Ways to avoid being scammed!!!

[Reid]

I also have my own ways to avoid these scammers.
1. Stop pressing links. If you don't know where the link will take you then just read it and google it. You might find some clues if it will just direct you to a scam site.
2. E-mails, telegram, discord, or whatever chat and contact platforms, avoid deep conversations especially when you are talking about accounts and profile information. Don't give him any clue about yourself. Stay anonymous as much as possible.
3. Stay lowkey, don't boast what you have. Be rich in silence.

[lovesmayfamilis]

Agreed, but not all of them, even your relatives and closest friends, have the potential to defraud you. I agree that you should not trust almost everyone, but I believe that if you are scammed by your family (Mother and Father), you should still trust them but not others because they are doing it for your own good while others are only interested in your money. The best advice I can give is to do your research and avoid investing if the return is easy and quick.

What does it mean that my relatives deceived me? This simply cannot be, otherwise, I am simply sorry for you that you live in such a society.
I just can't imagine how scammers can deceive me. OP, information is already so old that it is already taught in primary school. The Internet did not appear yesterday, and security methods are the most common rules, the same as the rules of the road.
Scammers and scams will always exist as long as there are stupid people. Any naive person who thinks he is special, that there is a free prize for him, will end up deceiving himself and being deceived. And I do not blame fraudsters here, I blame human stupidity and greed. And we all know that these are vices. First, get rid of your vices, then you will be invulnerable to scammers.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Be responsible and protect yourself from being scammed!!!!!!

It all boils down to this, secure yourself, your account and anything that is sensitive to your finances. You shouldn't be careless on how you leave this information unprotected same goes for your wallet details like private keys, recovery seeds, passcodes etc. You should be aware that scammers are always looking for ways to get this information and access your account to steal your funds.

Just as you have said, avoid unnecessary discussion with people you don't know, scammers are always first to make contact therefore treat everyone that contacts you without your knowledge as scammers until proven otherwise. Security is a subject we shouldn't stop talking about as the scammers are always inventing new ways and improvising news means to trap their victims. The only way to reduce your chances of been a victim is by been vigilant.

[Natalim]

Be responsible and protect yourself from being scammed!!!!!!

It all boils down to this, secure yourself, your account and anything that is sensitive to your finances. You shouldn't be careless on how you leave this information unprotected same goes for your wallet details like private keys, recovery seeds, passcodes etc. You should be aware that scammers are always looking for ways to get this information and access your account to steal your funds.

Just as you have said, avoid unnecessary discussion with people you don't know, scammers are always first to make contact therefore treat everyone that contacts you without your knowledge as scammers until proven otherwise. Security is a subject we shouldn't stop talking about as the scammers are always inventing new ways and improvising news means to trap their victims. The only way to reduce your chances of been a victim is by been vigilant.

Scamming has been so rampant these days as this is not just happening in the crypto world but even in our own real life day to day activities. As more and more people get to engage in this high technology, the scamming incidents got to increase too and they are more after with those newbies in town.

I believe that we get only scam because we let it to happen. So the best thing to avoid it is be more educated and vigilant. Secure all your assets down to finances and always be responsible of keeping them safe all the time. And never trust anyone be it a friend or a total stranger because as long as money is involve, everyone will be tempted and lured once they knew it will be very possible to steal.

[LogitechMouse]

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The scammers that I know when it comes to crypto are different from the scammers that the OP is saying.
What you said relates to hacking. Hacking and scamming have similarities and differences though, the set of advices that the OP has shared more relates into hacking.

Scammers tend to scam more thru direct messages and phishing sites. Hackers are hacking just what the OP has said but either way, the OP has shared useful and very important tips in order for us not to get scammed or hacked. Just beware always and double check the links that you are clicking . Just remember, if you got a DM out of nowhere it is a 100% scam.

[Kong Hey Pakboy]

Because there are indeed many scammers who are even smarter, highly skilled and there are various kinds of scams... we should not lose to that, it's really about privacy that must be completely private and tightly locked. Learning from experience and adding insight can avoid things that smell like scams. Well, this is like the negative side of crypto which is like testing us to keep avoid scams.

Just be smarter than them and always be skeptical when the offer is just too good to be true, in my experience it always is. You don't have to experience being scammed because there's stories out there of people being scammed and you can always learn from them.

[Ucy]

I've notice an increase in scam complaint on my feed on a particular site , I wonder why? Are people getting scammed frequently thesedays?
I'm not sure I've been scammed on the internet  in that manner (through baits) and the scammers succeeding in taking away my money. I've always been extremely careful dealing with people especially online and that made me to avoid transactions on the internet with anyone even though there are some genuine opportunities to earn money and do good honest/good deals with people.   It's shocking how people easily try to scam others on the internet without serious consequences. An attempt to scam people shouldn't be ignored by security agencies... They shouldn't wait until people are scammed before arresting the scammers.

