Address poisoning
An attack that plants a lookalike address in transaction history to encourage a later transfer to the wrong recipient.
In more detail
The attacker wants a misleading entry to become the address you copy next time. Spam or zero-value transfers can place lookalikes near real recipients in wallet history. The entry does not itself grant spending access; the danger is mistaking it for the intended destination.
How you might use it
"That address came from a recent spam transfer, not from the person I meant to pay."
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