When we saw a post of a person saying they got scam , what we always see is that they have no ideas what is crypto
they are always been the target of this people, if you have a friend that is new , give them an effort and educate them
specially if they don know anything, largely they has been the target of this culprits, taking advantage of their zero knowledge
and promising them of a big return, then suddenly this people disappear, here an article showing how to dodge a scam
https://www.thebalance.com/warning-signs-of-money-scams-315824 stay safe newbies, never trust anyone promising you
something that is too good to be true
I think newbies like myself get scammed because they started to jump right away. As a newbie, I just spent hours reading about crypto, rules, and links from forums before even replying to this thread. It was really tiring to sit down and read while seeing offers that is really promising us of a fast return. It is a disadvantage in the age of Facebook and twitter where we can get informations in a blink of a scroll. The best way to avoid scam is to sit hours reading, learning, researching and double checking. A great investment before jumping into anything.
Thanks for the good read by the way. It is really helpful.