I think the rule of thumb should be that if there's no real product you can use or see with your own eyes, then it's bullshit you should definitely not put money into. 

I know way too many internet marketers and their mindset. They will definitely jump into this just to make a quick buck.

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSdPkzfFRQbHNX3L1CFkx3uJCPqwZfShrD8fcHDoh24wa/image.png)
*edit* You're right that's dodgy AF
Open browser console and do a 
`var startTime = Date.parse("2017-09-10T15:00:00Z");`
and then
`checkFundingAmount()`

And it pops up with 
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmaCGtqMivb7EZKX7BdZov6VaCFCqDSQbZbuncutjQULDh/image.png)
 .. 
aaand its finished 

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmaBzxMvXzg2urcJSCNsWhPtGvfHAaibmD4yNSmvHEUQ9j/image.png)

I am very intrigued by Bitcoin. It has all the signs. Paradigm shift, hackers love it, yet it's derided as a toy. Just like microcomputers.

Virtual Currencies] may hold long-term promise, particularly if the innovations promote a faster, more secure and more efficient payment system.” " - Ben Bernanke,

Pretty much 99% of ICOs are scams and you should just stay away from them. Stick with Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin stop spreading the money all over the place you make the entire crypto system more worthless investing in crap ICOs

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Thank you

This situation remind me the ChainCoin gold week: From 6,59 USD/each to actual 0,16 $ :)

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Deal is a Deal.

A nice find.  would help a lot of people out there.

That is really quite suspicious! Thanks for the heads-up...

I stay away from ICO's. There's no guarantee for their legitimacy unless they're officially backed by prominent players.

This is the long listener. thankfully i never invested

@kyriacos hats off to you... you're a super-sleuth! I think Omar Bham @crypt0 should know about this... he was excited about this ICO.

Thanks for the heads up!

you are just mad because you didn't get in!

ICO scams will always move in lockstep with the marketplace, learning from the innovators and staying five minutes ahead of the average investor, to capitalize on the knowledge gap. To avoid these scams now and in the future, take your time. Question everything. Research and confirm independently. Seek secondary and tertiary proof sources. Never click on any supplied link. 

Use your head, and always remain skeptical.

I wrote my thoughts on what is going with ChainLink. https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@internetotaku/chainlink-ico-was-it-a-scam-or-was-it-just-a-massive-mistake

ye saw them for a week in adsense advertising in banners in some sites, there was like u had last 24 hours and its everyday lol.

Thanks for the heads up. Need more information on ICO's before they release.

wow fair play @kyriacos 
it is crazy amount of scam ICOs there is,
if you've time you should have check out a recent one, AIOS that was heavily promoted on steemit  and uncovered by @cryptick 
[ICO Scam ALL IN ONE SOCIAL (AIOS) launches NEW FRAUD WEBSITE](https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@cryptick/ico-scam-all-in-one-social-aios-launches-new-fraud-website)

You don't provide any real reasons, there is nothing wrong with the javascript

What about that $495,- analysis report from Gartner that appears to be available?  Did anyone actually check what it says ?) If this really is a scam, it would be interesting to know how Gartner & World Economics Forum got up there...

Not sure about a scam..Although i'm just sour cause i did not get my eth in time to buy some...

there is this answer from a guy on reddit, but I dont know if it has value since I am not a software tech. person.

"Just means they used a server-side script.
A lot of Android games does this too so you cannot cheat the system."

https://www.reddit.com/r/ethtrader/comments/713br9/chainlink_scam/

Thanks for letting us know!   Caution is the word for of the day!!

Thanks for the post, they have my slack account deactivated and i did nothing wrong.

Thanks for this @kyriacos. I am a newbie, and to tell you the truth. I was confused about so much stuff.

Crypto space has so much potential for good but can be easily abused because of lack of regulation. I have lost money on a hack on Bittrex and it took them five days to give me a reply that was of no help. New technology comes with new challenges

What made you change the date of your PC to look for this? Is it a common scam?

These bad ICOs are getting me down with cryptocurrencies. I'm just going to avoid them from now on. I've invested in Omisego and EOS, but no more after them.

I am among those who missed out on the crowdsale. I will probably not go as far as saying they are scamming the investors as my eth as well as gas has been returned to me. I would however say that the comms probably could be better, I don't mind missing out on the sale. But if I was told only 3 mil is available for the sale then I probably will let it pass anyway. Setting up a 7 ETH individual cap probably is misleading into people think they have time to get in, which is not the case at all. But they didn't increase the cap or taken in the additional money so looks like they still keep the word for that part unlike Enigma. I wished they could lower the limit to even 1 eth to allow more people to join, but unfortunately that's not the case, disappointed for sure, but have to move on now.

Thanks for this warning

Wow thanks for this information, it is crazy how many scams seem to be showing up. I am completely thankful for people like all of you out there keeping the new and less informed, more informed. Thanks to many's due diligence there are many people saved form getting scammed..I hope to become more informed so as to start investing a little soon. I dont have much to start with so even a small scam could destroy me. Thank you for the info.

Good looking out!! Keep On Steemin On!!