Nice one. Phishing attacks is becoming a nightmare...
The story is interesting and it's good we have it in the Beginners section, imo. Phishing attacks are easy to avoid if you pay attention to simple details.
Yes that's if you don’t click on link sent from unknown sources online, email or even sms, while also being cautious of who you're sending information or funds to online, especially if it's the Actual person or service.
Though there are still some complicated ones like the news we have heard about Playstore and Appstore having malicious apps, this is among the reasons we should continue to stay updated about security news.
Why are users sent warning messages? If they have used the platform to scam people, they should be arrested immediately and not be warned through messages. .
Through legal proceedings? Seriously, you can't arrest someone in the internet just through the stored data in any database with only the email address, it could be hacked, have fake names, as well as fake address and all other info. The messages sent could be just asking evidence or whatever. Since the main suspects are the owners, people operating the website.
You're correct and another reason why investigation will go on before any punishment some of these users may actually just explore the site while some might have just used it fewer times less than the others and so their punishment will varies.