⚠️ Let's talk about Zero Transfers - Zero transactions in the blockchain.
This is a partial vulnerability available in blockchains that allows receiving a zero transaction to any user address or sending such a transaction from that same address. Scammers still use this feature today; although most wallets and blockchain explorers mark these transactions as fraudulent and prevent their data from being copied, there are still applications that allow this to be done.
🔍 The essence of the scheme is that after each of your operations (for example, receiving/sending USDT), a zero transaction is automatically made to your wallet address, where the sender's wallet is very similar to the wallet of a real transaction you conducted. This is done so that in a hurry, you might copy the address of the last transaction and, after checking only the first and last characters, send funds to the scammers. Such wallets can have both the same beginning and end of the address simultaneously.
What does it look like?
✅ Real recipient address: TKnnGBuZhtvsomgU3K9dEdWBHA3UfrKTgV
🙅♂️ Scammer-generated similar address: TKmCKgTkFT4GhVRH7h4vN9cGiGhtfrKTgV
👨🏻💻 Recommendations:
Always take your time to check the entire recipient's wallet address, not just the first and last characters.
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