Topic: Newbie DO'S and DONT'S? - page 5. (Read 4486 times)
If you find yourself strongly tempted by a seemingly awesome offer, whether here on the forum or elsewhere, while browsing the Internet in your pajamas first thing in the morning, go have breakfast. It'll at least give you time to think things over. Oh, and when you do want to deal with somebody, make sure he, she, it or they has a positive trust rating and has been around for a while. You see offers from other newbies all the time and probably 75% of them are scams.
Some of these are repeats... but they deserve being repeated!
Regarding that last rule, here are some guidelines that can help you decide how (un)safe a download is. Note that these are not hard-and-fast rules!
Sorry if I sound scary... most people around here are the honest type, but there absolutely are scammers around here too. Use common sense, and have fun!
- Do encrypt (passphrase protect) your wallet. Don't use a simple passphrase. Don't use a passphrase you use elsewhere. Encryption helps, but understand that it doesn't prevent all types of theft.
- Do backup your wallet. Different wallet software work in different ways: some wallets you only need to backup once, others you need to backup after every new receiving address is created, and others are somewhere in-between. Understand how this works for the wallet software you've chosen, and be vigilant with your backups!
- Don't start off owning more BTC than you can afford to lose/have stolen. If you find yourself getting close to your personal limit, search for "cold storage" and find out how to use it. Don't put this off until it's too late.
- Do choose one of the wallet options from the official choose-your-wallet page here: https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet. Not all online wallets are bad, however Do heed the warnings on this page regarding some of the less-safe online wallets. Choosing an online wallet does not exempt you from backing up your wallet.
- Don't download programs from the Internet. This rule is difficult to follow 100%; just be aware that each new program you download and run could be the one that steals your BTC.
Regarding that last rule, here are some guidelines that can help you decide how (un)safe a download is. Note that these are not hard-and-fast rules!
- Do research a program before downloading it. Are there a lot of websites discussing it if you search for it? Does it have a Wikipedia page that wasn't created yesterday? If either answer is No, Do be more suspicious of it.
- Software that is open source, especially if the answers above were No, is generally more trustworthy, but Don't assume that something is safe simply because it's authors claim it's open source!
- Software that is written in a popular scripting language such as Python, Ruby, Perl, JavaScript, etc. is generally more trustworthy, but Don't assume that something is safe simply because it's a script unless you can read and fully understand the entire script! Never download and run something claiming to be a script if it's actually an EXE file.
- Do look at the number of pages in a thread before downloading any software referenced on the first post of the thread. More pages means a smaller chance of the software being malware (but there's always still a chance it could be malware!). Do avoid software with only a few pages worth of posts - let someone else be the guinea pig!
- Do look at the Activity count and the Date Registered of users when trying to decide if they're trustworthy, and be more suspicious of Newbies, but Don't automatically assume that a Hero Member is 100% trustworthy.
- Do err on the side of caution/paranoia. It only takes one piece of malware to steal all of your BTC even if you've encrypted your wallet and even if you're using two-factor authentication.
- If you've decided to risk downloading something, Do take the time to find the single official download link or website.
Sorry if I sound scary... most people around here are the honest type, but there absolutely are scammers around here too. Use common sense, and have fun!
- Encrypt your wallet.
- Backup your wallet.
- Don't let other people hold your bitcoins for you.
- If you don't hold the private key, you don't own the bitcoins.
- Use escrow if you don't know the other person.
Don't use online wallets
Anything serious with online wallet what happen why you use " Don't use online wallets " . because I am using online wallet I want to aware about any issue with online. 
Do:
- use compatible wallet for save your BTC , for ex: blockchain
- learn how to make contructive post for later joining signature campaign
Don't :
- trust anyone directly,
- gamble
- spam
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Don't get off track with alt-coins or investment schemes. Just buy bitcoin at market price from an exchange then transfer it immediately to a wallet on your computer. And do make a backup copy of your wallet.dat file that is stored in a safe location.
These are not hard rules, but may help you avoid fraud. Shared wallets or online wallets are risky. If you are not using Linux then it is even more so. Trading with PayPal or not using escrow is also a good way to loose your money. Lastly, if you loose your wallet and have no backup copy, your money is hopelessly gone.
-Cheers
These are not hard rules, but may help you avoid fraud. Shared wallets or online wallets are risky. If you are not using Linux then it is even more so. Trading with PayPal or not using escrow is also a good way to loose your money. Lastly, if you loose your wallet and have no backup copy, your money is hopelessly gone.
-Cheers
It's a good idea to have a read of some of the scam accusation threads to get an idea of the sort of scams people try and pull.
Always use a trusted escrow for trades
Always use a trusted escrow for trades
Don't use online wallets
Start with Malware protection i.e download Noscript to minimize the chances of you getting infected with malware through drive-by's while surfing the net
And avoid downloading unwanted softs. or clicking on weird links especially shortened urls.
And avoid downloading unwanted softs. or clicking on weird links especially shortened urls.
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You have already discovered the best way to earn bitcoin, ie. joining a sig program lol.
Yep, allllwaaaayyyyys escrow when you can and sign up with sig deals to make a couple btcs a month with the posts you make here.
have fun !
have fun !
Newbie here in the forum, i just want to know what to do and not to do, and some tips to earn BTC
Thank you!
Thank you!
Use escrow whenever possible, and be extra careful when the deal is too good to be true.
dont trust anyone.
encrypt wallet with password or to be extra secure encrypt the wallet.dat file again.
encrypt wallet with password or to be extra secure encrypt the wallet.dat file again.
Thanks for the info guys! i will surely remember the trust no one part.
i'm really excited to earn in bitcoins.
i'm really excited to earn in bitcoins.
Good luck!
Thanks for the info guys! i will surely remember the trust no one part.
i'm really excited to earn in bitcoins.
i'm really excited to earn in bitcoins.
Don't trust strangers.
Don't fall for obvious schemes.
Try to learn as much as possible about bitcoin and spread the info with others.
Don't fall for obvious schemes.
Try to learn as much as possible about bitcoin and spread the info with others.
do read a lot of guides from diffirent sources
don't gamble
don't gamble
Don't trust anyone.
Thoroughly check your computer (if you have one)
for malware, viruses, rootkit etc etc etc.
Thoroughly check your computer (if you have one)
for malware, viruses, rootkit etc etc etc.
Newbie here in the forum, i just want to know what to do and not to do, and some tips to earn BTC
Thank you!
Thank you!
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