You are right, if you are paying in order to get paid then you are getting scammed but unfortunately warning signs can be missed or can get blurred when people sell a dream to unsuspecting victims.
I was surprised to read
JanEmil was a victim. Not only that, he paid money upfront to the Bitlucy CEO in order to be employed. It is not always about victims being greed, it can on occasion get confusing when they have prolonged chats with those trying to scam them and they fall victim in the process.
Was stupid pay some services for the CEO. He should then give me funds back.
I'm still amazed how many people pay things upfront for a job they're taking. I always have one basic rule: if you have to pay to get paid, you're getting scammed.