hopefully the scammers didn't get away with too much $$$
From what I've read, it's at least 0.4
BTC...
It's OK, all is fine. Darwin at work. Whoever owns BTC and can fall for this scam is not worthy of owning (keys of) BTC.
That's why I agree with cAPSLOCK's stance on banks. Whether we like it or not, banks are necessary, to take care of those incapable of being their own bank. I do hope this changes in the future, but somehow I don't think it ever will...
I do agree with the Darwin bit.
The scam however has nothing to do with the banking aspect , but everything to do with stupidity.
Regardless of whether Bitcoin was in the custody of a bank or their own wallet, the fools falling for the scam would still have sent their Bitcoin.
The advent of hardware wallets and their ease of use, means even the least technological capable folk can secure their Bitcoin.
It is likely the scammers sent some of their own money to that address to make it appear more legit, so possibly nobody lost any Bitcoin. But I would not count on it. Free money who could resist!