What about scamming, isn't that productive? Because, productive means the person is moving and doing things which benefits them. Scammers benefits from scamming and this is where they earn money. Maybe what you mean is they better apply their talent on something which aren't illegal and they can't cause a harm to others. It is possible. I've seen a lot of hackers who change for the better but it's not going to an easy process. The feeling can be the same if you are addicted to something else.

Thanks to the OP for alerting us to this new scam technique. As long as we stay to be informative or vigilant, we can possibly avoid them easily.