Why Does My Wallet Still Show Risk After Revoking Authorization?
If you still see a risk alert after revoking an authorization, the most likely reason is that the scanning tool's data hasn't been updated in time, or you've encountered a "fake authorization" scam. The former can be solved by waiting a moment or manually refreshing; the latter is a new type of scam—there is no real authorization to revoke, and the "risk" you see is part of the trap itself.
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Reason 1: Risk scanner data hasn't refreshed
Wallet or block explorer authorization scanning tools often don't pull the latest on-chain data in real time. You may have revoked an approval, but the scan page is likely displaying a snapshot from minutes or even hours ago, so the "risk" warning remains.
Solution:
On the blockchain explorer (e.g., Etherscan's Token Approval tool) or your wallet's security scan page, manually click the "Refresh" or "Rescan" button.
If there is no refresh button, disconnect your wallet and reconnect it to force a reload of the data.
If old data still shows, wait 15–30 minutes and check again—data synchronization delays are normal.
How to know it's done: After refreshing, the revoked approval record disappears from the list, or the allowance amount shows as 0.
Reason 2: You are facing a "fake authorization" scam
This is more dangerous than a data delay. Scammers create a fake approval record in your wallet or block explorer, making it look like some unfamiliar contract has obtained permissions over your tokens.
When you see this "fake authorization" and try to revoke it:
The "revoke" transaction itself is real, and will cost gas fees
But the gas fee has been inflated by the scammer, and a portion of it goes into the scammer's pocket
Worst of all, this fake approval record will not disappear after your "revoke" action—each time you try, you pay high gas again
Solution:
Stay calm, don't rush to click "Revoke". First, verify whether this authorization actually exists.
Check the authenticity of the approval record: Look up the contract address linked to the approval on Etherscan or another explorer. Confirm whether it is truly a protocol you have interacted with before. If the contract address is completely unfamiliar and has no history of interactions with your address, it is very likely a fake approval.
Examine the gas fee: If the gas fee for a "revoke" transaction is far above the network average (for example, a normal ERC-20 approval revocation on Ethereum mainnet typically costs a few dollars, but the page shows tens or even hundreds of dollars), stop immediately—this is a red flag.
Ignore it: Once you've confirmed it's a fake authorization, simply ignore it. Do not click any "Revoke" button. The core of the scam is to trick you into paying gas by clicking "Revoke".
Reason 3: The revoked approval and the "risk" alert are not for the same thing
You revoked an approval on Revoke.cash, but your wallet's security scan may still show a "high risk" rating for one of the following reasons:
The scan is flagging an approval for a different token: You revoked USDT, but the risk warning is for USDC.
Although the approval is revoked, the wallet itself has other security risks: For example, the wallet's private key has not been backed up, or the environment is unsafe.
The wallet's private key / seed phrase has already been leaked: In this case, revoking approvals cannot solve the root problem. Your wallet may have a "sweeper bot" that automatically transfers out any incoming ETH.
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How to confirm the issue is resolved
Refresh the scanning tool page and verify that the approval record you were concerned about has disappeared or shows an allowance of 0. If you notice an abnormally high gas fee during the revocation process, or if an unfamiliar approval record still exists after you "revoked" it, you can basically determine that you have encountered a fake authorization scam—in that case, do not click any "Revoke" button again and simply ignore the record.
