And never get into crypto investing if someone randomly contacts you via whatsapp (so-called fake number) and slowly talks you into some kind of investment plan. Chances of losing your money are 100%.
Awareness of scam is one of the things newbies should have knowledge on to overcome scam. Most newbies are desperate to see their self on the top when it comes to cryptocurrency, and this is the trip scammmers use to penetrate just to have advantage over them. Beginner should have the understand no stranger can fund them on to trade or invest and no stranger will give a free give away, every free offer is just a trap.
Having the understanding of do your own research will surely help newbies not to fall into scam from strangers and not to also fall into scam project. Newbies should try their best to get first hand information about anything they want to engage with in cryptocurrency, having character of trying to know things takes away ignorant and it is only when people are ignorant they fall for scam.