I am new to Bitcointalk and I have been around my local board since from my sign up yesterday, I wanted to asked this question over there but need a general knowledge from the community at large not only from my locals. Just as what I have used on my title I want to know the possible ways to avoid scammer and phishing sites because I have came to understand that for one to excel in this forum and in bitcoin investment / holding at large, one needs to be very mindful with the ways we click on sites, where we store our funds and the techniques scammers often use to scam beginners like us.
After we have learned to avoid scammers, we should also learn to report them to the necessary authorities if you suspect them. If you have the courage enough, you could confront them by sending them a direct message to confirm the authenticity of their identity. Very importantly, you want to trust your gut if you have a bad feeling about someone you're talking to on the internet you want to listen to those instincts.