These tips should not stick to newbies but to all members. Why is scamming more famous among newbie accounts? Because it does not cost scammers anything they can create thousands of accounts per day.
1. Never ever go first
If the newbie asks you to go first don't because they are looking to get something valuable of you without paying you.
Not just newbie. Whoever does not trust him, do not send money first.
If you know that member or provided you with sufficient guarantees, there is no difference. The issue is trust and not account rank.
4.newbie is promoting an ICO or fake bounty
if the newbie is promoting an ICO or bounty and hasn't escrowed the funds with a trusted member then this could be a potential scam.
Even if it is a legendary member. No guarantee of funds means you work for free.