i never used localbitcoins but i thought lbc just let buyers find sellers? what reporting do they do? does lbc require scanned ID like exchanges?
lbc itself only requests id in a dispute case. I am afraid its the hackers again who want other peoples money for nothing. sellers are now often requesting id for doing a trade. However I see little point in that if its a scam the hacker is providing false id and bank details to buy btc!. The solution I use is my trading history which is trust based and shows the seller he can deal with me.