Be safe: READ THIS BEFORE TRADING/BUYING/USING YOUR MONEY

[Criptomen@30]

How do you spot a scam

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[CodyAlfaridzi]

How do you spot a scam

Well, sometimes it's not easy to spot a scam. The main rule of thumb is: if it's too good to be true, it's probably a scam.

Before doing any trade, or sending money to any party, do some research on them. Check their reputation, see their trust feedback if you're going to trade with another Bitcointalk member or search their name on Google. For a safer transaction, always use escrow as OP said and never ever send money to an unknown stranger on the internet, even if their offer is really good.

[Criptomen@30]

Thank you for the information

[12tribes]

Thanks for the information. It is indeed timely and useful.

[erikaoliveira871]

I am new here as these transactions are made and why I would like to learn a little more information very useful here and I have found however very careful and little thank you very much   

[onmanana]

I see many people complain about being scammed while trading. These are new members. They do not know how to prevent. Insurance should be needed

[4better]

Thank you for the great tips. Serve as guidelines especially for the newbies.

[mafia15]

Yes of course must do always research.. if u are newbie in trading ..
If u are newbie youtube tutorial helps.. and google helps.. if you are eager then research first and see tutorials for trading..

[mojn]

any advise how to trade please ?

[javeedmeera]

excellent information i get. before i get scammed. thanks for your valuable information.

[Leetukyang]

Alright, so I've been PM'd by a few people what red-flags to look out for since I have a pretty good track record of spotting scammers. Sometimes I get it wrong, but better safe than sorry.  Here's a couple rules to follow to avoid becoming a victim:

1. Newbies, NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH OTHER NEWBIES, EVER. There are plenty of veteran members to do business with and ALWAYS use escrow. If you're a newbie and you're doing business with another newbie, there's nearly a 100% chance that one of the parties is a scammer. I can not stress this enough.. just work with people who have been here at least a year.
2. Always use escrow.
3. See rule #2.

Im glad there's a thread like this in the forum , a guideline for everybody who wanted to enter the trading industry .
We know now that there are many scammers here in the forum , they are trying to make friend with you and eventually steal your accounts or money.
We need to become aware of this. Thank you sir for this ! I really appreciate this.

[SJBPEEP]

Beware of new friends offering low price than the trading price like bitcoins....It's better to make a video call, an escrow that you can trust...be vigilant cause scammer is everywhere....

[hackl3r]

I'm done, i bought iota when it was in its highest price, 5.70 usd, i used BTC and now to get back the same BTC, iota needs to arrive 8.5 usd, yisus!!!!!

pd:i used 0.118 BTC

[torbellino777]

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[LegionCoin]

i agree with you about that

[pavelkor]

Good advice for noob, i used an escrow too, when i was younger, so it is a smart way, because first time you shoudnt risk with it.
alos lately i hear many stories about guyz that was scammed because they wanted some btc but ofcourse without any information lost their money

[Math1eew]

I am new here, thanks for information 

[bitlyra]

Yes there are lot of scammers in bitcoin forum today and this is really a great information to me because I am also a newbie and I am so grateful to you for making this thread for us. This is really a help. 

[cetel]

Commit mistakes, without them, how? But thanks for the warning.It would be good if people learn through the mistakes of others

[midnightjournal]

Alright, so I've been PM'd by a few people what red-flags to look out for since I have a pretty good track record of spotting scammers. Sometimes I get it wrong, but better safe than sorry.  Here's a couple rules to follow to avoid becoming a victim:

1. Newbies, NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH OTHER NEWBIES, EVER. There are plenty of veteran members to do business with and ALWAYS use escrow. If you're a newbie and you're doing business with another newbie, there's nearly a 100% chance that one of the parties is a scammer. I can not stress this enough.. just work with people who have been here at least a year.
2. Always use escrow.
3. See rule #2.

I have too many things to learn.. This is my first lesson.. Thank you..