Pay Attention!! A Simple Human Error is all that's Needed to get Robbed!

Whether you are a newbie or a seasoned Hiver, please read this post and keep your money where it belongs...in your wallet! A simple "." can open the door for someone to take your money!!

I want to share this personal experience with you and hope that in the process, I will prevent you from making the same mistake.

Don't Get Robbed on Hive!

First of all, I want to thank @ecency for the great support I have always received from them and for everything they do to make Hive a better place and make things work smoothly.

But please take note, some individuals will go out of their way to abuse the system and profit from the smallest human error imaginable.

I am building my portfolio on Hive, but I also make a monthly withdrawal of a certain percentage to feel that I can enjoy the fruits of my labour.

I always do these transactions from my wallet using @ecency.

Yesterday, October 30, 2025, I made a withdrawal, following the normal procedure.

After an hour of the money not arriving in Hive-Engine, I started getting concerned. But in all honesty, I didn't know who to contact.

Eventually, I clicked on the @graphene.swap link I found in my transaction. I found my 83 HBD in that account.

Still confused and unaware of my error, I thought there might be a hick-up in the system. I reached out to a friend, and as we went back to my own withdrawal history, found the problem.

During my withdrawal instruction, I typed @graphene.swap instead of @graphene-swap.

In the screenshot below you can see what I am talking about from my own history if you can compare my last instruction to the previous ones.

Proof of Where My Money is.

Here is proof of what I found in the account where I found my money to be kept.

I clicked on the link I found in my withdrawal instruction.

This took me to this account, with no posts published since it's creation in January 2022.

I opened the wallet to this account...and there is my money!!!! Thank you Hive for the transparency on this platform!!

There is an individuals name I found in withdrawals from that account, but I am not sure if I can share that in this post, as I do not want to get an individual in trouble if innocent. But it seems like money is flowing from here to that account and one other where I also saw suspicious transactions.

If there is anybody who can advise me as to what I can share or publish and what not to help others or prevent them from making the same mistake as I have, I would highly appreciate that.

Maybe it can also help identify a guilty party and eliminate them from Hive before they can be up to more mischief.

Well, I hope this post is helpful and that it be be a warning to all of us to be extra careful.

Thanks for reading my post!