The longer you stay in this space the easier it is to spot [Suspicious link removed]panies that are only looking to take advantage of you.

Some things to look for:

Codebase is open source and vetted by crypto community members
Isn't just recycled code with nothing new
Uses proof of work
No Premine
No Super Block
Have a good use case and is feasible to achieve

Most scammers don't put in that much time to their scam coin. They look for the easy money aka (recycled code, great buzzwords, etc.) Most scammers aren't dedicated to writing original code for months just to scam the crypto community. Blockchain devs are the most highly sought after employees in the world right now. Why write original code to scam people when you can get paid 150k plus salary working for another company? I'm not saying that doesn't happen but it helps with filtering companies out.