I am looking into purchasing a website/project. How can I assure that I do not get scammed or tricked, which method should I use to perform the transaction.
there are several escrow services out there which are not meant especially for web projects but you could use them.
it depends on the country of buyer / seller, the amount we are talking about and so on... there are several ways of buying something securely.
Put the money into http://escrow.com Get the files Release the money