Yeah, right. If it was only one incident of fraud, your theory might be plausible, but alas, there are many, so it is not.
The only verified instance of fraud in LENR was when a coterie of MIT physicists fudged their positive results.
http://newenergytimes.com/v2/sr/ColdFusion1989/MIT/MITAllegations.shtml
However, when it comes to the topic at hand name anyone convicted of fraud in regard to peddling products.