I recently went to send a small amount of bitcoin to my lightning wallet. I searched for "generate qr code for bitcoin" on duckduckgo.com and clicked on https://bitcoinqrcodegenerator(dot)win/. Turns out this site is a scam that alters what was on your clipboard and sends your bitcoin to a different address. I'm very embarrassed at my carelessness, but relieved that I only lost about $50. A few lessons I took away from this:
- Always check that the address you paste matches the one you copied (I know, this is obvious, but still).
- duckduckgo.com has a built in QR Code generator, simply type the letters "qr" followed by the address you want a QR code for.
- When you do make a stupid mistake, share it with others so they don't get ripped off too.
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