Phishing scammer Monkey Drainer has pilfered as much as $1M in Ethereum
An alleged phishing scammer going by the pseudonym “Monkey Drainer” has reportedly swiped around $1 million worth of Ether (ETH) via dubious copycat NFT minting websites this week.
Well-known blockchain sleuth ZachXBT was one of the first to track and highlight the activity, outlining on Oct. 26 that:
“The two largest victims over the past day include 0x02a & 0x626 who collectively lost $370k from signing transactions on malicious phishing sites,” ZachXBT added.
The blockchain scam investigator also went on to assert that longer term, Monkey Drainer has allegedly stolen more than $3.5 million from their schemes, with “that number rapidly increasing by each day.”
6/ Please be extra diligent before visiting unknown sites, connecting your wallet, and signing transactions.Am still away on holiday for another week or so but wanted to get this post out as my bot notifications have been blowing up from this.
Phishing scams often involve criminals sharing links to websites impersonating real projects or companies designed to dupe victims into handing over private credentials by offering an exciting buying opportunity or free promotion.
Four addresses, in particular, have been flagged relating to Monkey Drainer, including the monkey-drainer.eth address.
Upon searching these addresses on blockchain community-driven Web3 security network Chainabuse, it currently shows a long list of reports relating to airdrop scams, NFT scams, and phishing attacks.
The reported incidents include airdrop scams via the Astrobot Society discord channel, a Fake Wolf Game and Bored Ape Yacht Club marketplace, and a fake Aptos Airdrop to name a few.
Web3 security community Wallet Guard also responded to ZachXBT’s Twitter thread and stated that it had
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