I think this is a good thing...
I'm glad the guy got his ring back. All things we find, outside of what we personally lost, belonged to someone else. If the owner came forward and begged for it back, how could you refuse? Losing it feels horrible, and I know how it feels. The sense of relief to have it back, and the service and the good name we all strive for should have been payment enough. Regardless, forum members came together to get the gentlman his ring back, which is what we do. We handle our own, so he doesn't get the impression we are a bunch of crooks.
It's true that we should be weary of scams, but we really should only entertain serious issues. After all, I don't do this to get rich. I do it for fun, and if I get rich off of it, I'm likely to spread the wealth around. It's not really my money anyways (unless I find a gold nugget, then all bets are off!!! :-) )