How to stay away form scammers

Hello everyone. I was wondering if someone can fill me in a little bit about how to avoid being scammed on here.
I got a few replies and messages. 2 of them disappeared one of them got banned. should I assume most messages will be scammers?
If someone asks me to message them on TG or skype is that a red flag?

any help is appreciated

You're less likely to be scammed on here if you simply stay here on BHW.

Personally, I wouldn't do business with some guy over Telegram or Skype. I don't know how the latter is these days, but the former has a problem with scammers deleting messages and feigning ignorance. This is something I elaborate more on in this recent market safety guide: https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/market-safety-guide-staying-safe-avoiding-scams-in-2024.1563167/

Zwielicht said:

Summary: Safety Over Convenience​

Did you know that most of the disputes I've dealt with didn't even happen on Black Hat World? They happened on Telegram, Skype, Discord, etc.

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Here's another guide on avoiding scams on BHW: https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/avoiding-scams-staying-safe-on-black-hat-world.884947/