Can something free be a scam?

[boboyboi]

So close to reality on promises given by some airdrops that promises rewards for free,the time you spent to it is already getting something valuable to you,this is just a mere picture of what a scam is.We have to learn more about the world that we're all in because we cannot separate ourself nowadays to the scammers and in every activity that we deal in,we have to pray also,that someone may guard and guide our decisions everyday.

[bitor]

Everything can be a scam, but you can know it for sure only after ICO and this prediction, that something is scam - it is really scam 

[DUCAT COIN]

Not in all cases. Established coins and ICO sometimes use airdrops to promote their coin and get
more investors involved and aware of them.

[Ra.moomoy]

You're true on some point that air drops do not require you something so this might not be considered as scum. However, for you to get this coin is not really free since you need to do some work in order to earn it like sharing their post and advetise their campaigns on your social media accounts and of course you're using your time for this and sometimes doing a lot of work. I could say that it can be considered scum if they will not pay you correctly since it is like their getting the money that supposed to be yours after doing such works.

[carlisle1]

Hi everybody,
Lately I am reading a lot of posts asking: is this airdrop a scam? Is that free ICO a scam?
So I am wondering how can something that doesn't cost you a penny be a scam. Sure, they get your email adress and maybe a ETH Adress, but how can you  really be scamed with only this informations? I am not talking about airdrops that require kyc registration, that for sure can be dangerous.
Cheers,

Sometimes there are websites that wants to enter your private key just for an airdrop. And there are many pishing sites in which they will steal your funds in.your cryptowallet.

They've promised to give you some tokens but they do not send you anything so that's a scam because you've given him some personal information. They can sell your email as well as others and sell it for crypto related ads. For me it's still a scam because even though you do not spend money on getting the air catwalk but you give them your personal information

yups its not just because you dont spend time in airdrops meaning you dont have capital..the very moment you gave them you email is you have given them the rights of using that email to sell on ico to use as social media related campaign..this is the main objective of this damn scam airdrops.thismust be stopped or banned,airdrops as of today are nothing but bullshit

[Singwala]

Not just the stolen money to be called scams. Also, by using their participation in Telegram, Twitter to get more likes, tweets can also be called a scam. This is why it is also called a scam because we are tired of sharing and following their requirements

[azizsatrasia68]

It is very likely to happen, the pay is also a lot of scam, especially if the free, the possibility of a very large scam. So, before you make sure first the project is good and do an analysis of the possibilities that will happen.

[raahi]

To not get scammed the easiest way is to read the white paper, usually companies that prove to be scams give unintentional nits in the white paper, for example, they may tell you that they will delay payments for a while after that ICO is over for managing the received invested amount and converting the tokens with its fair value.

[Flyne d Coin Digger]

90 percent of scam starts on free items, like free airdrops, there are real and there are airdrops that will give you token not for holding but a wordless tokens that you need to use to play games.....sucks sometimes....

[conanmori]

Airdrop/Bounty/ can still be called SCAM cause you do something for them yes its free and no need investing money but you still do  things for them you
 promote also share some info that should be private sometimes. Also most of this do some ICOs that make people invest and cost some money to people who participate.

[Everict]

You can be scammed in way more ways than by losing your money. If you're doing something that another person asked you and said you'll be rewarded by it, and then they doesn't give you anything or want you do give more personal info that wasn't said anywhere you'll be needed to give, it also is scam.

[sourish]

You have a really valid point there, even though free, the feeling of being cheated of something promised makes it a scam. Apart from that the obvious reasons of time, attention, information are all requisite to the same feeling.

[Maleficar]

You just don’t receive what you were promised you are kinda scammed as well. And for now, airdrops are not really free, sometimes they seem more like bounty subcampaigns, which means you have to share some posts or follow a blog.

[arndt.maier]

On this forum most projects are called scam even if they are just unsuccessful (haven't reached its targeted cap, haven't enlist on exchanges etc)
People calling them so just don't want to differentiate projects and have 2 categories - successful and scam.
I agree with the author that there is no sense in calling projects scam if they don't take your money or personal data.
But it considers only airdrops because you lose max. 10 min. there.
If you participate in bounty than such projects can be called scam because it steals much of your time.

[Raffy11]

Hi everybody,
Lately I am reading a lot of posts asking: is this airdrop a scam? Is that free ICO a scam?
So I am wondering how can something that doesn't cost you a penny be a scam. Sure, they get your email adress and maybe a ETH Adress, but how can you  really be scamed with only this informations? I am not talking about airdrops that require kyc registration, that for sure can be dangerous.
Cheers,

Well on this forum scam is not a new. many people have encountered it here and that is the main reason why many of us always think that a unsuccessful ico are scam or even just some delay payment they say it's  a scam. Well if you give time and effort to an ico and they don't pay you would you agree that it is not a scam? Being scammed is not about losing money because here time and effort is precious.

[Artron1]

to give a little and get too much is deceiving. There can be no scam without charge. 'Cause you do not give anything.

[afroman1131]

An absolutely normal phenomenon which is impossible to ignore.I think that over time sites will release some ograniczenie or learn how to distinguish between scams

[gantez]

Well, imho, scam is not necessarily take away your money. If you give something (your time, your personal data, anything, your signature) because you are promised to be rewarded, but in the end the person/entity is breaking their promise, it might be called scam/fraud.

And BTW when you give your data freely they might sell it to some people, and many people willing to pay for personal data.

You are actually on point and exactly my mind you have represented because waste of time is not only when it involves financial bankruptcy. Making someone to shift or change from the original position of not posting at all (for instance ) is a fraud etc.

[adzino]

Scam is scam. Even if it is free, once they fail to deliver on purpose it will still be considered as scamming. It does not necessarily mean that money has to be involved for scamming people. You promised to do something, you will have to do it - no exceptions unless you have a very valid reason to do so.

[Kurokyy]

Hi everybody,
Lately I am reading a lot of posts asking: is this airdrop a scam? Is that free ICO a scam?
So I am wondering how can something that doesn't cost you a penny be a scam. Sure, they get your email adress and maybe a ETH Adress, but how can you  really be scamed with only this informations? I am not talking about airdrops that require kyc registration, that for sure can be dangerous.
Cheers,

Scam doesn't only mean that it cost money to take away, sometimes you made an effort by putting your personal information and register to their form for hoping that you will get the free airdrop coin but you get nothing in return. They can use your personal information into illegal actions or something for selling