Fig 1Seven digitsHover to scrub · arrows stephistory · 0x12c…25b8 · $50 test
Wallet mask: shows only 0x12c and 25b8Top row: the real recipient. Bottom row: the dust senderThrough the mask both rows read 0x12c…25b8. Matching 3 leading and 4 trailing hex digits takes 1 in 16^7 tries; the lookalike shown is the one this post generated in 4 seconds on a free T4. With the full address shown, 33 of the 40 digits differ. The lookalike is a valid checksummed address, so only comparing against a saved contact catches it.