Well, in all aspects, scammers are everywhere. It's up with the person using bitcoin if they will get scammed or not. As a bitcoin investor, It is best that you know what you are doing and differentiate what's legitimate or not beforehand. In that simple way, scams can be prevented and those numbers will tone down as well.
If you are fully aware of any situations inside this industry you are not prone to any scamming activities. Most of those who become victimized are people who didn't care doing research and studies first before getting engaged with crypto industry. Scammers are all around and slots of crimes which being held using this system has been reported around the world.