In cryptocurrencies it's always good to invest into quality project that has potentials and can stand the test of time... Making research about what you want to invest into is very vital and note in cryptocurrencies diversification is the key to a successful investment always always diversify your fund...
By the way, there is no business in the world without risk.
Make your own deep research about the project you want to invest.
Make sure the project is solid, has a great team, and also huge potential in the future.
Try to make contact with the project team to see how it went. If the project is good you'll see from their replies.
And if the project is bad, the project team will never contact you back or make any good reply.
Don't forget communicating with the team, is very important, though.