1. Never do business with other newbies on this forum
I was also a newbie and people did business with me and did not get scammed. This doesn't apply to each and every newbie. A must is the use of escrow.
2. New account created for illicit business on the forum.
This can be a high alert point but then ranks don't matter.
3. Low contributing post by users in the rank of Newbies and above
Spamming is not the same as scamming.
4. Questionable username
I don't get this point as even the most trustworthy users choose horrible usernames but that doesn't make them suspicious.
5. Out of Newbie rank into Lending (loan request)
Yes, they are always tagged by DT members.
6. Out of Newbie rank into codes selling and gift cards among others
I was a newbie and started selling my old gift cards. It doesn't make a newbie look like a scammer.
7. Users claiming to be female with female pix on their social media
I don't thing gender makes such a huge difference and this is just being a sexist.
8. Users asking for handouts
They anyways aren't trusted.
9. Never allow the use of escrow outside the forum.
Users try to trick buyers to use their own escrow and one should never do this as they end up dealing with an impostor.
10. Bogus investment profits.
Sure shot scammers.
I would like to add my points based on my experience.
1. Don't trust with newbies while dealing with a reversible payment option and in this case even escrow can't help.
2. Don't trust users who ask you for an ID proof (unless they are reputed but still avoid) or make you use a screen recording software.
3. Don't deal with newbies outside the forum like on skype or telegram as it's better to deal on the forum publicly so someone could warn you.
4. Always check their telegram or skype ID or payment address for any previous scam accusation.
5. Always check whether the user's email address/password has recently changed as it could be a hacked account.
6. Don't install any unknown software on your PC or visit suspicious links.
7. Before sending money to any address, double/triple check it as once money is sent, it can't be recovered. There are software that can change the address if you have by mistake installed a virus on your PC.