In regards to the wifi part, I think that should be mostly for public wifi. If you are connecting to public wifi you are likely exposing yourself to scammers unless it's a super secured wifi and yo properly secure yourself before using the wifi

[bitzizzix]

What I need to do before investing is to choose a safe platform to buy coins on and do a detailed investigation of the platform especially about the security, storage and also insurance on the platform I want to use, and secure the account with a secure password and change it frequently.
Don't open links that I don't recognize and in addition don't easily trust unsolicited offers or suspicious activity, and many other things to secure your assets if you want to learn about them and apply them for the safety of your assets because fraud will happen unexpectedly.

[Kittygalore]

I also have my own ways to avoid these scammers.
1. Stop pressing links. If you don't know where the link will take you then just read it and google it. You might find some clues if it will just direct you to a scam site.
2. E-mails, telegram, discord, or whatever chat and contact platforms, avoid deep conversations especially when you are talking about accounts and profile information. Don't give him any clue about yourself. Stay anonymous as much as possible.
3. Stay lowkey, don't boast what you have. Be rich in silence.

I have the first two but I am having a hard time doing the first but most of the time it's not that much that I share in my social media so it's still sort of under the radar and most of my friends are doing crypto so even if I do flex what I have, it's not a problem.

[Wawa2013]

What I need to do before investing is to choose a safe platform to buy coins on and do a detailed investigation of the platform especially about the security, storage and also insurance on the platform I want to use, and secure the account with a secure password and change it frequently.
Don't open links that I don't recognize and in addition don't easily trust unsolicited offers or suspicious activity, and many other things to secure your assets if you want to learn about them and apply them for the safety of your assets because fraud will happen unexpectedly.

I have done all the advice you gave to avoid fraud and it is indeed quite effective to avoid becoming a victim of fraud. Especially related to suspicious
links and we don't know them often appear in our emails and social media,  it can be a problem that we often experience if we are not careful,
which causes people to be deceived. Sometimes many people are provoked by unknown links and immediately press the link without thinking.
That's because sometimes the title of the link really catches our attention, but we should not click the link, it will put us in the trap of scammers.
It's actually not that hard to avoid scams in the crypto world, we must be careful what we do, and not be easily attracted by offers that are too good.

[Fortify]

Must we give a reason for scammers to continue scamming us?

The insensitive increase in scamming activities over the decades has been on the increase in most parts of the world.
People have attributed this increase to several factors and yet, despite the awareness gathered, the trend still strives.

One will be eager to ask ways scammers get this done and the ways are:
1. Through your contacts
2. Through social media platforms
3. Through manipulating your electronic mails (email)

Following the increase in this, it is important and necessary to avoid this by;
1. Mind those who you give your phones to make calls and contacts to people you don't know.
2. ALways be conscious, or better still, avoid connecting with Wifi networks as this is a means of extracting your data.
3. Always remember to log off your personal accounts (emails, social media) etc. when you use public cafe' and
4. Report any problem associated with the loss of any of your financial institutions to your banks.
5. Be able to patiently read terms and conditions before saying yes or accepting terms and conditions sent to you.
   Lastly
6. Be able to cross-check emails sent to your phones regarding your financial statements as the messages are clone to,
    resemble your banks, but rather having slight changes mostly at the middles with one word having different fonts.
N/B: Be responsible and protect yourself from being scammed!!!!!!

Number #3 needs to be expanded a bit - you should really avoid using any sort of public wifi when you need to login to a website, as you might be vulnerable to certain types of man-in-the-middle attacks when they can "sniff" the data passing through your connection. Most of your other points are fairly sensible. You should definitely use a different password on every website because lots of sites can get compromised and there are ways your password might get exposed. Keep software installs to a minimum, as there are so many nasty programs out there which can be used to steal important files from your PC and gain wider access to your devices and there is never a good reason to give control of your PC over software like teamviewer to people you don't know.

[kryptqnick]

Following the increase in this, it is important and necessary to avoid this by;
1. Mind those who you give your phones to make calls and contacts to people you don't know.
2. ALways be conscious, or better still, avoid connecting with Wifi networks as this is a means of extracting your data.
3. Always remember to log off your personal accounts (emails, social media) etc. when you use public cafe' and
4. Report any problem associated with the loss of any of your financial institutions to your banks.
5. Be able to patiently read terms and conditions before saying yes or accepting terms and conditions sent to you.
   Lastly
6. Be able to cross-check emails sent to your phones regarding your financial statements as the messages are clone to,
    resemble your banks, but rather having slight changes mostly at the middles with one word having different fonts.
N/B: Be responsible and protect yourself from being scammed!!!!!!

