Address poisoning

A scammer sends a tiny or zero transfer from an address that looks like one you used before, so it shows up in your history.

What it means

The fake address shares the first and last characters with the real one, so copying from your history can send coins to the scammer.

What to watch

Small or 0.00 transfers you did not expect, and addresses that only match at the start and the end; a saved address book and checking every character help.

How Compass-Alpha uses it

Background only; not used in any figure on Compass-Alpha.