Being an investor is one of the best ways to make money or earn money, as long as the investment you make is right. Because if you are a class of investors who only spend money and don't think carefully about the investment, your capital investment will be wasted.
That's why we should be wise investors and don't be like investors who are always scammed by scammers, but other investors don't really have anything to bring; they should learn, of course. That's why I'm researching coins to invest in here in the crypto space.
Precisely! Being an investor, your goal is to achieve your expected value of your investment. before you consider to invest, first thing that you must to do is to make a research about the project that you want to invest, analyze and make a study about it so that the money you will put in it will not be wasted in the future. If investment is your forte, for sure that you already experienced being scammed by others, it really happens to a new investors because they are quick to believe even without sufficient explanation and evidence about the project and that's one of the main reason why pioneer investors already know what they are going to do prior investing their money in a prospect project.
It would be unwise to dabble into a new project and not understand what you are doing, this will easily waste your money. Investment/trading and any other avenues that give money need learning, and not only that, the person must assess the level of capital needed, the risk involved and the time it would consume. These are some of the vital factors that affect any investor and trader, and must be some of the criteria to consider before opting for any one.
Personally, I trade and invest in multiple assets and I believe that everyone could try their best in them too no matter how they view them. As we have said, learning is key, and it's until we learn that we will definitely know if we are fitting for a certain trading/investment class or not, not that we will just choose and let the rest be, all must be considered and known for the best decisions. By the way, you may consider this as extra advice.
However, for the scamming aspect, well, it is the person who wants himself to be scammed in this regard. The world is exposed enough that we should know the right channels to go. A simple research of the right companies/persons to use shouldn't be too cumbersome for any intending investors/traders.