Hi MG,
That is one way of viewing, but if we hide the facts for the homeowners, they will never know what hit them before it's to late. So prevention and information sharing is our most effective guard againts scam.
And the scammers will know about it anyway, be sure of that. They got their own forums and source for inspiration.
We know this particular scammer did not only hit one of our advertisers, but also other larger rentals sites.