Collection of comprehensive guides on identify and avoid scam projects

[tbct_mt2]

COLLECTION OF GUIDES ON IDENTIFY AND AVOID SCAM PROJECTS

Translations:

• Filipino: Collection of comprehensive guides on identify and avoid scam projects (Tagalog) (yazher)

Welcome to my collection.

In reality, investments into scam projects usually result in big losses or even totally losses of all capital if price fall into nearly zero and if investors don't determinantly enough to get out when they see bad signals of scam projects.
If they made decisions too late, they might don't have chances to get out and get back small part of their capital.
Therefore, it is the best if investors can prepare their knowledge well enough to avoid making wrong decisions to invest in scam projects.
Today, I show crypto newbies my collection on guides published by forum users to help both identifying and avoiding scam projects.
Those topics and websites should be considered as unofficialy prerequisite courses for crypto newbies.
They should read them all carefully to catch ideas, knowledge, and practice those skills for their future fortune in crypto.

GUIDES
🌍 Guidelines, how to spot a scam ICO & report effectively. ✔, (Coolcryptovator)
🌍[Guide] Prevent scam!!! Some useful tools for find scam / fake ICO team 🌍, (Coolcryptovator)
[Guide] How to detect fake token and spot scammers., (Coolcryptovator)
🔴 Ongoing exposed scam ICO list, must read to save money; Update: 03/09/18 🔴?, (Coolcryptovator)
Safeguard your crypto investment and avoid getting scammed., (r1s2g3)
How to avoid ICO scam by following very easy step., (r1s2g3)
[GUIDE] Use this for identifying Scam/Phishing/ websites & exchanges in crypto (GreatArkansas)
HOW TO protect yourself from Scammers, (redpillorblue)
Ponzi Scheme 101, (xha-256)
[Guide] Identify scam projects by hidden premined coin indicator via explorer. (tranthidung)
Cloudmining 101 (ponzi risk assessment),(Puppet), outdated but you can find something still valueable.
MLM – a dangerous marketing strategy, (1miau)
[GUIDE]How to avoid scam?, (Daboy_Lyle)
Guide - Some useful additional tools for SCAM ICO detection, (Hellmouth42)
[Guide] Using Google Alerts to avoid getting scammed, (whotookmycrypto)
The sign of scam, mosprognoz.
⚠️ How Scammer tried to Hack my Bitcointalk and how to Protect yourself?⚠️ (dkbit98)
List of (un)known methods scammers user to scam users with honorable mention, (Royse777)
[EDU] How to spot a scammer (Read this before doing any transactions!), (Tomatocage)
Scammers on Youtube. Don't fall into this scam trap and lose money, guys (tbct_mt2)
[Tutorial] How To Report Phishing Email & Create Auto Delete Filter - Gmail User, (masulum)
Password changed / Woke up recently. Good signals to know potential scammers, (tbct_mt2)
Tool For Catch Phishing, DroomieChikito
[How to] Detect and recognize projects , Leviathan.007
Beginners Gudie for Crypto Scams, aysg76

LIST OF SCAMS
⚠ List of SCAM ICO! [PROVED], (bL4nkcode)
ICOEthics - scam list 2018-2019, (ICOEthics)
👉 [ List ] Exposed scam ICO list by Coolcryptovator. Updated: 04-02-2019 🔴, (Coolcryptovator)

Posts
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3613776.msg36570772#msg36570772

Websites
https://icoethics.com/
The 4 Traits of a Successful Masternode Project

Articles:
7 Ways to Spot a Scam ICO

Telegram
Telegram Scams , (dasunlanka)
Do this if you don't want to be dragged to different telegram ICOs, (Bttzed03)
Some Telegram tips for newcomers in the crypto community, (TheFuzzStone)

Scammers on Youtube
Scammers on Youtube. Don't fall into this scam trap and lose money, guys
Youtube scam channels. Please spend your time to report them and take them down
[Tutorial]: How to search for Scam Giveaways in Youtube
[SAVE BEGINNERS] Some obvious and hidden scam in YouTube channels

Suggestions from community about new tools or features to avoid scam in the forum
[SCAM PREVENTION]Remove self-moderation for topics within the marketplace!, (MiLkz)

[1miau]

Nice compilation and always recommended for Newbies (or even experienced Members) to check them out. After money is lost it's not possible to get it back again and people are regretting their lack of knowledge in regards of scams.
Educating yourself before you get scammed is always better, there is no need to learn it the hard way. 


I have another topic that could fit very well on your list, it's about cloudmining and how to detect fraudulent cloudminers (complete scams / fractional reserve mining) : Cloudmining 101 (ponzi risk assessment). It's already more than 4 years old but does a very good job in teaching risks of cloudmining.

And maybe you want also to list my topic about MLM: MLM – a dangerous marketing strategy

[tbct_mt2]

I have another topic that could fit very well on your list, it's about cloudmining and how to detect fraudulent cloudminers (complete scams / fractional reserve mining) : Cloudmining 101 (ponzi risk assessment). It's already more than 4 years old but does a very good job in teaching risks of cloudmining.

And maybe you want also to list my topic about MLM: MLM – a dangerous marketing strategy

Thank you all for sharing topics. I already add three topics in the OP.  

