Very very hard nowadays to spot bad ICOs, because some are straight up scams that run with your money while others are disguised scams were all those "incredible teams" sit behind those projects giving that weekly or monthly update with nothing to show while they are drinking beer in their office. Months and months pass and they show 0, initial investors drop but new ones come to fuel this cicle.
Yes. It becomes harder to spot a scam nowadays. Almost all of the ICOs out there looks promising and legit. You just gotta be more vigilant and cautious on choosing an ICO that you plan to invest on. 
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Actually i don't know how detect a scam ICO.Anyone know please tell me.
Actually there are a lot of opinions and ways to detect Ico fraud, which has been described by other forum members, your job now is to read and choose which way is considered the easiest to detect Ico fraud.You should not ask like this, if you really want to know how to detect ico scams, get used to reading first before asking something.
Because explanations from other members are clear and understandable.
I think ico dishonest (or just fear it) if:
1) They have a vague idea
2) not known
3) Too large requests to start the project. Good luck
1) They have a vague idea
2) not known
3) Too large requests to start the project. Good luck
Actually i don't know how detect a scam ICO.Anyone know please tell me.
Just look and observe the name of the campaign or ICO,if you've seen uneccessary things or you've observe not good,think of it if you will continue to it and if the stakes or your earnings were very few it means it has to do with illegal or scam.
scammy Ico bring such a Fud
for me i read about the thread and developers and also check the whitepaper for further info
You can chack there Announcement post,
Communication Skill.
If you Need Any information, will They provide those info.
Clear Informative Announcement.
Maybe those ico Will be Lagit.
if you can find one of this maybe those ico are scam.
Communication Skill.
If you Need Any information, will They provide those info.
Clear Informative Announcement.
Maybe those ico Will be Lagit.
if you can find one of this maybe those ico are scam.
How to detect a scam ICO?
ICO projects appear more and more, with the development of fraudulent ICO projects, much to the detriment of many investors. Therefore, we need to be aware of good ICO projects and ICO projects that show signs of fraud. Before deciding to invest in an ICO, be sure to check it out carefully, the information must be clear, there should be an official ANN theme on Bitcointalk forum, there is a wallet archive and especially a platform is the better. Check that the development team of the project, if they are reputable, experienced and professional working people with clear objectives, will be very good. These are just my personal opinions, I'm not sure it will help you to distinguish completely but it can help in some way 
There is no such a thing, nobody can tell the future, what you can do is some research and asses the risk / return of the project. Is bitcoin scam because you know nothing about Satoshi Nakamoto ?
yes that right
There is no such a thing, nobody can tell the future, what you can do is some research and asses the risk / return of the project. Is bitcoin scam because you know nothing about Satoshi Nakamoto ?
yes that right
You need to study the team, algorithms, project roadmap and most importantly see opinions from others. If it's a really good project then there will not be any dissent
That is all correct. In addition to it, you try to check their wallet addresses and their transactions. There are several projects here that were caught having some dumping transactions using the wallet addresses that are also used in receiving ICO contributions.
How to detect a scam ICO?
First of all if you want to know that the ICO is scam when you go to their ann thread and you see a few details about their project but not displaying or mentioning how will the participants will earn their rewards. Also another is when you intuition is saying that its a scam . Do trust yourself but know first the situatoin before you act. 
How to detect a scam ICO?
Well, if you see ICOs that have nothing to offer and is just here to try to get funds from users then it should be a good indication that it's a scam ICO. Check out the development team as well, do they actually exist or are they making up empty promises out of thin air?
Also, how much funding are they asking? If something is asking for $100 million just to build something really simple, then it's likely a scam.
But best thing to do is just not invest anythnig you can't afford to lose. First rule of thumb.
You need to study the team, algorithms, project roadmap and most importantly see opinions from others. If it's a really good project then there will not be any dissent
How to detect a scam ICO?
By not being stupid. Lol.
Seriously though, there are aot of ways if you really wanna be sure. And i think you probably know if not all, then most of them. So next time, don’t ask questions that google can answer man. Do a bit research about your question first before asking here. Relying on others and being lazy won’t get you anywhere.
First i search the name of the ICO in the internet , then the price of its promoting token. If the name of the ICO is not being search or no information about them then it is a scam. I also look in the ann thread and see the detailed information and what its like to introduce, then if the information is not that detailed then maybe it is a scam. If your intuition is telling you that it might be a scam then check it. Its up to you just be aware of joining in an ICO all the time.
Look for a highly transparent team with a track record, and strong community engagement. Highly respectable when routinely engaged in very a personable manner, such as how https://www.monetha.io/ did and still does post-ICO via weekly YouTube video updates. Very impressed by them.
Of course, if their platform is already built, that's less risky, and having active business development & user adoption is the next milestone. Since most ICOs still raise on a concept, this is a factor, but not as important as the team.
In our case, our current CHEX Token sale has utility for an already developed platform, that is beta launched with growing user interest. Please have a look, and we appreciate feedback comments:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.21120617
All the best,
Eugene Lopin
The CHEX
That project looks like a scam as well since they are changing the payments from Bitcoin to something else. I would invest in it if it featured Bitcoin only transactions.Of course, if their platform is already built, that's less risky, and having active business development & user adoption is the next milestone. Since most ICOs still raise on a concept, this is a factor, but not as important as the team.
In our case, our current CHEX Token sale has utility for an already developed platform, that is beta launched with growing user interest. Please have a look, and we appreciate feedback comments:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.21120617
All the best,
Eugene Lopin
The CHEX
We plan to accept multiple digital currencies per client demand, and especially Bitcoin first. Good point, as we need to clarify that. Looking into regulatory compliance - Money Services Business (MSB) license to have a crypto merchant gateway, legality of doing this for Cannabis, etc.
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