Short answer If your wallet was drained after clicking a crypto airdrop link, the airdrop itself usually wasn’t the real attack—the dangerous part was the transaction, approval, or signature you signed after connecting your wallet. In many cases, victims think: “I only claimed an airdrop.” But what actually got signed was often a hidden approval, a Permit signature, or a malicious smart contract interaction that quietly gave attackers access to wallet assets. What actually happened Airdrop wallet-drain scams usually follow a very predictable pattern: The “free token” lure You see what looks like: • a new token launch • an exclusive community reward • a retroactive DeFi claim • an NFT holder reward • a “you qualify” airdrop announcement The link may come from: • social media posts • fake replies under legitimate projects • compromised Discord or Telegram communities • spoofed project websites • direct messages from cloned accounts Everything looks familiar enough to trust.…