You make many good points, but aren’t being charitable to OP. No one has disputed this was fraud, and a vile one besides. And if OP intended to suggest equiva

You make many good points, but aren’t being charitable to OP. No one has disputed this was fraud, and a vile one besides. And if OP intended to suggest equivalence between i) careless but informedly consenting teens having fun and ii) victims of fraud, that would be incorrect. Telling people to be careful, however, is not blaming the victim. I don’t have kids, but this is advice I expect to give them.