Another idea to why these newbie investors fall into these schemes is believing that, one is too professional not to make loses. Hence, you fall in line, ready to hand him or her your money to take the risks on your behalf. In that, know this; when it goes bad, be ready to accept the outcome as well. Don't be lazy, study and take risk of your own.
It is a very big mistakes that newbies do. Hand over your coins to an acclaim pro or whoever. Well, I made such a mistake when I was a newbie, though I was deceived to buying a share which later turned to be a ponzi scheme.
The more newbies learn not to invest in anything they know nothing about, the better for them.
Even if you are given a signal to enter market, find out time to DYOR before you invest.
Newbies should forget about get rich quick and learn these skills. No skill in crypto will take more than 2yrs to learn.
Learn and then you earn!