Do not take address poisoning as a joke, it is real.

[Luffygroove]

Every day, these scammers get more creative, trying to trick people out of their money. That's why forums like Bitcointalk are crucial. It might feel like a bit of effort to actively search for news, but here, it's as easy as scrolling through Instagram or TikTok. I stumbled upon a thread that gave me a heads-up. Thanks for the warning – it really makes me more cautious. Let's hope none of us fall victim to these crimes. It's a reminder to stay vigilant and keep our guard up in the ever-changing landscape of online scams.

[Gladitorcomeback]

We have been talking about address poisoning hack on this forum. It happens in a way hacks create an address similar to your altcoin address. It has happened to me when I was sending coins like USDT and some other altcoins which are not stable coins. But I understand about it and I easily avoided copying the address I sent coin to, instead I go to the receiving wallet or exchange to copy the address. You can know the hacker's address by noticing small amount not worth up to $1 sent to you with the hacker's address. If you check the address, it will be similar to your address but not you address. Avoid sending coins to the address. I do not know if it happens with bitcoin too, but I have not seen it while sending bitcoin. But if sending any coins, check the address you are sending to, make sure it is the same as the address you are sending to.

Thanks OP , You have shared a valuable information with us and I hope no one will be lazy after reading your post. Checking while address will not take more than 2 minutes as Hugeblack mentioned , and It will save  our fund. Usually this scam attempt happening in PC where malware attack is responsible for all these scam.

Some hackers are very smart, when you paste address, you will see the same address you copied but when you check approve pop up then address will be change. My address was hacked in this method but I found it before approving.

[Doan9269]

What are Address Poisoning Scams?
Metamask: Address Poisoning Scam

It is not limited to web3, smart contracts but with Bitcoin and Bitcoin addresses too. With Bitcoin, it is called as Dust attack.
Dust Attack, what it is, why it is dangerous and how to prevent falling to it

People fall to this type of attack because they use one wallet for many tasks. They must do it more safely, like a main wallet is not used for exploration of new platforms, new projects. Explorations must be done with a new wallet and small one that will not cause them big issue with address poisoning scam attack or dust attack.

You're right, there have been several ways that bitcoin holders make series of mistakes through the use of their wallet, some don't even Know much about using a wallet not to talk on the ways they will make sure they avoid anything that has to do with wallet address poisoning, newbies should know that it's very important for them to learn about the security of their wallet, what is expected of them and what is not, we should also take in some security measures  make sure that we avoid every possible means of getting us under their attack, when we are aware of them, we will not fall for them, but when we are not conscious of them, they got on us and we becomes their victim of attack.

[Games.Bitcoin]

The constant evolution of scams process a growing threat to individuals and their finances, need for increased vigilance for . Platforms like Bitcointalk play a vital role in this place , serving as a valuable resource for users to stay informed and share insights . Despite the initial perception of effort in actively seeking information, the ease of access crucial updates on forums stands out in comparison to other social media platforms . A chance discovery of a warning thread not only proveded valuable insighte but also heightened the users awareness . I Expressing gratitude for the alert .

[Porfirii]

Fortunately I have never experienced a poisoning, but in the year I've been here I have heard of several cases and I always check the addresses twice just in case.

It is very unlikely to be the victim of one of these attacks, but the consequences are so serious that we all should keep in mind that they exist and stay vigilant when sending any coins.

[KiaKia]

It's been like eight years that I have been in this crypto space and I have never witnessed this address poisoning before, I have always use copy pasting address on my smartphone, and I believe that this is possible more on a PC than on a smartphone.

While getting to know people that have become a victim to this scam I started prefer to scan QR code to send coins, I believe this is the smartest way to avoid this scam and mind you, those victims must have make some mistakes themselves for this to happen, because many don't even know how to use a crypto wallet the right way.

I still prefer telling people to buy a hardware wallet to store their Bitcoin and alternative coins, using Hardware wallet to make a transaction erase the need to copy paste any wallet address.