We the newbies fall into victims to scammers due to the lack of idea on how to research about it or things to be considered before starting, And also scammers always rush on newbies because they can easily be deceived.
Simple, Trust no one here! This is the best method to avoid being scam by scammer here since you have less knowledge. Do your own research by browsing on useful threads hre in the forum before you interact with someone for discussion.
During my newbie days, I didn't trust anyone despite I’m doing a p2p trading of altcoins here inthe marketplace section. I use escrow or trnssct with small amount only to those user that I think as high risk. I grow my knowledge slowly by trading on many user here. There is a time that I experienced being scam with small amount but I take that lesson to become more cautious on my next transaction. My experience is much riskier than newbie nowadays since Centralized exchange is now reputable compared to my newbie days.
You can use the link I attached for list of good threads here related for security and privacy.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5239098.msg54186093#msg54186093