Lesson to why one needs to do their homework

I was reading news on some stock tipper/ finfluencer and how she conned people with around 100 cr..I feel investors partly need to be blamed for this..how can they be so naive and trust someone blindly...that lady is not sebi registered....what's her credentials so people trusted her? every one who puts money in markets should know what they are getting into...there are 100's more out there who can con people...please do your homework, learn basics like income statement, balance sheet, cashflow...it's not rocket science....stay away from day trading, options, shorting etc...stay away ..money don't come easy..it's hard earned...whenever you put money on a stock, think like you are owning a piece of that business...that's my 2 cents..