Here we:

• discuss examples of scams and how to avoid them
• highlight loopholes/vulnerabilities
• guidance on during and after been scammed: how to mitigate the losses and get better
• sharing tools and other resources on how to avoid been scammed

Todo

Foundation

• lies and scam: how lies exists in our world and their relation with scam
• distinguish between loopholes and vulnerabilities
• distinguish between scam and fraud
• what's ToS and how do a general person manage them
• how does our current infrastructure help reduce risks and damages

Ideas

• Can the generally authenticate things being scammers, for example a government?
• grey areas: when something is a scam and is not
• borrow money: impact and its relation with scam

Development

• best way to do multi-langue repo and how to sync between languages
  • add zh-CN support
• finance assistant tool
  • budget control
• scam assistant: a bot that are easy to access, efficient on stopping scams and mitigate losses
• anti-scam: proactive strick, browser extension, etc.

Examples

• telecom fraud
• deep-fake

Cryptocurrency

• Is Bitcoin a scam?
• Relation between scam and Bitcoin, and cryptocurrency in general.

Resources

• what we can learn and apply from the book "Scam Me If You Can: Simple Strategies to Outsmart Today's Rip-off Artists"

Project Management

• Add fact check references.

loopholes / vulnerabilities

online exchange

Upwork: payment shown on the platform are not secured

• Upwork is not a financing platform!
• Escow payment are the most secured one, bonus are not protected.
• Even escow the most secured one are not guaranteed: suppose Upwork can't get the money eventually and there were violation of ToS involved, Upwork can refuse the payment directly.

after been scammed

• Don't be shame of it, everyone has their vulnerabilities. You are the victim. Speak it loud!