I don't see this as a fear based problem resolution.
If you believe that transparency/truth is a universal good, then notifying the customer base of your situation is more of an ethical imperative than anything negative.
Just because it was negative for some people in that company, who were perpetuating the use of dishonest methods doesn't mean it was "bad."
You struggle in this post to find a good lightworking solution to this problem, I think that how you solved it was pretty much it.
You forced the company to be accountable through honest means. That's not darkworking nor is it a fear based action in my opinion.
Hitler used a myriad of lies and deception, this is the opposite of transparency.
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