Avoid Scam Prevention: Essential Best Practices for Token Creators
Launching a token involves significant trust from your community. Implementing strong scam prevention practices from day one is non-negotiable. This guide details the concrete steps, platform features, and transparency measures you need to build a secure and credible project.
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The Problem
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The Solution
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The Verdict: Trust is Built on Transparency, Not Promises
Clear numbers build trust where vague promises fail.
The most effective scam prevention isn't a single feature; it's a commitment to complete transparency. Projects that hide fees, obscure tokenomics, or use complex mechanisms are red flags. Our analysis shows that creators who clearly state a 0.30% creator fee per trade and a matching 0.30% reward to holders build immediate credibility. This structure aligns incentives, making a 'rug pull' economically illogical. Choosing a platform that enforces and displays this transparency, like Spawned, is the first and most critical best practice.
How Scams Have Evolved and How to Counter Them
Scammers adapt, so your defenses must be smarter.
Early crypto scams were simple thefts. Modern scams are more sophisticated, often involving seemingly legitimate projects that abandon development after fundraising. The counter-strategy has evolved in parallel. It's no longer enough to just 'not steal the funds.' Prevention now requires proving ongoing commitment. This is where perpetual fee structures like Token-2022's 1% fee post-graduation are vital. It provides creators a sustainable revenue model, removing the incentive to exit scam. Similarly, providing a professional website via our included AI builder (saving $29-99/month) on day one shows serious intent, unlike projects with only a social media page.
The 5-Step Pre-Launch Scam Prevention Checklist
Follow these steps before your token goes live to establish a foundation of trust.
How Launchpad Features Directly Prevent Scams
Your choice of platform is a foundational security decision.
Not all launch platforms are equal in their approach to security. Here’s how key features compare in their ability to prevent malicious activity.
| Feature | Typical Platform / Scam Risk | Spawned's Prevention Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Creator Revenue | Hidden fees or 0% (pushing creators to exit scam) | Transparent 0.30% per trade, sustainable and declared upfront. |
| Holder Incentives | None, leading to pump-and-dump cycles. | 0.30% ongoing rewards to holders, aligning long-term community health. |
| Post-Launch Model | Unclear or allows full abandonment after initial launch. | Graduation to Token-2022 with 1% perpetual fee, ensuring ongoing project development. |
| Project Presence | Requires separate, costly website development. | AI website builder included, proving legitimacy from minute one. |
| Launch Cost | High fees that attract only high-risk speculators. | Low 0.1 SOL fee (~$20), accessible to genuine creators. |
4 Critical Post-Launch Practices to Maintain Trust
Prevention continues after the token is live. These actions maintain the trust you've built.
- Communicate Regularly: Use your AI-built website blog and social channels for weekly updates. Silence is often interpreted as a precursor to an exit.
- Be Transparent on Treasury Use: If you use funds from the 0.30% creator fee for marketing or development, announce it. Community involvement in decisions fosters trust.
- Monitor for Impersonators: Regularly search for fake accounts or scam tokens using your name. Warn your community promptly through official channels.
- Plan for the Long Term: Discuss your graduation plan to Token-2022. This shows you're thinking beyond the initial launch phase, which is antithetical to a scammer's short-term mindset.
Build a Trustworthy Project from the Start
Scam prevention is proactive, not reactive. By launching on a platform designed for transparency and longevity, you embed security into your project's DNA. Spawned provides the tools—clear 0.30%/0.30% fee structure, included AI website, and a sustainable post-graduation path—that allow you to focus on building, not just defending.
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Frequently Asked Questions
No, it has the opposite effect. High launch fees are a barrier for genuine, bootstrapped creators but are insignificant to scammers who expect to make much more. A low, accessible fee (like 0.1 SOL or ~$20) allows honest creators to enter the space. Scam prevention then relies on the platform's transparent fee structures (0.30%/0.30%) and tools like the mandatory website builder, which scammers typically avoid.
It changes the economic incentive. In a typical pump-and-dump, creators sell early, harming holders. With a 0.30% reward distributed to holders from every trade, the creator's success is directly tied to maintaining a healthy, trading community over time. Abandoning the project (an exit scam) kills this perpetual reward stream, making it a poor financial decision compared to nurturing the project.
They could, but it becomes less likely and more difficult. Building a professional website represents an investment of time and creates a persistent, verifiable record of the project. It raises the credibility bar. More importantly, on Spawned, they would still be subject to the transparent 0.30% creator fee and the planned graduation to a 1% perpetual fee model, which is designed for long-term projects, not quick exits.
Opaque or overly complex tokenomics. If a creator cannot simply state their take (e.g., '0.30% per trade') and what holders get, it's a major warning. Other red flags include no permanent project hub (like a website), pressure to buy immediately, and promises of guaranteed returns. Always look for the concrete numbers behind the promises.
A 'rug pull' is an exit where developers abandon a project after raising funds. The Token-2022 program's 1% perpetual transfer fee provides a continuous, sustainable revenue model for creators as long as the token is active. This removes the primary financial incentive for a rug pull—the need to extract all value at once. It aligns the creator to maintain and develop the project for the long term to keep that revenue flowing.
Yes. Gaming tokens often promise future utility. Key prevention practices include a clear, phased roadmap linking token use to game development milestones and locking liquidity for the development period. Using a platform that supports a structured launch can help enforce this. [Explore launching a gaming token on Solana](/use-cases/token/how-to-launch-gaming-token-on-solana) for chain-specific approaches.
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