Cryptocurrency is not only about opportunities and innovations, but also an environment where it is easy to encounter scammers. You can spend time, money, and effort, and end up with nothing. In this article — clear signs that will help identify a scam project at an early stage.

1. Anonymous or dubious team

Reliable projects always show their team.

Pay attention to:

Are there names and photos on the website?

Are there active profiles on LinkedIn, Twitter, GitHub?

Have these people worked in well-known projects before?

If the team is hidden, or links lead to fake profiles — that’s a warning signal.

2. Too sweet promises

Phrases like:

'Income from 1000% per annum'

'Invest and earn profits every day'

'No risks'

— should always raise concerns.

The crypto market is volatile and risky, and no one can guarantee profits here.

3. No audit or fake reports

Reliable projects order smart contract audits from verified companies — Certik, Hacken, OpenZeppelin, etc.

What should raise concerns:

Lack of audit

Audit from an unknown 'company'

Audit exists, but bugs are not fixed

Don’t be lazy to check the link to the official report.

4. Strange or dishonest tokenomics

Take a look:

Who owns the most tokens?

Is there a 'lock' for the team and investors?

How quickly and in what volume are tokens unlocked?

If 50%+ of the tokens are with the team, unlock in a month — that’s a potential dump.

They can simply crash the market by dumping tokens.

5. Intrusive marketing and aggressive referral system

When you are urged to 'invest right now', 'invite friends', and promised bonuses for it — be cautious. Real projects develop through technology and community, not through spam and pyramid schemes.

6. There is no real product or roadmap — only a token

If a project has a token, but:

No working product or testnet

No clear roadmap

No GitHub or developments

— most likely, this is just a 'wrapper' for pump&dump.

Conclusion

Before investing in any crypto project, ask yourself the questions:

Who is behind this?

What have they already done?

Is there a product, audit, community?

Are you ready to lose your investment?

DYOR (Do Your Own Research) — is not just a trendy phrase, but a basic survival rule in crypto.

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