[Pro Ads]

And also, please add this to your collection 
🌍[Guide] Prevent scam!!! Some useful tools for find scam / fake ICO team 🌍

[tbct_mt2]

🌍[Guide] Prevent scam!!! Some useful tools for find scam / fake ICO team 🌍

I known and read that one long time ago, forgot it when compiling the collection.
Thank you, I will add it to the OP, now.
You can happy a little bit with your contribution for my topic, because one merit has been on the way to you.  i already shipped it, but it seems got stucked somewhere on the road.

[Sharon121212]

Guildlines on how to spot a scam ico and report effectively is a master class and a must read by every newbie it's so true that ico has huge amount of fraudulent activities and most times it might be difficult to identify genuine ico from a scam project this article would come in handy
 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5004397.0

[tbct_mt2]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5004397.0

I added it in the collection. @Coolcryptovator tends to help crypto users to minimize losses from scam project investments.
I appreciate your contributions as well as Coolcryptovator's.
Moreover, I checked your post history, it looks good enough to say that you are not a shit poster.
So, as a small reward for your contribution, you successfully stolen my 1 sMerit.
Congrats, my friend.
Edited:
I did not check carefully at the first time, and later I found that the topic you posted already in the OP.
It's my bad, anyway, your post history shows you deserve the one sMerit from me.
The one is my most favorite one when I checked your post history.

[r1s2g3]

Very important to save your investment in crypto. This is a new field and users have very little knowledge so the users can be easily scammed.

Can you check if you able to fit the below post also.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5071111

[Retina]

It is a basic and common matter but you can want to add your list.

7 Ways to Spot a Scam ICO

I have not a lot of idea on the "ICO" but I deeply read some blog and post I think that the best way to find "scam ico" is to manage their team And if they think they use the wrong information, then it is better to stay away from it.

[tbct_mt2]

Appreciate help from both r1s2g3 and Retina for given topic and article.
I added them all into OP, you all received 1 sMerits from me, and I have nearly run out of sMerits.

[kingpin4321]

I really commend the OP for raising this topic and compiling post that seems to be of immense help to everyone in the forum and cryptocurrency at large.
I think it's one thing to spot a scam ico project and is another thing to to fall a victim next time
Here is a post detailing already proven scam ico so no one would fall a victim again
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4981560.0

[Little Mouse]

There are some more ways to scam people which doesn't look like scam at the very beginning. I am a victim of this trap. An article on different ways to scam people- Be aware, so many scam coins are around

[tbct_mt2]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4981560.0

Did you really read the OP and topics listed in the collection before posting?
I already listed the topic in my OP before you posted it.
Thanks for your contribution, but next time I suggest you to be more carefully and spend more time to read available sources before posting.

LIST OF SCAMS
⚠ List of SCAM ICO! [PROVED]

[The Cryptovator]

Good collection for newbies, keep it update. We need to spread more awareness to save especially newbie user of this forum. Mostly newbie users are getting scam due to lazy behaviour. We have to spend time for research before decide invest on ICO or any investment websites. We could save our money if we research ourselves. No one could help if you don't help yourself.

[tbct_mt2]

Good collection for newbies, keep it update. We need to spread more awareness to save especially newbie user of this forum. Mostly newbie users are getting scam due to lazy behaviour. We have to spend time for research before decide invest on ICO or any investment websites. We could save our money if we research ourselves. No one could help if you don't help yourself.

During my time to search, scan around to find topics for my collection, I known that you have big dedication to help users avoid scam projects.
You actually made several topics on this aspect, and you have kept your topics, lists updated very good so far.
I thank you to all those topics, and I have highly waited for your coming topics/ tips on the aspect to have more meaninful things to add into the OP.

[Geraico]

Can be useful some additional tools for SCAM ICO detection

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4802067.0 - English version
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4641407.0 - French version

[tbct_mt2]

Topics look good, but I have not checked them carefully, but I will do it later.
By the way, I would like to announce you that I have a contest there, with 1 merit rewarded to winners.
You should post the two topics there, and try your luck.
1 merit per applicant who find qualifying posts or topics on Scam Related Issues

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4802067.0 - English version
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4641407.0 - French version

[Bttzed03]

Good list. I was always looking for "one-stop scam list" like this one. I hope you won't stop updating this. Anyway, already saved for future reference. 

Thank you for recommending my simple guide.

Another guy describe simple steps to disable Telegram group invitations from strangers
Do this if you don't want to be dragged to different telegram ICOs
It is very simple but I don't think everyone know how to do it.

[tbct_mt2]

Added topics from winners of my contest (1 merit per applicant who find qualifying posts or topics on Scam Related Issues) into the OP.

[GUIDE]How to avoid scam?, (Daboy_Lyle)
Guide - Some useful additional tools for SCAM ICO detection, (Hellmouth42)
[Guide] Using Google Alerts to avoid getting scammed, (whotookmycrypto)

[tbct_mt2]

Updated for today:

• 🔴 Ongoing exposed scam ICO list, must read to save money; Update: 03/09/18 🔴?, (Coolcryptovator)
• https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3613776.msg36570772#msg36570772
• The 4 Traits of a Successful Masternode Project