Scam Check Due Diligence Sheet

A due diligence sheet for checking online jobs, forex offers, paid courses, platform claims, investment promises, document requests, and pressure tactics.

Audience

Anyone evaluating an offer

Format

Due diligence checklist

Time

15-30 minutes

Scams often rely on speed, pressure, and confusion. This sheet slows the decision down. It gives you a repeatable way to check the offer, the person or company, the money flow, the documents requested, and the claim being made.

Use this when

A job, course, trading group, broker, funded challenge, reseller deal, or investment promise feels urgent.
Someone asks for upfront fees, deposits, ID documents, login details, or remote access.
The income claim sounds high compared with the work, risk, or evidence shown.

How to use it

Write down the exact claim before discussing it further.
Check the company, provider, or platform through official channels where available.
Separate proof from screenshots, testimonials, and social-media pressure.
Do not pay, share documents, or install software until red flags are cleared.
Walk away if the offer punishes you for asking normal questions.

Copy-ready template

Copy this scam check sheet

Offer claim

Who is making the offer?
What income or result is promised?
What must I pay, send, install, or join?
What deadline pressure is being used?

Verification

Official website or register checked:
Independent complaints or warnings checked:
Physical company details make sense? yes / no
Terms and refund rules clear? yes / no

Decision

Red flags found:
Questions still unanswered:
Maximum money at risk:
Decision: continue / pause / walk away

Offer claim
- Who is making the offer?
- What income or result is promised?
- What must I pay, send, install, or join?
- What deadline pressure is being used?

Verification
- Official website or register checked:
- Independent complaints or warnings checked:
- Physical company details make sense? yes / no
- Terms and refund rules clear? yes / no

Decision
- Red flags found:
- Questions still unanswered:
- Maximum money at risk:
- Decision: continue / pause / walk away

Mistakes this template helps prevent

Treating screenshots of profit or payouts as proof.
Paying quickly because spaces are supposedly limited.
Sending ID documents before verifying why they are needed and who receives them.

Important note

This is a planning and record-keeping template, not legal, financial, tax, employment, or trading advice. Use it to organise your thinking and keep better notes. For regulated, tax, or high-risk decisions, verify details with the relevant official source or a qualified professional.