🚨 ScamSniffer August 2025 Phishing Report

August losses: $12.17M | 15,230 victims
VS July: +72% in losses | +67% in victims

Key insight: Sharp escalation driven by EIP-7702 batch-signature scams and direct transfers to phishing contracts. 3 whale hits totaled $5.62M (46%).

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/1964235400593178793

🚨 ALERT: Someone lost $180,390 after signing an “approve” phishing transaction. 💸

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/1964892121296757179

🚨 A victim lost $3.047M USDC yesterday through a sophisticated attack involving a fake Request Finance contract on Safe wallet.

Key findings:
• Victim's 2/4 Safe multi-sig wallet shows batch transaction via Request Finance app interface
• Hidden within: approval to malicious contract 0x3Cf6e5...c03F mimicking legitimate 0x3cF638...C03f
• Both addresses share identical first/last characters
• Malicious contract was verified on Etherscan

Sources: zachxbt, evilcos

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/1966389479016677873

🚨 Someone lost $6.28M in stETH and aEthWBTC after signing multiple phishing “permit” signatures.

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/1968612905940901972

🚨 A victim lost $209,816 worth of $WBTC and $tBTC after signing malicious "permit" and "increaseApproval" signatures. 💸

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/1977940011170615369

🚨 A victim lost $304,595 worth of $aBasUSDC after signing a malicious "permit" signature. 💸

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/1986100818639229193

🚨 About 25 mins ago, someone lost $1.22M in USDC and aPlaUSDT0 after signing multiple phishing “permit” signatures. 💸

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/1986736869594513824

🚨 Someone lost $264K worth of AIDaUSDT after signing a phishing "approve" transaction. 💸

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/1987529302427172968

🚨 Someone lost $838K worth of PT-LP tUSDe after signing a phishing "approve" transaction. 💸

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/1992970532942483555

🚨 Someone lost $182,951 worth of $USDT after signing a phishing "approve" transaction. 💸

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/1993325015329390938

🚨 Someone lost $233,913 in $aEthWBTC after signing a malicious "permit" signature.

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/1993494779351777415

🚨 Someone lost $258,216 in $USDC and $XAUt after signing multiple malicious "permit" signatures.

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/1996765230614171690

🚨 Someone lost $440,358 in $USDC after signing a malicious "permit" signature.

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/1998018496635207832

🚨 Someone lost $563,590 worth of $aEthUSDT after signing a malicious "permit" signature.

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/2000747733108592846

🚨 Someone lost $1.08M worth of $aEthLBTC after signing a malicious "permit" signature.

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/2007429004006174888

🚨 Someone lost $3.02M worth of SLVon and XAUt after signing multiple phishing signatures.

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/2013469877315764271

🚨💔 10 hours ago, another victim lost 4,556 ETH ($12.25M) by copying the wrong address from a contaminated transfer history.

⚠️ Never copy the address from transfer histories.

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/2017422623085629583

💸 Copying the wrong "familiar" address can cost six figures. On Ethereum, 0x2dfc…a14c sent 3.5 WBTC (~$266k) to a look‑alike address (0x85cBe4af…D8f6) instead of a Binance deposit (0x85cbb0E8…D8f6). ⚠️

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/2019012254319136815

🚨 Address poisoning / look‑alike recipient strikes again. ~2 hrs ago on Ethereum, 0xce31…b89b sent ~$599,714 to the wrong near‑match address. ⚠️

✅ Intended: 0x77f6ca8E…a346
❌ Wrong: 0x77f6A6F6…A346

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/2023696439688515772

🚨 Someone lost ~$1.77M USDC after signing a phishing permit (gasless approval) signature on Ethereum. 🎣⚠️

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/2033695871448326478

🚨 Someone lost ~$25M in a suspected private key compromise.
victim: 0x13e382dfe53207e9ce2eeeab330f69da2794179e

The same victim lost ~$24M to phishing in September 2023.

https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/2087672792611459478