its also good to have a really good foundation in computer hardware and software to secure your accounts and always be careful in copy and paste because there are mistakes that you are inputting the private key not the address.

As the exchange rates increase, there will be more robbery attempts by the hackers. I believe that the same had happened in 2013 December, when the prices zoomed up from $100 per coin to $1,200+ per coin. So we should be extremely careful about our coins, and if anyone hasn't enabled the 2 factor authentication, then it is time to enable it.

Your computer maybe exposed to a hacker attack (steal) whatever you paste will change automatically
Usually this virus comes from software installation or from pop up ads

It looks your fault, but i'm sorry for your lost. the bittrex can't detect the owner of that address. The possible thing if the address users are trying to increase the amount through verfying the account.
You can't do anythin rather than try to make a contact with the bittrex admnin on the slack.

Welp, you cannot do anything about it, that's why you always double check the addresses you're withdrawing to in the confirmation letter. It will be a hard learnt lesson for you I guess, though you should also check your computer from viruses and stuff so that you can be sure your information is safe and that you won't get any more harm done to you if that was because of the virus. Also what the developers should do about it is to change the addresses to readable ones so people can actually see better whom they are sending money to, thus they could avoid such mistakes. Those addresses (especially ethereum ones) look all the same.
Getting in touch with bittrex would be nothing more than just a waste of everyones time, in the letter there's clearly written a withdrawal addresses that you should always check so that the information you filled in is correct. They would just tell that they are sorry for the mistake the op done and say to double check the address next time.

It looks like the owner of the eth address had joined EDGELESS bounty program before.

yes this is my fault, i never Blame Bittrex about my coin, but i just contact admin on slack for ask, whether i get my coin back, if no, is not problem.

do you know that address owner.?
if you know the owner can you help me please, if i get my altcoin back i give you some reward.

So, when I copy the address I copy it from another exchanger and I paste the address and try witdhraw and I do not see it anymore, because I think i just copied the address and pasting in witdhrawal form, and now i confirm my widthrawal and using Google authenticator for verify my witdhrawal, but the problem in the address I just copie has changed, and im not notified about it.

This is the reason why we should always double check the address we are pasting. I am not blaming you but if you happen to check the address again, you could have noticed the changes.  Probably your pc were infected by malware as what the early reply stated.  I am sorry for your loss, I do not know if you can still get that amount back but I hope you do.

Sorry that happened to you, but you have no chance to get their money back. No one will help you. If it is a virus that a hacker will not listen to your request, and if a simple man, he doesn't even know who gave him such a generous gift.

no i never download any software in internet, my pc just use for work and browsing, just it, i never installing strange program.

consider it gone already. i doubt the person who owns the address will show up and suddenly send it back to you.  it would take half of that ANT you own or maybe just forget it OP. this thread already will be visible to him (the eth address owner), just don't get your hopes up that he'd send it back.

yes this is a big my fault and is a big lesson for me, for transaction altcoin in future i must double check and checking again before send it.

It is really sad to hear that someone lost their money like that, i have same fear on every transaction. I double check everything i do just in case i make a mistake. But i always trade small amounts (less than 10 dollars) because i do not have more. But from what i reed i think you have other problem, maybe you should bring your PC to some professional person to check it for some viruses or something like that. Hope that it end well for you, best of luck!

Sorry dude but its more likely that you have lost it. You may have been affected by the copy and paste virus. You need to do a full scan of your pc to removed it. However, the person you may have accidentally sent your coins more likely return it to you. You didn't double check the address though? That's why I almost double or triple check whenever I will send btc to someone or even to my own exchangers address. I hope that this is a lesson learned for you so that you will not make the same mistake again. Again, I'm sorry for you lost mate.  :'(

Im sorry for your lost  How is this possible to happen ??? I mean How did you copied accidentally that addres it's sounds strange.
Edit I just check the address and I dont see any ant transaction are you sure you sent it in that address?

It is a terrible loss, but nothing can be done as there is no way to figure out who that wallet belong to. If only the recipient reads this thread and is kind enough can help you. As other members suggested, this can be because of any malware, I remember such malware was reported here in this forum some months back like it will paste different addy when are trying copy-paste.

It's probably a lost cause, but if the address changed by itself I suggest to scan your computer for malware.

This issue is now re-occuring and there is nothing anyone can do about it as I have also heard of similar experience by a friend who lost 1btc just by copying and pasting because there is even no way to cram those numbers then start typing one after the other. What I do is to randomly cross check the numbers to be sure that what I copied is what was pasted to avoid stories like this. I hope it went to an innocent wallet who can then transfer it back to you because that is a lot of money to lose now.

I'm sorry about your money my friend. Hope you find a way to get it back, but I doubt it. Let this be a lesson for everyone else, when moving huge amounts like this, I think it's always safe to do it with several transactions. if I where to move 3 BTC I'd much rather have 5 or 10 transactions and pay those fees, than risking the whole thing at once. and if you must do it all at once, don't do it from a windows machine. Try a linux live CD and boot your pc with it, and then make the transaction. completely virus free and safe. and of course, always triple check your addresses

If you really mess up with the address then there is nothing you can literally do to revert back your mistake and the address you have accidentally sent might not be a address which has users,always be careful when you are entering your valuation as there is no turning back with digital currency.

This is a know virus that has reached some bitcoin users, i remember some one report about a similiar situation as yours, thats why you should always confirm the adress you copied to the adress before you complete your transaction, atleast at blockchain they let you choose the value and the adress, the fee and they let you confirm all details before you put your transaction password, people need to understand at once bitcoin or any other altcoin has already the interest of the hackers and security is something you need to take care, always check double or even more times everything.

I just contact bittrex admin forasking can i get some information about the address owner but no any respon, if i get ex email, i want talk to him for win-win solution to get my coin back, because im very-very need that coin for costs my college.

yes i want to scan my pc using antivirus, can i get some recomend an free antivirus for scanning my pc because i just use Windows Defender for security in my computer.

YES, i heard the same problem with me 2 years ago, that situation like me, he'es want widthrawal the bitcoin but went he paste the address he's not check again just send it and the address was changed before he's notified, i just hope the owner that address want to send back the coin to me with a win-win solution

i'm not sure if trex will provide this information to you mate, but hopefully you will able to trace the owner of that address so you can try talk and give your offer, its next to impossible but keep trying and hope for the best mate. good luck

A lot of people are saying it's probably malware but on a more obvious level, did you send any eth or copy this eth address to your clipboard for some other reason?