I just came over from the 'Investor Games' subforum (hope I got that right). A guy there said he came across a site asking to double his bitcoin, he paid in $20 and got $40 the following day or so. He then went for a higher plan of $300 hoping to cash out $600 but they asked him to pay in another $300 before cashing out. He got confused and was asking for advice.
I think I've been there before. Before I became a forum member. I once came across one of those scam sites promising to generate bitcoins. Thought it was real, but when they asked me to pay some transaction fee, I was stuck. I had no money to pay the fee. With the benefit of hindsight, I know I'd have sent them the 'transaction fee' had I had the coins to send them.
Now, what have been your experience with internet scams?
How do we help people not to get scammed?
Fortunately, I haven't been scammed. Since I am still a teenager, I don't have the money to invest. And even if I have, I am thinking twice on whether to invest it or not. For now, I am investing a lot of time and effort in the campaigns that I've joined. And another thing, I am cautious when having a transaction with other people. Like in online games, where you buy items and trade it with other players. Being cautious is the key not to be scammed by bad people.