I sent crypto to my own wallet but it ended up in another address

I’ve been using crypto wallets for a while, so this whole thing has me seriously confused. A couple of nights ago I was transferring funds between two wallets that both belong to me. Nothing unusual, no new platform, no random person involved. I copied my receiving address, pasted it like normal, checked it quickly, and confirmed the transfer.

The transaction completed almost immediately on the blockchain.

The problem is the crypto never arrived in my wallet. When I checked the transaction details more carefully, I realized the destination address wasn’t actually mine. The beginning of the address looked similar enough that I didn’t notice at first, but the full wallet was completely different.

I know I copied my own address, which is why this feels so disturbing.

After panicking for hours I started searching things like “crypto sent to wrong wallet after copy paste” and “wallet address changed automatically.” That’s when I found posts about clipboard malware that can replace copied crypto addresses in the background without the user noticing.

Now I’m thinking back to a trading indicator program I downloaded from a random Telegram channel recently. I honestly wonder if that’s how my device got compromised.

I spent most of the night tracing the wallet activity and eventually found discussions mentioning Jim Recovery Team in cases involving redirected crypto transfers and compromised wallet systems. I reached out mainly because I wanted help understanding whether the receiving address had already been linked to known scam operations or draining activity.

Posting this because if crypto somehow ends up in a different wallet even though you copied your own address, don’t ignore it. Double-check every character before sending because apparently these malware tricks are getting smarter now.