Good question. There was a story based on that very problem in Analog some years back.
It seems the company that developed the process sorta glossed over that point and neglected to mention that little detail.
Very expensive instant transport around the world, frequented by politicians, rockstars and captains of industry.
A copy would instantly show up in Hong Kong, London, or Sydney, and the original would be quietly "recycled".
Got kinda messy when someone finally spilled the (human)beans...
One of the Star Trek novels brought up the idea that the soul was not “scannable” and would thereby be destroyed the first time someone went through the transporter.