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.
I think security should be my number one priority as a fresher or newbies, although with time I will gets acquainted with the relevant information across the forum, I know that here is a lovable and a dedicated community that focuses on full discussion about bitcoin and its related cryptocurrencies which I can't easily outline all but I know you people knows about them taking a picture from coimmarketcapitalization (CMC).
Please we can share and discuss responsibly without any forms of comments.
You might be following a strong tip from somebody with a great deal of mastery yet become a casualty by accidental visiting a phony site. There's an amazing number of sites that have been set up to look like unique, legitimate new businesses. On the off chance that there is certifiably not a little lock symbol showing security close to the URL bar and no "https" in the site address reconsider. Regardless of whether the site seems to be indistinguishable from the one you believe you're visiting, you may end up coordinated to another stage for installment. For instance, you click on a connection that resembles an authentic site, yet assailants have made a phony URL with a zero in it rather than a letter 'o'. That stage, obviously, isn't taking you to the cryptographic money venture that you've just explored. To stay away from this, cautiously type the specific URL into your program. Twofold check it, as well.
If you're following celebrities and executives on social media, you can't be sure that you're not following impostor accounts. The same applies to cryptocurrencies, where malicious, impersonating bots are rampant. Don't trust offers that come from Twitter or Facebook, especially if there seems to be an impossible result. Fake accounts are everywhere. If someone on these platforms asks for even a small amount of your cryptocurrency, it's likely you can never get it back. Just because others are replying to the offer, don't assume they aren't bots, either. You have to be extra careful.