We've got to be really careful

[Makus]

Clicking on random links is very not advised. There are phishing platforms that could be hidden under a page name and if you eventually click that link, you'll be directed to those phishing platforms, and if you're not careful, you could mistakenly grant them access to scree and device which would ease the job for them in hacking or stealing your funds. Even here in bitcointalk forum, before clicking any link it's better to copy the url code paste it on a notepad and confirm the website and use VPN.  We need to keep ourselves updated on the latest scams and hacks on the internet so we don't fall victim to any. Because of experiences like this that was why a airgapped device like a hardware wallet was generated to help improve security in your crypto coins.

[NotATether]

Don't click on random shit!

Don't install random software!

Don't connect your wallet to random sites!

It is so easy to protect yourself from scams in 2025, and yet people continue to fall for the same predictable tricks of scammers and hackers. It is depressing to watch.

[doomloop]

Real or fake, these are the sort of stories that tell us that we should have separate devices for our financial holdings if we know we have a good enough sum and we can definitely not afford to lose any of it. You can't have $800k in a wallet and have that wallet in a device that you frequently use to surf the internet, use messaging services, or even for playing games or whatnot. A person shouldn't be this financially irresponsible.

If I have around $1m in a wallet, I would keep it in a wallet, remove the wallet from everywhere, save the wallet back up in a device with no internet connection, and keep the device away from anyone or anything. I will also keep different back ups of my seed to different places where only I can access them so that if something goes wrong with the device, I can still access my wallet.

$800k is a big amount, even I feel bad after reading this even though it can be a fake story.

[Egii Nna]

Scammers and hackers are very intelligent, no doubt, but in most cases of hackers, I don’t think they will come for you if you don’t have a lot of money in your wallet, which in this case is a lot of money, but in most cases, the victims are at fault. If not, how will you have as much as $800,000 in your wallet and still keep using the same wallet just to get airdrops and other things? Because if not for the airdrop, why will he click a link in Telegram? That is why most cagey cases are due to greediness from the victims. But still, we all have to be very careful and reduce our greed; it might help us in the future. And even if you want to partake in any airdrop, make sure you use a different wallet apart from the one you have your investment in.

[CryptSafe]

This is the more reasons we should be very careful the type of links we click. If you have assets under your custody and maybe a huge amount, avoid links which you have no idea about, who sent it or the reasons you were sent such link. Hackers go extra miles to making sure they get through to their target at all costs because they know that if they persist, they could get them so they keep trying and trying till they succeed. Do not allow or give room for them to gain your wallet access by not clicking on links and add that pops up on your phone, avoid such at all cost and constantly update your phone android version to have a secured coverage.

[Cryptoprincess101]

I can't even imagine myself having more than $50,000 of any crypto not mentioning bitcoin yet in one wallet, damn! the biggest mistake in he industry is storing your coins in one wallet if Yiu get attacked everything is gone but if your split them no matter what happens you will have at least one to run to which I can point out as the problem or the fault of the guy in the story.

You know sometimes, people acts as if they are too smart or careful about their money without knowing that everything can just disappear in a blink. Imagine storing such huge amount in one wallet in this computer age where everything is almost possible, scammers are no longer sleeping as their work is basically how they can defraud those who are nonchalant about the safety and security of their assets. How can someone even store that amount of money in just one wallet when he could have created like 4 to 5 wallets and split the funds in each one of them. Having more than one wallet is very necessary for those who want to store huge amount of cryptos so that if situations like this occurs, they won't lose everything.

[Nheer]

This world is a cruel world and place where we should be very careful about what we do, a lot of things are happening and i don’t think twice to believe any story I hear about someone losing money online or being scammed because everything seems to be possible on the internet. Sometimes our carelessness and ignorance is what lead to this kind of situation of being scammed that is why seeking at least basic knowledge is good so that we will know how to safeguard ourselves and know the kind of links to click on. When you have money on your wallet you should be watchful about the platform you connect the wallet with because not all airdrops are legit.

