That's a great point, i also evaluate projects by noticing the reputation of the project: Are there full names and faces associated to the project, Do they have active LinkedIn or other social media profiles?

The activity of the project also, If the project has been abandoned, then it isn’t worth your time and money. Move on and Dont be tempted to fall for scam.

Then lastly blockchain technology, Not everything needs the blockchain.

These are all valid point, But once it will not reach softcap surely they do not listed in market so automatically move to scam project. The recent market was really unstable so no one is predict the right ICO in current situation but we should stay away in ICO participation in this year, all the scam projects are died so potential projects are visible in the market.

I agree, for now it is better to avoid investing in ICOs due to unstable market conditions. Thank you for your input

thank you for the link that you have given too me, this really helped, how should i choose a good ico project.

Other than the real objects or objective of the Project, Market Segmentation, Management team and lots more, you must definitely also be oblivious to highly determine the Qualitative community behind the project is my submission.

The fact is that there are certain resources that are involved in verifying the authenticity of the ico company and then put up a rating. But lately, these resources are very difficult to trust, although if you carry out this work yourself, then you need to spend a lot of time analyzing all the information and the request.

In order to avoid getting scammed, you have to do A LOT of research.
What can you do to avoid getting scammed by ICOs and other fake online investments?
Avoid them..

In terms of investing, you really want invest with reputable people, businesses, and brokers (online or off) with a highly ethical reputation. And even then you need to be skeptical and ask hard questions.

This day in age, the internet should help with this verification overall. But the key is still understanding who you are doing business with.

Even real life people can rip you off (), but it’s easier to get ripped off if you don’t even know who they are.

Regarding ICOs, although many people can and have made money in crypto & ICOs, they are not (typically) investments. They are speculations.

This is because you are not investing in the equity of a start up. The value of a company’s coin may go up (based on supply and demand), but (typically) it is not backed by real cash flow that drives the value of true investments. I’d make the same arguement for fx and other assets such as art.

If you want to speculate with a small percentage of your money, that’s up to you, but understand the risks.

Start ups have high level of risks, but ICOs combine all of these risks:

start ups (often pre product)
crypto (highly volatile & ungregulated)
100% online funding (harder to verify legitimacy & perform due diligence)
speculation with a “get rich quick” craze
That said, I do believe crypto technology will transform the world in someway. Just don’t get too caught up in the get rich quick craze by putting too much of your money into this market. Also don’t put too much in any one deal.

If you want to participate do a lot of  and diversify.

For me one good step is to check project at IcoGuide.com, as their rates are realistic and not paid. But for sure this is not the only criteria, all the things you mentioned should be taken into consideration.

These are obvious facts. But even they do not guarantee safety. The project may initially focus on positive results, but for certain reasons, turn into a scam. And in advance it does not foresee.
But just don't forget that the scammers are not stupid. Even if there is at least one unwary for a dozen cautious. They also learn from mistakes and each time improve their schemes.

How about escrow?
maybe this will protect us from scam projects