It's a nice try to summarize the main points, but I don't agree with some of them. #2 sounds a bit paranoid, as connecting to Wi-Fi networks is not itself a risky move. For one, you can use a VPN and stay safe. Also, you can simply avoid accessing websites that make you susceptible to theft (online banking, blockchain wallet or similar). #4 is kind of obvious and means one's already been scammed, so it's not a prevention technique. And #5 is what one should ideally do, but most ToS are very long and written in a very technical way, so it's pretty much impossible to read it all. But instead, one can make it a rule to check an app's reputation online before downloading it, and at least skimming through the ToS. What's not on the list, but IMO deserves a place, is getting familiarized with new scam schemes and how they work, never paying money to allegedly get more money, avoiding everything that sounds too good.

[Leviathan.007]

There are already many topics here on this forum about how to avoid getting scammed and fall into the traps. The sad thing is people sometimes know how to avoid getting scammed and they know the usual way the scammers use but still they fall into the trap and mostly 'greed' is the main reason. A picture of a luxury car and make people greedy to reach their goals in one day and that's what the scammer wants. They will abuse the greed and try to control the emotion of victims, that's mostly about working emotions. Ufrotunetly, many people won't be able to control their emotions and fall into these traps.

[CryptocurencyKing]

Agreed, but not all of them, even your relatives and closest friends, have the potential to defraud you. I agree that you should not trust almost everyone, but I believe that if you are scammed by your family (Mother and Father), you should still trust them but not others because they are doing it for your own good while others are only interested in your money.

Family members and relatives could scam you for sure but, it doesn't mean its in your best interest that they do so. You don't drive a man against his will over his own funds or privacy details and then you say, its in there best interest. What the heck is that best interest! Should you feel the need for a thing be done in a particular way, use your funds in archiving that and not tell me its in my best interest. Personally, I can't trust anyone who plays a scam trick on me, my skepticism about you would be raised high.

Scammers and scams will always exist as long as there are stupid people. Any naive person who thinks he is special, that there is a free prize for him, will end up deceiving himself and being deceived. And I do not blame fraudsters here, I blame human stupidity and greed.

I but into this very seriously. I don't know but, there would always be these set of persons (naive/stupid people and scammers/fraudsters). It's a part of the society and you just have to play your cards wisely to beat them. Know that the world is everyone for himself and know that your daily bread would always be a product of your hard work.

[blckhawk]

Another tip to help you out there especially if you're using public electronics in your country, always have a throwaway email that you can use without caring about what's going to happen to it. This way, you can avoid using your personal accounts from being seen by the public and they don't exactly thing that it's a throwaway because for them, it's a waste of time.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

you will never get scammed if you dont trust strangers when they ask you to do something suspicious. You can avoid wallet theft and being hacked if your device is safe from various things that are vulnerable to online crimes. the important thing is to stay safe and clean while doing internet activities, don't let silly things make us lose something.

[passwordnow]

Just don't talk to a stranger on social media and in all any forms of contact that just contacted you abruptly. Scammers will do almost every trick once they've already a scheme and strategy. Some might choose that they know and those random victims.
Never talk to anyone that you haven't talked to before if it's about making money or how to build your wealth through investments. Because most of these scammers are playing psychologically and using people's weaknesses to trick them and one of it is through money and greed.

I think the best thing to avoid being scam is know whats your investment and its goal. If you see things that are just too good to be true without exerting an effort to happen then for sure its a big scam. Learn to avoid those scammers who are only here to steal what we have.

One thing also is to have a concrete plan and stick with it. You should not entertain other people that might ruin your plan and change it just because they are offering bigger profits compared to what you expect from yours.

Before investing, it is very important to know what you're investing and when you're throwing your money. An investor that doesn't have an idea with what he's about to invest, he don't know what he's doing because he's probably new to it and fine with whatever result with his investments as starting. But someone who invested already with several type of investments, he's all for the profit. It may not that be quick and easy but he knows what he's doing and that's why he's also avoiding the typical scam investments.

[herurist]

one thing is for sure, these scammers are looking for victims with the same motive and of course there is an important point here, namely the victims must be interested and trapped in the traps they set so that their plans run smoothly.
well what I want to say is that these scammers will not be able to successfully deceive people when the person is not interested in the lure they make, the problem is that people are too reckless and too greedy for something that causes this to happen.
it is true that this is detrimental because there are indeed many victims who have been hit by the net of the fraudster, but the important point is that we forget that this also happened because of the carelessness of the victims who were exposed to the scam.
from now on try not to be greedy for something and don't be too tempted by things that are logically impossible in order to reduce cases like fraud like this.

[Ridi]

Always ensure that the account you are buying from is verified. Avoid all fake cryptocurrency exchanges.Never provide personal information to anyone. Be Smart think smart.

[Doell]

there are a lot of messages that read weird login in my email ,more messages that read like this "you received 0.1 bitcoin" then the link is redirected to enter login id and password ,I clicked on it but I already knew it crime be a scam so I didn't continue to enter anything into the available column ,my advice still can for check email but don't download anything because it could be a virus ,I think maybe it doesn't affect to mobile phone ,this file.exe because it's also not installed automatically and it just go to download folder