Scammers are always looking for the slightest mistake to capitalize on so we should always be security conscious and never leave any stone unturned for scammers to take advantage on. if we play our part well and secure ourselves then their is no way they can attack us if we don’t click on unknown and suspicious links.

[Ojima-ojo]

My concern is no longer about the truth of the story, but about how we safeguard the assets we have. We can't just use the old ways to protect our assets, we're getting smarter, and so are the thieves. Just look at how a CEX as big as Bybit got hacked, it's not an easy way, but the thieves managed to do it.

IMO, the easiest way to protect our assets is to separate the main wallet & the wallet we usually use to interact. That will make the chances of the thieves getting our assets smaller, besides, don't trust all links. Make sure the source of the link first.

I have to agree with you on this, having multiple wallets for our assets is a big way to protect and safeguard our assets just imagine if the guy in the story have hard multiple wallet he won't have lost that much up to that amount mentioned in this case.


My method os to have a small amount of funds in an exchange wallet and stock up the bigger funds on my cold wallet this way I can garruateee some level of safety for my coins.

[DaNNy001]

My concern is no longer about the truth of the story, but about how we safeguard the assets we have. We can't just use the old ways to protect our assets, we're getting smarter, and so are the thieves. Just look at how a CEX as big as Bybit got hacked, it's not an easy way, but the thieves managed to do it.

IMO, the easiest way to protect our assets is to separate the main wallet & the wallet we usually use to interact. That will make the chances of the thieves getting our assets smaller, besides, don't trust all links. Make sure the source of the link first.

Common man, I really think the truth behind this story is very important because if actually what the dude is driving at is actually what he did then I believe a whole lot of scary events will definitely be happening regardless of whether you are being careful or not.

The reason why am emphasizing on the truth is that there is absolutely no way with just a click a boom ur coins are gone without you actually bypassing one or two phases that would have let the scammer or hacker get better advantage to carrying this type of hack.

[Pablo-wood]

Don't click on random shit!

Don't install random software!

Don't connect your wallet to random sites!

It is so easy to protect yourself from scams in 2025, and yet people continue to fall for the same predictable tricks of scammers and hackers. It is depressing to watch.

It's easy to avoid scams, but the flashy airdrops and giveaways trigger excitement and FOMO in many crypto enthusiasts and this happens to be one of the primary reasons for most scam cases. A wise investor who wants to stay safe uses a separate wallet for airdrops and unverified transactions, especially on social media platforms that lack regulation.

Here in the  BTT community, we're fortunate that members actively look out for each other. Without this vigilance, phishing links could have compromised many wallets. So far, this might be one of the safest crypto communities, as scam prevention is taken seriously.

[Alpha Marine]

Common man, I really think the truth behind this story is very important because if actually what the dude is driving at is actually what he did then I believe a whole lot of scary events will definitely be happening regardless of whether you are being careful or not.

The reason why am emphasizing on the truth is that there is absolutely no way with just a click a boom ur coins are gone without you actually bypassing one or two phases that would have let the scammer or hacker get better advantage to carrying this type of hack.

Drainler links/apps work in different ways. There was no detail explanation in thepost, but that doesn't make the story false. The more difficult to believe is the fact that a person turned 15 sol to close to $800k, even though it's possible.

Malicious dApps often masquerade as legitimate platforms, providing attractive features or investment opportunities that entice you to connect your wallet. Once connected, these dApps can execute unauthorized transactions, siphoning funds directly from your crypto wallet.

You can read more on how Drainer apps work.

There are apps that you grant some certain permissions on your phone and they can have access to what they should not have.
I remember when a particular app on my phone wanted to have access to my keypad. Like it will see and store everything I typed. Allowing an app to have that kind of access will mean it sees all your passwords and PINs. You never know what tey can do with them.

[Richbased]

It's easy to avoid scams, but the flashy airdrops and giveaways trigger excitement and FOMO in many crypto enthusiasts and this happens to be one of the primary reasons for most scam cases. A wise investor who wants to stay safe uses a separate wallet for airdrops and unverified transactions, especially on social media platforms that lack regulation.

