Attackers generate a look-alike from your history and wait for you to copy the wrong row.
Key takeaways
Verify against a saved entry, not history.
Send a small test first.
Hide or ignore unsolicited transfers.
Verified October 27, 20261 min read
How the trick works
The attacker sends a tiny transfer to your address from a wallet they generated to look like a counterparty you already use. That puts the look-alike in your history. Later, when you copy an address from the history list instead of your address book, the funds go to the attacker.
The one habit
Verify the destination against a saved address book entry, and check more than the first and last four characters — or better, use a wallet that resolves a name. For a new counterparty, send a small test amount first.
Control
Effect
Saved address book
Defeats the look-alike entirely
Full-string check
Catches the swap
Test transaction
Caps the loss
Why it keeps working
Because the interface compresses information under time pressure. The defence is procedural, not technical, which is why a single habit is worth more than another scanner.
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