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.
Scams is one thing we can't eliminate from the industry but we can protect ourselves against them so we don't fall a victim to the fraudsters. I believe others must have given you a complete guide on somethings to do to avoid scammers but I just want to add that we should be skeptical of anything we come across on the web and only get information from the right sources but still we shouldn't be ignorant and not take not of suspicious things been communicated by the verified sources that we get our information from because nothing is safe from hackers and scammers as they can take over any platform and spread false information to make victims of gullible investor's to steal their assets. If it's looking too good to be true then it usually is a scam. Don't get too greedy and be carried always by outrageous offers.
The world is always evolving same as scammers because you never can get all their techniques but what really matters is that we’re staying very conscious online as the internet is a very broad space and everyone should be treated as a suspect hence our safety is solely dependent on us but generally avoiding clicking on random links and when using an exchange, always avoid trading outside of the exchange as that’s what a scammer might always want you to do.
The scammers at time don't even bother to use a new trick but they target the newbies who also fall for their old tricks because they didn't stay updated with what's happening in the industry which is why we have to stay updated with the things happenings so we don't fall victim of scams. As a newbie in a new industry, we should do some research to equip ourselves with the knowledge to be able to spot a scam when we see one. Each bull market brings about a new set of investors that are usually novice and they become the target of the scammers with outrageous promises that it's too good to ignore but if we want what's best for us we have to ignore those offers and keep accumulating Bitcoin as our finances can afford.