The Tenets of EVE:

1) Do not fly anything you cannot afford to lose. By undocking you consent to PVP, and you only have relative safety. You are always in a position to be blown up while in space.

2)If it sounds too good to be true, then it very probably is. Double check your numbers. Triple check your contracts. Never take anything someone says at face value.

3)Trust no one. Anyone around you could be plotting to rob, scam, or backstab you. Never put yourself in a position where someone could reduce you to nothing in a short period of time.

4)Don't let the above discourage you. The sooner you come to accept what might happen, the more prepared you will be WHEN it happens. Go out, have fun, make isk, kill stuff, and make friends. Just be aware of the above, and in the inevitable case when they DO happen, you will be ready to recover. Pick yourself back up, get your shit together and hunt that asshole down.

Fly safe, good luck, and good hunting.