If you've done all that, why did you start this thread which you seem to have abandoned and will no doubt never lock?

All the answers you're ever going to need are probably on the first page of this thread, and most likely all future responses are going to be from people who didn't read anything here or don't know what they're talking about.  Welcome to bitcointalk.

I haven't read your other posts and don't know if you're really new to crypto, but if you stick around long enough and gain enough familiarity with certain things like exchanges, PoW vs. PoS, regulatory trends (which have to do with your privacy concerns--and I'm with you there, by the way), and on and on, you'll learn how to tell what's a scam and what's not.  Hopefully; even experienced bitcoiners get scammed hard from time to time, so just be careful and good luck.