Hi @sduttaskitchen, congratulations on discovering this scam against new Steemit users. This is shameful.

Unfortunately, where money circulates, so do the scammers.

I wanted to tell you, however, that as far as privacy is concerned, it is true that our wallets, transactions and earning are public, but we must also make sure that this data is in no way connected to our real life, otherwise it would be like using a centralised platform.

In my opinion the Community of Newcomers does a great job, it remains a valuable support for new users who want to work seriously on Steemit, it is a valuable tool that helps the inclusion in the Steemit ecosystem of users who know nothing about blockchain-based platforms.

However, tightening the rules is not the best solution for the whole platform.

I feel the same way as @the-gorilla, scammers will adapt to even the strictest rules and the shady characters you mentioned are proof of that, while it will drive away serious users who choose decentralised platforms also to protect their privacy.

However, we all have a power, that of voting or not voting for content that we do not consider worthy or think is fake.