That's why need knowledge to avoid scammer, many jump in to crypto just to think how gain much money with fast and then they end up with huge loss because involved in scammer event squid game token is the example . Learn and learn is the key because scammer always there and use new form following the trend to scam people. Crypto scam in 2021 will be happen in 2022 too don't be surprised.
Let's not put all the blame to the scammers because its also the fault of the investors on why they got scammed. If they are on their right minds why will they put money on something they are not familiar with? And they do not just put small amount of money and what is worst is that they also borrow money because they think they will get more returns.
No wonder why scammers does not stop but they are motivated to scam more because they know that people wont just learn their lesson. 2021 trends like shitcoins and memecoins are now over but we have a new trend now and they are nft and metaverse projects, there are more money flowing on them so expect that they will get infested again by the scammers.