Yup, I know. Freelancers are members of the team, btw. And I still think it's not cool to find it perfectly acceptable for someone to scam someone else just because they can. Or to say that people who try to do things they're not good at deserve to be scammed.
>"Or to say that people who try to do things they're not good at deserve to be scammed."
It's more often the case that the hire isn't as good as he believes. Which is perfectly fine, because the person/"entrepreneur" that performed the hire is also still learning about the business.