: Problem: USDT deposit not received due to wrong address

[Radia19]

Hello,

I mistakenly sent 105 USDT via the Optimism network from my Binance account to the following Linebet address:

0x887e57Af4902B590bf801fd72B2eba1De9686E9c

Transaction hash (TxID):

0xcf09a9c3e40b49fab15cd957f50e7cda79f1154985c9f7eb3da470478f3a69c5

However, Linebet support informed me that this address does not belong to them, and the deposit didn’t reach my account.

I kindly request assistance from the Optimism team to recover the funds or guide me to the proper procedure.

My information:

Full name: Benfaiza Radhia

Email: brahimradia2016@gmail.com

Thank you.

[Johnwick]

Hi Radia19,

I’ve checked Tx Hash: 0xcf09a…3a69c5 and it proves that 5 days ago you sent $104.96 to Externally Owned Address (EOA): 0x887…86E9c

EOA: 0x887…86E9c has never transacted before, having no send or receive transactions on any networks.

This means the address has no current owner and is not active at the moment. If the address were active, you could have contacted the owner via IDM to at least return part of the funds.

Unfortunately, this leads me to share with you what you already know by now. The funds are unrecoverable, and the Optimism team cannot help you recover them.

The case could have been different if the funds were sent to a contract address, but the funds were sent to an EOA, and only the holder of the private key to that EOA can unlock those funds.

You could contact TETHER, the company that issues USDT, but I doubt you will get any assistance from them. The best they can do is blacklist the address so that the funds can never leave once activated. But this version of USDT is a bridged token version, so I doubt it would work either way.

Sorry @Radia19 Always double or triple check before sending funds.

Maybe one of the community members can pitch in here.

@Michael @op_julian