I do have lot of friends who already got scammed with crypto and everything and I am thankful that I am not getting scammed up to this date. I asked them all on what happened and IMO, the main reason that they got scammed is because they lack of knowledge on what's real and what's not. Like they were literally believing what someone is saying.
I have heard this kind of scenario to one of my friend. It happens when he is a newbie in crypto he doesn't know anything. Lack of knowledge indeed that's why mostly got scam easily. They think that as a newbie it's easy to handle without knowing and learning the process in crypto.