Sometimes I find myself being added to Telegram groups where they are doing bounty campaigns for new coins but at the end of the day, people will start complaining that the project is dead. In most cases I exited from the groups immediately I find myself there because I feel they are prone to defrauding people.
It was not a surprise for newbies to ask this question concerning bounty campaigns.
And very usual that most of the bounties today turn into scams even if just a few days started. What you have in your mind OP is right and more scams are to happen in the market and you could witness them if you will stay joining bounty campaigns.
This makes me to wonder if bounties really pay.
Many bounties pay their participants but the problem is you can never sell their coins in the market because they are scams. Meaning, it will just be stuck in your wallet without having any benefit from holding them. If I were you, better to stay away from them instead, and buy potential coins to hold.