Scam is everywhere, I fear for my money. They say the person who ask for help does not make a mistake. I want to own my first Bitcoin next week when my monthly salary is paid but afraid of jumping on any wallet to avoid losing my money.
The popular choices I know and hear from people are Binance, Blockchain and Freewallet. Which one should I choose? I am just starting my bitcoin owning journey and it will be kind of the senior guys to show the way.
You can suggest better ones if there are any.
Prefer a noncustodial wallet where you have control of the private key, do not let these exchanges, and avoid wallets that claim to be custodial but had a bad reputation in the industry, the perfect choice for this is Exodus and Electrum read and watch videos about these two noncustodial wallets but the most important thing is educating yourself on how to protect yourself from scammers and hackers and securing your wallets.
Good luck on your Bitcoin journey I hope your journey is smooth and you learn how to secure your portfolio you did the right asking the community first.