I guess you are talking about bounties. If you are ending up with scam projects you should search yourself and ask on what you really want to do. It isnt the end for newbies, there are a lot of opportunities that awaits you. Just use your time appropriately and lessen it with scam projects. Thats the problem for most bounties now, looking for a legit one now is difficult.
Yes you are right about that. I agreed that its not the end of newbies, all of us here has a chance to level up our rank. There comes the times up that some bounty did not accepted newbies because of some reasons. How I wish some bounty give chance those newbies to join in campaign so they can push theirself to be industrious to rank up.