I believe that such scams were being conducted out of the box when the governments were not taking any serious interest in crypto. It'd be very easy for scammers to scam when they know that they are not going to be watched/caught, unless some authorities show up and take a stand. But, I think that crypto is an interesting subject that everyone, including governments should learn more about. They're just seeing the dark side of crypto because they want to, if they're not scared about the taxation part and have the guts to regulate it, I think we're strong enough to fight such scams and earn through this as well.