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This wallet randomly sent 45 and 50 USD the last 48 hours.

I have no idea who this person is. They have a 6 figure loaded wallet. No conversations what's so ever. I don't even know how or why they choose my wallet

Are they cleaning money by randomly sending to aged wallets or is this some sort of scam with a different angle that am not aware of?
 
I think it is called a dusting attack. Attackers send tiny amounts to your wallet and track them if you move the funds, allowing them to identify your main wallet or even your identity. It's common in the crypto space. I'd say for now just ignore the funds.
 
Champagne said:
I think it is called a dusting attack. Attackers send tiny amounts to your wallet and track them if you move the funds, allowing them to identify your main wallet or even your identity. It's common in the crypto space. I'd say for now just ignore the funds.
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So wallets can be hacked too?

What safety precautions can one take here?
 
TheVigilante said:
So wallets can be hacked too?

What safety precautions can one take here?
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Yes wallets can be hacked online pretty easy that was why many people got physical wallets to stop being a issue
 
TheVigilante said:
What safety precautions can one take here?
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There’s a good article about this here: https://support.ledger.com/article/protecting-yourself-from-dusting-attack . In short, it recommends ignoring the transaction entirely and avoiding any interaction with it, especially not clicking on links or interacting with related messages. Also, regularly monitoring your accounts for any suspicious or unauthorized activity, so you can react quickly if something unusual occurs.
 
Champagne said:
I think it is called a dusting attack. Attackers send tiny amounts to your wallet and track them if you move the funds, allowing them to identify your main wallet or even your identity. It's common in the crypto space. I'd say for now just ignore the funds.
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Dusting attacks are micro transactions, usually cents on a dollar.

Nobody is sending close to 100 USD for such a scam.

People conducting dusting attacks don't have 6-figure wallets either, as those can be frozen.

It is likely that an old client or someone has made a mistake.
 
The wallet you linked belongs to Cryptomus.

Cryptomus is a crypto-based payment gateway.

Try to remember what services you have bought with crypto that cost you 45 and 50 USDT.

You’re most likely being automatically refunded for the purchased services by Cryptomus if they have banned the vendor and confiscated their funds for whatever reasons.

My guess is that you bought some grey/black-area services or products, and Cryptomus banned the vendor and is now automatically issuing refunds.


Champagne said:
I think it is called a dusting attack. Attackers send tiny amounts to your wallet and track them if you move the funds, allowing them to identify your main wallet or even your identity. It's common in the crypto space. I'd say for now just ignore the funds.
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Lmao.

Please dust attack my wallets with 95 USDT.
 
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Aidan said:
The wallet you linked belongs to Cryptomus.

Cryptomus is a crypto-based payment gateway.

Try to remember what services you have bought with crypto that cost you 45 and 50 USDT.

You’re most likely being automatically refunded for the purchased services by Cryptomus if they have banned the vendor and confiscated their funds for whatever reasons.

My guess is that you bought some grey/black-area services or products, and Cryptomus banned the vendor and is now automatically issuing refunds.
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Makes sense now. It's from SMSActivate they recently shutdown their services. Hence it's a refund from them. Thank you. I was a bit paranoid
 

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