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.
actually, all the tricks that the fraudsters do are the same (attracting sympathy and also sweet promises) it's just that the method is different, it is not wrong if you are suspicious of anyone on the internet because usually the honest will not easily make you believe, it's different if you meet a fraud, they will definitely introduce themselves as if they can be trusted.
being careful is something that everyone who wants to start investing in a field must have, if you are deceived when you are a newbie it is actually very natural because experience is a valuable thing but you must be able to minimize you being exposed to fraud.