You are right that it is easy to avoid scams but you also need to know that not everyone is exposed to how all these scams works, i have fallen to few scam methods and i tell you, it's not really easy to avoid scam completely but we just need carefulness and just like you said, when using your wallet address on untrusted sites it is better to use a wallet that is not your regular one or you don't use it for crypto transactions. People just like free things too much and that is why many newbies falls so cheap to scams, if they remove their mind from projects that promises airdrops as rewards when they connect their wallets, they won't fall to this type of scams easily.

Here in the  BTT community, we're fortunate that members actively look out for each other. Without this vigilance, phishing links could have compromised many wallets. So far, this might be one of the safest crypto communities, as scam prevention is taken seriously.

Yes of a truth the forum has helped a lot of users on ways to avoid scams because if not for forum like this many people could have just been fallen to scams on daily basis but the forum has exposed us to different scam methodology.

[serjent05]

I doubt the story is fully true. It seems more like the usual empathy bait to me.

But the story is somewhat strange. 800K from only 15 SOL? Did he leverage trade it or something? Because even if that person bought 15 SOL at the lowest point it had ever been and sold it at the highest point, they still would not be anywhere near 800k.

If he did make that 800K from trading then he is a very talented trader who can turn 15 SOL into 800K. And he can do it again.

Or possibly invested some of it to some shit projects that multiplied 1k+ times due to hype in a short period of time.  We all know that this kind of event is normal in cryptocurrency.  But well, let us take it as it is, I believe the concern here is not about the profit gained but the security lapses of the one who loses such huge amount.  Let this be a lesson to us and take heart on the solutions suggested in the early replies.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5535222.msg65166955#msg65166955 by notocactus
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5535222.msg65167370#msg65167370 by notocactus
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5535222.msg65169010#msg65169010 by odunybiz
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5535222.msg65174774#msg65174774 by Cricktor
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5535222.msg65182647#msg65182647 by Alpha Marine

Regardless of how great our security is, just one wrong click can compromised all our hardworks to secure our fundings.  So I believe we better stay vigilant and heed the precious advises of knowledgeable members of this forum.

[Sticky Bomb]

Regardless of how great our security is, just one wrong click can compromised all our hardworks to secure our fundings.  So I believe we better stay vigilant and heed the precious advises of knowledgeable members of this forum.

The greatest of all security is using hardware wallet, apparently if you must use online wallet, the practice I greatly value and which has helped me a lot is separation if concerns. The wallet I have much funds on isn't in my regular devices. I have a separate device for those wallets and I don't ever use it for any other thing apart from sending and receiving funds. It neither has browsers in it nor do I access my mails from it. I believe that if you limit your involvements with the Internet, it's another great level of security for you.

[albon]

Many beginners have experience this kind of scam issue but they don't know how to share the experience with people in this community because they know that they have made a big mistake by sending their seeds phrase for someone to help them to recover their bitcoin,  the scammer collected his fees for recovery of bitcoin and still stolen the coins from the wallets, I don't think anything will make me to bother myself for recovery my coins when the seeds phrase is missing from me because I know that is not the end of my life, than to move on with my life for a better opportunity ahead.

It's not just about beginners sending their seed phrases to these people who pretend to be experts and claim they can recover stolen assets, and through this secret information they provide them, they can access any remaining funds, NFTs, or other assets in the victim's wallet. But also the upfront fees that these scammers demand, which may reach 20% to 50% of the stolen amount as their cut..

They can also exploit the psychological state of the person whose money was stolen to make him do things that may lead to their devices being hacked, more money being stolen, or making him borrow to pay their fees. Therefore, these asset recovery or wallet recovery companies should be avoided completely, as beginners are the easiest targets who can be deceived without much effort.

[suzanne5223]

It is good to be really careful with every thing online once you're a crypto enthusiast but being careful is not enough if dont know the doS, and the dontS in the space.
For newbies reading if you want to safe yourself, and don't want to be another victim of what happened to the person in subject.

