Hello Hivers,
This is my 2nd post on Hive. Actually I was planning to post about some good NFT Projects which have been performing well after their launches. But unluckily I did a big mistake jumping on an email sent from discord. I was very sleepy and was just leaving the laptop, then one mail dropped into my inbox. Then I had been scammed, so I wanted to share with you, this bad experience instead of the post on my mind in order to prevent these scammers doing the same to other people.
Let me summarize how I got scammed and lost 1.5 SOL (SOLANA) coins ( 1.5 SOL ~ 225 USD) from my Phantom Wallet (The SOLANA Blockchain Wallet integrated as an extension to Web Browsers)
First of all, I'd like to mention about the project that I wanted to join. The project was one of the good ones in NFT world named Wicked Bone Club. The ones who are interested can check their websites. It is both about art, and special token for their NFTs.
1- One Email Popped up in My Inbox via Discord:
As you may realize; it was 01:54 AM and I was very tired and sleepy yet I have opened it.
2- I checked inside the email:
It is really funny, they have stated "Make Sure to Use only Official Website" inside the email, and ı have jumped onto it as if they are the real ones:)
3- I have pressed on "Select Wallet" Button and Lost 1.5 SOL :
Official Website: (https://wickedboneclub.com)
Scammer Website: (https://wickedbonesclub.com) (Not accessible anymore)
As you may see, MINT Number seemed to be 5872 making me thinking demand is very high in a short time, and w/o thinking, I pressed on Select Wallet and nothing happened. I was thinking some connection problem, and then ı have checked my wallet. My account Balance was less -1.5 SOL. I was shocked but ı understood in 10 seconds I am scammed. It had been a lesson for me not jump on anything, any email, or DMs etc other than official links.
Below is my account details, as you may see -1.5 SOL transferred from my account address to the scammer's.
That's all, I'd like to share this experience with you, to make you informed incase you face the same story.
For the ones not familier with crypto world or NFTs, minting means the process during a NFT (Non Fungible Token) is produced like mining a coin.
Hope, my 2nd post is liked then, I will be on fire for my 3rd:)
Wish you pleasent days and stay safe all Hivers....