Projects Scamming Bounty Hunters

[Raymondavid47]

A lot of projects are scamming Bounty Hunters and taking Bounty hunters for a ride. What can we do to stop this?

[kolonel_x]

Before joining the bounty campaign, we must first look at the whole, starting from the team, the attractive white paper, the project design going forward, their products and cooperation, so we must know in advance so that the bounty that we promote is not in vain.
If the project only relies on the bounty for marketing or promotion then leave it because it doesn't or report on the "Scam Accusations" board

[batang_bitcoin]

If there are joiners, they will never stop. They'll get free advertisement from you guys so if you can't find a reliable bounty, don't join random bounties.

[Winscosinally]

A lot of projects are scamming Bounty Hunters and taking Bounty hunters for a ride. What can we do to stop this?

I believe that you can still spot bad or scam projects using research and at the same time some projects are well crafted that you will never know they are scam until they proven to be, presently do rely on your research only and i bet in near future something will come up

[elisabetheva]

Perform a standard procedure and often done is to check who is the team behind the project and don't be lazy to read the white paper. do not believe in excessive and unreasonable commissions, because it is very certain that there is no commendable action behind them. if you find a project like that do not hesitate to report and inform, so that not many are trapped.

[crwth]

There's basically nothing you could do because they can create a lot of projects, continuously, and possibly scam some bounty hunters. It's their strategy, and there's just nothing you could do. The only choice that you have is to ignore it and don't do any bounty for them, that's just it. I'm not sure if there are good bounties left, but I know what you could do to have the right actions.

• Investigate if the Bounty Manager is a trusted member of the forum
• Check the background of the project that started the bounty
• Legitimate check the people involved in the project

The most important thing, if I were to join bounties, is the manager. Once he is trusted, I know that he would be able to deliver.

[Samayuki]

As far as i can tell many bounty hunters are still promoting projects without better research, they open new projects websites and belief everything they find on them especially if the websites have cool designs

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

This is a free market meaning there isn't anything anyone can do about the ongoing situation of hunters getting aduse as slaves. The only way to avoid been scammed is to stop patronizing bounty campaign, the previous trick of joining a campaign because of the reputation of the managers, aren't even save this days as there isn't any guarantee of getting paid. Sure the manager might not have the intention of scamming the hunters but since they don't have a say on the project filling their promise of token distribution you can't blame them most times as all they do is just management of the participants.

To also minimize the risk of getting scammed you can build up your account to be eligible to participant in bitcoin signature paying weekly campaigns especially those managed by well know manager as funds for the campaign are usually had by the managers.

[jhenfelipe]

We can't stop scammers to scam, it's their choice not ours. What bounty hunters can do is to avoid those scam projects.

Not all can be avoided of course, but doing research would help a lot to avoid many, especially now that there are members here in the forum who exposed scam/fraud projects as much as they can.

Bounty hunters should pay attention to bounty terms as well. Afaik there are bounty campaigns which states that there will be no payment if the ICO fails (correct me if I'm wrong). If the hunters accept the terms and still join despite that, then they should not complain at the end if their hardwork weren't paid.

[MURONDI]

A lot of projects are scamming Bounty Hunters and taking Bounty hunters for a ride. What can we do to stop this?

if you have a site or blog that is popular with crypto, You can tell people about the scam project on your site, or you can report a scam project on a site that talks about scams, I think if people want to join the project, that person will find out about the project, if on the internet a lot of negative reviews about the project, surely people will hesitate to join.

[Fatunad]

A lot of projects are scamming Bounty Hunters and taking Bounty hunters for a ride. What can we do to stop this?

That is the consequences of making a spam in the forum. Bounty projects that are scams are spreading like a virus in here so does the spammers also. Getting rid of scam project is the hunter's responsibility you need to do a research and read the white paper and the people behind the project. That is a simple task to follow.

[Polar91]

A lot of projects are scamming Bounty Hunters and taking Bounty hunters for a ride. What can we do to stop this?

Unfortunately, bounty participants can't stop these scam projects but rather we can avoid it thus our effort won't be wasted for nothing. Scam projects are not new in crypto, it exsisted even before the boom of ICO way back in 2017. It's not a new problem that we can not experience if we'll choose wisely.

[Baofeng]

A lot of projects are scamming Bounty Hunters and taking Bounty hunters for a ride. What can we do to stop this?

This is a never ending battle for bounty hunters. And it will not stop because people are so gullible to join or even invest on those projects. The only weapon we can used it common sense, if the project is so good to be true or offering huge amount of tokens in the first place then think again. Maybe they just wanted to tempt you by offering attractive rewards in the beginning, so just be careful, research first so that you won't waste your precious time.

[albrots]

Do your research and stop not following the bounty scam. Don't promote fake bounties if you already know, report immediately so that they can be quickly blocked. You can look for other bounty campaigns. Research is very important before participating in the bounty, reviewing the campaign and notifying the public if the bounty is indicated as a scam.

By reporting together, we will be able to fight bounty scams and reduce them, so that the original bounty campaign can succeed and can pay us as bounty hunters.

[zhekinsp]

A lot of projects are scamming Bounty Hunters and taking Bounty hunters for a ride. What can we do to stop this?

You can stop the future projects but if any project did this in past then you can make them into negative tag by bringing this case into scam accusation and the manager also might get tagged but we can't make them to pay because they are scammers and will never come online with the same projects,they will use different name and the same strategy so bounty hunters need to stop the things.

[jabatani]

Ensure to do a thorough research especially on the team and their past activities. For instance, You can imagine a project launched its bounty program sometime in July 2018 that's last year which am pretty sure they didn't pay hunters. Just a few weeks ago, same project launched a bounty2. I found out they are yet to pay hunters for Bounty1 in my research. I backed out of it. I don't care if it later turns out to pay. What matters most to me is, I will never promote scam projects again.

[llecrf]

A lot of projects are scamming Bounty Hunters and taking Bounty hunters for a ride. What can we do to stop this?

You can start by doing research and always see updates on every project you take part in. Being a bounty participant takes a lot of time before joining and promoting new projects, there are many projects here but all are not scams

[o.ogurlu]

A lot of projects are scamming Bounty Hunters and taking Bounty hunters for a ride. What can we do to stop this?

There's not much you can do. Just do a better research before joining any bounty campaign. And try to join the bounty campaigns organized by the rely managers on the market.

[pakhitheboss]

ICO and IEO market are struggling to raise funds. They both will become obsolete by year-end. This was meant to happen after so many SCAMS. Therefore how can you expect them to pay you guys?

Except for Signature Bounties, all other bounties are a waste of time. Ensure that you join a bounty that pays you weekly. Find bounties that pay you in ETH or BTC. Those who pay only accept Members and above. I know it is hard to find one but, that is your best chance.

In the meantime try earning some Merits by creating constructive and good posts. It will help you in the long term.

[tukagero]

A lot of projects are scamming Bounty Hunters and taking Bounty hunters for a ride. What can we do to stop this?

we cant stop these scam projects cause this is the easiest way for those scammers to raise money.  And we bounty hunters will suffer in the end.