Alright, so I've been PM'd by a few people what red-flags to look out for since I have a pretty good track record of spotting scammers. Sometimes I get it wrong, but better safe than sorry. Here's a couple rules to follow to avoid becoming a victim:
1. Newbies, NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH OTHER NEWBIES, EVER. There are plenty of veteran members to do business with and ALWAYS use escrow. If you're a newbie and you're doing business with another newbie, there's nearly a 100% chance that one of the parties is a scammer. I can not stress this enough.. just work with people who have been here at least a year.
2. Always use escrow.
3. See rule #2.
I appreciate your view and experience, but you cant paint the whole picture black with Newbies. Remember even BITCOIN was a newbie in 2010. precaution is always helped but scaring people is different.
From 2016 and till date, top Scammers were Legendary, Senior Members who launched ICOs or were charging to promote ICOs and ran away with good people money.they all were big scammers.
every person is different and honest management is hard to find , but atleast give people chance.....