TradeFortress is doing everyone a favor, showing how you can be ripped off or stiffed in an easy way. This could be a loop hole to allow Ripple to take your money and keep it and label it fraud.
TradeFortress is a reputable member of the forum for what seems to a long time, he puts more into Crypto than most. Im sure he has no need to take your money or SCAM you.
I would trust TradeFortress, with my wallet and kids.
"Ripple" is a protocol not an entity. "Ripple" is not going to take your money any more than "Bitcoin" will.
Also I love the logic here -- TF is proving that he is a reputable person who would never scam you by scamming 30 people. Isn't that what you're saying here?
I mean, personally I don't think what he's doing is a scam, but isn't that the argument you're making here?