Being scamed is really frustrated, but when you were in such situation, you have a huge experience, which can be really useful in your life, so you shouldn`t be sad about it. Of course it`s always unpleasantly, but such situations make us smarter and help us to avoid bigger mistakes in future
True, in general it is a good thing for someone's personal because by being cheated someone can open a better path in the future in several new ways, and he will be more careful and alert to every new thing when offered by the project team that he has not yet know.