A Thief Stole $200 from my Wallet | A Bad Day For Me
It was a bad day for me as i lost around 200 Dollars because my Seed Phrase was compromised. The thief moved funds to this address 0x02d3ADedDf2baD59B539180e2494711729f774f4 Here is the transaction id on zksync explorer 0xa017724db2c60f38eeb2d13c9ebfdba0bbb8049c88cef7eb5ed032a62de43b99
The funds are still sitting in that wallet after 24 hours passed. I will keep track where it will end up.
The Thief transferred funds to its account at 4:35 pm according to my local time. And i came to know about the transaction after 24 hours when i accessed my metamask account. I was worried to see my wallet empty. It was hard earned money. I have reported the address as scam on etherscan but that will not return me the stolen money.
I am not sure how it became possible that my seed phrase or private key was compromised. Its still hard to believe as it didn't happen since im in crypto. Its almost 4+ years since im involved in crypto.
After this bad incident i am trying to be very careful. Will use fresh wallet for future use or will stay away for some time. Bear market already hit hard and now this happened to me.
I will advise you too that make sure your seed phrase or private key is safe. No other person have access to it or you will lose all your funds. Dont keep your funds at single wallet or place. Keep funds in multiple wallets. This will minimize risk for you.
I am not sure what exactly caused to steal my phrase. I am just broken because it hearts when you lose your hard earned money to thieves. $200 may not sound big to you but it is equal to 60'000 PKR which is a big amount here in Pakistan. I am already facing tough times and this suddenly happened is very disappointing.
Plz pray for my good time as things are not going in the right direction for me. Thanks you.
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