If it is actually scam it is extremely stupid. This coin has a LONG way it can go in price and the owner could have had a percentage of that for basically the life of the coin.
I dunno, I think so far the main thing holding it back is the developer. Went MIA a few days after launching, came back when it spiked up in price to open an official pool, and hasn't made any other posts or updates beyond that plus no one can get their payout from the official pool. Not making it look like an appealing choice for future investment.