what is drainer?

a ready-made scam toolkit that empties a wallet once it is connected.

it reads what the wallet holds and builds signature requests that move the most valuable assets first. the victim sees one or two harmless-looking popups.

related words

fake support scammers who pose as a wallet's or exchange's support staff.
address poisoning sending tiny or zero-value transfers from a look-alike address so the victim later copies the wrong address from their history.
phishing tricking someone into handing over a secret or signing something, usually through a fake site, message or support account.

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