After the site was down, everyone wanted to withdraw. At that point they could either run off with the money, or find a way to stop people withdrawing while accepting new deposits to get a bit more life out of the scheme.
Why they came up with such a ridiculous story that no one would believe is either because they are incredibly stupid, or they think we are incredibly stupid.
Either that or Admin is Mark Karpeles....
I just hope "Adam" is able to find a new job
There are a million things wrong with their story, but firstly, how would a company even contact them about their proposition ? Submit a support ticket to "Adam"