# How to avoid NFT scams

By [Alex Obchakevich](https://paragraph.com/@obchakevich) · 2022-12-24

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As painful as it may sound, but most NFT projects are scams. And now we are going to figure out how to distinguish a good project from a fraudulent one.

**What you need to look at first:**

1.  Team
    
2.  Community
    
3.  Roadmap
    
4.  Art
    

**Let's dive in**

1.  Team Bet on the team. An anonymous team is a red flag but not a deal breaker. Check the teams success and their history in the blockchain space.
    
2.  Community Have a look at the community. How active is the Discord community? Numbers can be faked, conversation are harder to fake. And are they talking about the project ? Are they excited about the release?
    
3.  Road map Check on the roadmap. What is teams plan? What are they offering ? Is their plan feasible? Or … is it too good to be true?
    
4.  Art Does the art feel authentic to the creator? And most importantly, do you like it?

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*Originally published on [Alex Obchakevich](https://paragraph.com/@obchakevich/how-to-avoid-nft-scams)*