How to check if a bitcoin address is a scam?
Checking if a bitcoin address was used in a scam is giving yourself false security. Most scammers use throw away addresses
I concur with you. So the basic is that... If a wallet has not been accused of scam, it neither not a scam and if you are dealing with untrusted people, you just have to research and make your consultations Instead of hoping your reliance on the parties Wallet. Just as being said, scammers can always throw away their wallets after sensed of public awareness and then always get a new one as fast as possible since creating of wallets is a self service as it holds decentralized funds as Cryptocurrencies.
However, some obvious scamming wallets are those wallets which the scammers may give you access to their private keys just do you can walk around their holdings in the wallet address but meanwhile... The funds in there is literally fake as it can not be withdrawn which means it is a customized wallet.
Stay concious because in such schemes, the scammers will specify a particular wallet you should download with a referral link. They are usually malicious and sophisticated that it can even get rid to your device at it course of activities.