Use a hardware wallet to protect you from malware on your own devices Split your money into smaller amounts in separate addresses to protect yourself from a ma

Use a hardware wallet to protect you from malware on your own devices Split your money into smaller amounts in separate addresses to protect yourself from a malevolent smart contract that drains all the funds in an address Check the receiving address in a blockchain explorer. Does its past activity align with the purposes of the receiving address? Send a smaller transaction first, and wait a a few minutes to see the results, if the fee is small enough to make that acceptable