1 Always update your operating system and browser
2 Always update your microsoft defender, and use paid anti-virus  
3 Do not copy/paste wallet seeds phrase, or private keys especially when on mobile
4 Do not click random links or install untrusted software (even if it is on Google Playstore, or Apple store).
5 Keep an eye out for any unusual prompts.
6 Use hardware wallet
7 Use strong password
8 Never tell anyone about your crypto holding

[Mrbluntzy]

My advise to any crypto enthusiast with such huge amount of money is to quickly buy a hardware wallet and move their asset to the hardware wallet. There's no way someone with such huge amount of money can not be able to afford buying a hardware wallet. It's very risky to hold such amount in a wallet that is just on your phone or laptop which you are always using to go on different website. If it's an investor that doesn't have such huge amount, they should  create an "air gap"  Electrum wallet and move their asset to the air gap wallet and should not keep their coins in a hot wallet.

So many people have fallen victim to situation like this and the fault is usually from them, it is very wrong to click links found online, unless you are browsing on a safe space but even if it's a safe space, be extremely cautious if you are not careful, you can click on malware click bait links.

[iBaba]

Don't click on random shit!

Don't install random software!

Don't connect your wallet to random sites!

It is so easy to protect yourself from scams in 2025, and yet people continue to fall for the same predictable tricks of scammers and hackers. It is depressing to watch.

And don't be greedy. Greed, to a large extent, affects the level at which we think deeply and take quality decisions, when an individual is greedy, they are usually beclouded by myopic reasoning thereby falling into traps of harmful individuals such as the orchestra of crimes and scams. These days it is those little mistakes you highlighted now that drives many of us to fall into victim of these people who in turn steal our properties over the internet.

It is mere manipulation. It is not to say that there are no other sophisticated tactics people use to break into other's financial platforms, but majority of the scam reports are as a result of carelessness or greed from the side of the victim and smartness from the side of the perpetrators. They use various initiatives to outsmart their victims capitalizing on their little mistakes or ignorance.

[Judith87403]

Don't click on random shit!

Don't install random software!

Don't connect your wallet to random sites!

It is so easy to protect yourself from scams in 2025, and yet people continue to fall for the same predictable tricks of scammers and hackers. It is depressing to watch.

That's right connecting our wallet in a random sites is not always advisable, is just like most of this airdrop Hunters who always risk there asset by connecting there wallet in most of this airdrop projects. That can't even give something reasonable to there users, and I have come to notice that most of this airdrop projects are been created by scammers they just want to use that avanue to gain access to different wallets to see if there's any reasonable amount inside the wallet. But most people still do not understand this fact, which is why people can never stop falling a victim to this crypto scam.

[Churchillvv]

I can't even imagine myself having more than $50,000 of any crypto not mentioning bitcoin yet in one wallet, damn! the biggest mistake in he industry is storing your coins in one wallet if Yiu get attacked everything is gone but if your split them no matter what happens you will have at least one to run to which I can point out as the problem or the fault of the guy in the story.

You know sometimes, people acts as if they are too smart or careful about their money without knowing that everything can just disappear in a blink. Imagine storing such huge amount in one wallet in this computer age where everything is almost possible, scammers are no longer sleeping as their work is basically how they can defraud those who are nonchalant about the safety and security of their assets. How can someone even store that amount of money in just one wallet when he could have created like 4 to 5 wallets and split the funds in each one of them. Having more than one wallet is very necessary for those who want to store huge amount of cryptos so that if situations like this occurs, they won't lose everything.

Just like I pointed out, it's very much better to store your coins in a cold storage not just one but at list in a multi-signatory wallet with different amounts perhaps it might become more safer as one can't more any money from the wallets without assembling all of the keys together this is more safer yet people who are just passer-by in the industry don't care about all this but only focus on the amount which they will make at the end of a new ATH and I'm pretty sure the dude in this case is more of a passerby.