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User loses 1.34 million ANSEM worth $226,000 after sending tokens to contract address

User loses 1.34 million ANSEM worth $226,000 after sending tokens to contract address

The transfer error happened when the holder copied the token’s contract address instead of the intended destination, according to blockchain tracker Lookonchain.

Fact Check
The original Lookonchain X post directly states a user mistakenly sent 1.34M $ANSEM ($226K) to the token's contract address, losing the entire amount, and provides a Solscan transaction reference. Independent secondary outlets (PANews and BlockBeats) report identical figures (1.34 million ANSEM, $226,000) and the same contract-address error, all attributing it to Lookonchain. The details align precisely with the claim, including the copy-error cause described by PANews.
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Summary

A user lost 1.34 million ANSEM valued at $226,000 after mistakenly sending the tokens to the ANSEM token contract address rather than the intended wallet destination. Lookonchain, a blockchain tracking service, said the error occurred during a transfer when the user copied the contract address instead of the recipient address. Tokens sent to a contract address in this way are typically unrecoverable unless the contract includes a mechanism to retrieve them.

Terms & Concepts
  • contract address: A blockchain address linked to a smart contract.
  • smart contract: Self-executing blockchain code that performs preset functions.
  • ANSEM: The token involved in the mistaken transfer.