It is indeed, from now on I will ask the borrower to send any token directly to the exchanges (either to me or to the escrow), no exception. My original thread actually says that token has to be sent to the exchanges but at the end I wanted to be more flexible for this scammer. Little know I had the idea that this would cost me a lot.
Honestly, sorry to see that happen to you.
The blue section, is what scammers thrive on. So in the future stick to the plan you came up with to feel secure in lending.
Good luck with your future lending.