C.A.T has been around for a very long time (since 2014 for ref: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=507103.0) i don't have personal experience with the ref payment but it seems unlikely that a legendary member with +44 trust scams you for such a simple thing. plus you are bringing him customers and payment means continuation of selling the bot.
That's right, that's correct Only 1 correction : CAT was released in 2013, the current topic is not the first one