Hi, I'm really newbie here, but I'm in crypto since beginning of the 2018, that was not really good for my finances, but completely great for my experience 
I will be happy  to share some advice from btt  indigenous people with other beginners this to help them avoid many traps on the way:
How to check if ICO is scam or not?
And this list of scammed project, that better to know in face:
[ICOSCAMS.NET] Scam ICO alerts
Thank you, have a nice day and good luck !