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harizen

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Quote from: Pandapajamabamboom on June 25, 2020, 06:39:58 PM

Hi guys, I wanted to seek advice on how to recognize scams and avoid them on this forum. How do I determine if something is trustworthy or not? By this I mean any kinds of offers, campaigns, or deals with other users.

There are discussions before related to your subject so if you have some time, you can freely browse at these threads to feed your mind and add some knowledge.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/scams-in-crypto-how-to-recognize-them-3518451
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/how-to-identify-cryptocurrency-scams-5169646
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/how-to-recognize-scam-4687975

Using our common sense is the key to avoid scam but there are really times that even an experienced will fall on the trap.

As much as possible, Always DYOR = Do Your Own Research before dealing in any site. Make a habit to search for any reviews before using a site especially when money is involved.

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There's no way to guarantee if something's a scam or not, but, you can take extra safety precautions.

1. Only transact with really reputable people(especially with using PayPal).

2. If possible, use middlemen.

3. I'd say stay away from most bounty campaigns in the first place. Especially those with altcoins. They're either going to be worth next to nothing, or they aren't going to pay you anything.

4. "If it's too good to be true, it probably is."

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Untrusted feedback is sometimes more important than you might think. It's worth checking it out in case DefaultTrust members have not flagged or tagged the account with negative trust to indicate evidence of a scam. It is, however, important to distinguish between genuine feedback and "rage" feedback wherein it's usually a retaliatory negative tag, so checking the source of the feedback is also important.

If you want an example of scam, take a look at the Investor-based games section.

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1. Do some research, put a name into a search engine. No rep is bad rep, bad rep is bad rep and good rep from a trustworthy source (like different levels of users here) with little bad trust may mean the company is less likely to scam.
2. Check if the Ann thread is locked or self moderated and the thread you're on if they're different. People shouldn't make a self mod thread for this sort of thing and you could tell them about the rep they'll build for themselves by doing this....
3. If it sounds too good to be true and they can't gain much then it normally is...

Pandapajamabamboom

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Hi guys, I wanted to seek advice on how to recognize scams and avoid them on this forum. How do I determine if something is trustworthy or not? By this I mean any kinds of offers, campaigns, or deals with other users.

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